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  • Steve_OS
    Editor-in-Chief
    • Jul 2002
    • 33948

    #1

    Top Spin 3 Demo Available

    According to Major Nelson, the Top Spin 3 demo is available now on the Marketplace.

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  • Scott
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    • Jul 2002
    • 20032

    #2
    Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

    Not up in the PS3 store yet.
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    • boomhauertjs
      All Star
      • Feb 2004
      • 5373

      #3
      Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

      Highly doubt I'll buy the game, but I'll check out the demo.

      Any idea on which players you can use?

      (fingers crossed for Sharapova)

      Edit: Federer and Roddick

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      • Blzer
        Resident film pundit
        • Mar 2004
        • 42535

        #4
        Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

        Originally posted by Scott
        Not up in the PS3 store yet.
        Doesn't PSN update on Thursdays? Guess we'll have to wait till next Thursday?
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        • DaImmaculateONe
          MVP
          • Oct 2007
          • 3540

          #5
          Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

          yeah i was wondering where the ps3 demo is been wanting to see how it play on that system
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          • Spectre
            Th* ******
            • Mar 2003
            • 5853

            #6
            Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

            I'll give this a gander when I get back home
            Last edited by Spectre; 06-26-2008, 10:19 PM.

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            • allBthere
              All Star
              • Jan 2008
              • 5847

              #7
              Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

              very smart demo.

              it doesn't let you play too much, but has a showroom feature that explains what is happening between rodick and federer and you can watch from a few diff camera angles.

              you can play a playoff match against the two being fed. by default and there is a learning tutorial, and it's all below 400mb!

              good demo, the animation is like nba2k8 style, very good, and i'll definitely rent it for sure. And if you're big into tennis it could easily be a buy.

              I like how you can have passing shots now if you 'out guess' the other guy because of new weight and momentum to the players. Serve aces should be a touch more frequent from the last outting from what i can tell. It's definitely better overall from 2, and the controls aren't really THAT different, all you have to do is let go of the button at the right time this year instead of just sitting on them like you did in 2. I like the controls, but next time they should just move it all to the right stick like the serving.
              Last edited by allBthere; 06-26-2008, 07:51 PM.
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              • videobastard
                MVP
                • Aug 2004
                • 3388

                #8
                Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

                Played a few games but its too slow to me. I still prefer virtua tennis 3.

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                • The Bimmer
                  Far from perfect
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 1236

                  #9
                  Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

                  Originally posted by Blzer
                  Doesn't PSN update on Thursdays? Guess we'll have to wait till next Thursday?
                  Its in the ps3 store now. Pretty good stuff, I haven't played a tennis game since SCT but this is more realistic.

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                  • PAPERNUT
                    Gaming Fool.
                    • May 2003
                    • 1690

                    #10
                    Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

                    Originally posted by videobastard
                    Played a few games but its too slow to me. I still prefer virtua tennis 3.
                    I agree with the slow part. The controls and hitting animations just seem jerky to me or something. I may need more time and like the idea they are going with, but the presentation and crowd is a total bore. The graphics are excellent, but Im still waiting for a game to get the service game right with realistic speed and aces. I was really looking forward to the game, but I feel underwhelmed with it at this point.
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                    • mgoblue
                      Go Wings!
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 25477

                      #11
                      Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

                      Originally posted by papernut
                      I agree with the slow part. The controls and hitting animations just seem jerky to me or something. I may need more time and like the idea they are going with, but the presentation and crowd is a total bore. The graphics are excellent, but Im still waiting for a game to get the service game right with realistic speed and aces. I was really looking forward to the game, but I feel underwhelmed with it at this point.
                      I will say that I was frustrated and annoyed for a while when I first started playing...the controls are completely different from any other tennis game you've played, so if you just play like you used to in the past then you'll find the game speed, animations, etc just frustrating you and not hitting the ball right. It's all about position and timing, and the game really flows once you actually learn it.

                      It's different than Madden or other games, where I can pick up the new game and be pretty damn decent right away. This game is hard and different...

                      It may not be your cup of tea anyways, but I don't want people giving up too early and missing out on a great game.

                      I agree 100% with presentation, career, no play by play, etc it all blows hardcore.
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                      • Blzer
                        Resident film pundit
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 42535

                        #12
                        Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

                        Downloaded the demo. The game is a bit slow. That's my only real impression so far.
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                        • CMH
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                          • Oct 2002
                          • 26203

                          #13
                          Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

                          Tennis is slow. We call that realism.
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                          • Moses Shuttlesworth
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                            • Aug 2006
                            • 9435

                            #14
                            Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

                            I'm about to download this. Hell, I'm probably about to buy this.

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                            • Bornindamecca
                              Books Nelson Simnation
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 10919

                              #15
                              Re: Top Spin 3 Demo Available

                              I'm a huge fan of the demo. I'll be picking this up pretty soon. I might wait a couple weeks and see if the supposed learning curve produces some used copies early. When I read the reviews, I just knew that this was a case of scrubby reviewers whining. "This is hard for me, it's bad." Lord have freaking mercy. Set your feet and let go of the damned button, it's not nuclear physics. This game will take a long time to master, as any game should, but it didn't take long to play at all.

                              I agree with the general sentiment here, the new gameplay forces you to invest in every swing, and makes it much more satisfying to bury someone with a winner. God forbid 2k gave a Tennis game deep gameplay. They should just put Sharapova skins on Pong and put it out, and watch the 8s and 9s roll in. Sessler's Soapbox and Zero Punctuation may be the only redeeming qualities of the gaming media.

                              From what I can tell, the presentation issues are valid.
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