Top Spin tennis impressions

Kodos · 03-22-2004, 02:55 PM

I just picked up this game, and am fairly impressed. I've never owned a tennis game, and don't watch the sport very much (mostly only when I stumble on female players who look purty), so I can't tell you how it is if you are a die hard tennis fan. But as a casual tennis fan, it is really fun. Good pick up and play title. The controls seem easy enough to grasp the basics, but deep enough that you have a lot to master if you want to take the time.

Just started a solo career. Won my first tourney with my created chick. I think I'll stick with the women because their matches are shorter and they're easier on the eyes.

RainRaven · 03-22-2004, 03:01 PM

It is a very nice game I just picked it up recently as well. I have been playing it on Xbox Live and while I have been losing terrible it is still fun to have some good points back and forth

korme · 03-22-2004, 03:04 PM

Compareable to VirtuaTennis? I miss that game.

Vince · 03-22-2004, 03:13 PM

Nothing will ever beat Super Tennis for SNES.

Kodos · 03-22-2004, 03:13 PM

I never played Virtua Tennis, but I remember one of the reviews I read (I think it was IGN) said it was better than Virtua Tennis, fwiw.

sabotai · 03-22-2004, 03:14 PM

This is the tennis game that is only available on the X-Box, correct?

Philliesfan980 · 03-22-2004, 03:14 PM

I think its an OK game. The main problem is that the solo play gets really old fast. That and the fact that you never really hit the ball out. I'm by no means a "thumb jockey", but once you get the timing down, its really hard to lose, because you never make an unforced error.

JeeberD · 03-22-2004, 03:15 PM

The only tennis game I've ever played was the old GameBoy version. I loved playing that game...

Kodos · 03-22-2004, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabotai

This is the tennis game that is only available on the X-Box, correct?

Correct.

korme · 03-22-2004, 03:33 PM

THEN WHY AM I WASTING MY TIME IN THIS THREAD?

:runs away and cries:

Rich1033 · 03-22-2004, 05:33 PM

I played this once and thought it was a spiffy little game. It was easy to pick up and play, which makes it good for 4 players.

Id buy it if they made it one of those greatest hits titles.

Kodos · 03-22-2004, 05:52 PM

I got my copy at Best Buy for $30. Not too shabby.

RPI-Fan · 03-22-2004, 08:30 PM

It's not for people who want a really realistic tennis sim. But it is a lot better than anything else that has come out.

The problem is, the game rewards more for great timing than it does for good positioning and shot selection - so it caters more to the "video game" fans than the "tennis" fans.

YMMV.

Philliesfan980 · 03-22-2004, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

It's not for people who want a really realistic tennis sim. But it is a lot better than anything else that has come out.

The problem is, the game rewards more for great timing than it does for good positioning and shot selection - so it caters more to the "video game" fans than the "tennis" fans.

YMMV.

Agreed. But then again, what else is new in the console world.

03-22-2004, 03:01 PM	#2
RainRaven High School JV Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Baltimore, Maryland	It is a very nice game I just picked it up recently as well. I have been playing it on Xbox Live and while I have been losing terrible it is still fun to have some good points back and forth __________________ "It can't rain all the time"-The Crow

03-22-2004, 03:13 PM	#4
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	Nothing will ever beat Super Tennis for SNES. __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

03-22-2004, 03:15 PM	#8
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	The only tennis game I've ever played was the old GameBoy version. I loved playing that game... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-22-2004, 08:30 PM	#13
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	It's not for people who want a really realistic tennis sim. But it is a lot better than anything else that has come out. The problem is, the game rewards more for great timing than it does for good positioning and shot selection - so it caters more to the "video game" fans than the "tennis" fans. YMMV. __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

03-22-2004, 03:04 PM	#3
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Compareable to VirtuaTennis? I miss that game.

03-22-2004, 03:13 PM	#5
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I never played Virtua Tennis, but I remember one of the reviews I read (I think it was IGN) said it was better than Virtua Tennis, fwiw.

03-22-2004, 03:14 PM	#6
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	This is the tennis game that is only available on the X-Box, correct?

03-22-2004, 03:14 PM	#7
Philliesfan980 Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Exton, PA	I think its an OK game. The main problem is that the solo play gets really old fast. That and the fact that you never really hit the ball out. I'm by no means a "thumb jockey", but once you get the timing down, its really hard to lose, because you never make an unforced error.

03-22-2004, 03:33 PM	#10
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	THEN WHY AM I WASTING MY TIME IN THIS THREAD? :runs away and cries:

03-22-2004, 05:33 PM	#11
Rich1033 High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sylvania, Ohio	I played this once and thought it was a spiffy little game. It was easy to pick up and play, which makes it good for 4 players. Id buy it if they made it one of those greatest hits titles.

03-22-2004, 05:52 PM	#12
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I got my copy at Best Buy for $30. Not too shabby.

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