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Old 03-21-2011, 10:56 PM   #1
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Top Spin 4 First Impressions



Top Spin 4, thus far, has blown my mind. The game is very realistic, and like most 2K Sports games, it requires skill and practice to compete.

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The one thing that stands out most to me is the artificial intelligence. The AI is, in one word, brilliant. It is smart, difficult and darn good at what it does. The best part about the AI is that it will switch up strategies in the middle of a match. For example, I was playing my fourth match, but it was the first time my opponent played the net. He ended up rocking me 1-6 in the first set, and I really had no chance.

After the first set I took a deep breath and switched up my game plan. It worked, and I won the second set 6-0. Now, here is where it got exciting, as my opponent changed his strategy for the third set, and it worked once again. He jumped out to a quick and easy 2-0, but I ended up winning 6-2. Basically, it's like one big chess match, and I'm Bobby Fischer.

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Old 03-21-2011, 11:13 PM   #2
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Great review. Looking forward to this game!
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Old 03-22-2011, 12:12 AM   #3
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The demo is very fun, I just don't know how long a tennis game would last me, even Mario Tennis.

Great game though.
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Old 03-22-2011, 12:22 AM   #4
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The game is really fun; here's some game footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSSI_5lhm3k
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Excellent game and personally one of my current favorites!

Although I am a little perplexed at the lack of game modes. I would have loved a mini tourney a la TS3.
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Old 03-22-2011, 09:10 AM   #6
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Love this game... been playing almost non stop since it's release. The only thing I wish it had is custom tournaments... Other than that, fantastic game.
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Old 03-22-2011, 11:25 AM   #7
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As beermn76 states, custom tournaments would of been alot more interesting than the winner stays on mode that is pretty weak. The game doesn't cater much for offline multiplayer. Beyond that it is by far the best tennis game out there.
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Old 03-22-2011, 05:47 PM   #8
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It is one of the most realistic sport games ever made. The gameplay is just fantastic, although I agree that career mode is lacking some variety.
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