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Tennis Games

Looking forward to getting my hands on Virtua Tennis 3 in a few weeks. I played the 2 prequels to death on the Dreamcast. I don't play too many sports games in general, but there are a number of excellent examples of modern tennis sims - you can certainly enjoy them even if you're not too keen on tennis. The Virtua Tennis series seems to focus more on arcade action with a very simple control system and pick up and play gameplay. The first 2 titles had no 3 or 5 set match options, although this has been rectified with the 3rd installment, presumably to the relief of most fans.
The Top Spin series is equally addictive, but definitely from more of a simulation perspective. The developers have managed to implement a control system whereby, you can strike the ball very hard but radically increase the risk of sending it out. Likewise with drop shots. It may not sound like much, but in practice it makes for many exciting points, especially when you're stretching to reach a ball. Do you go all out and crack it down the line for an amazing winner?

posted by qmchaz64 @ 9:43 pm