Virtua Tennis 2 (PS2)

...just one word to describe Virtua Tennis 2, I'd choose "ADDICTIVE", because that's exactly what VT2 is. It's one of those games you can pick up & play; yet there is also something about the game that keeps the hardcore gamers hooked. Why does this game appeal to such a broad market whilst other games haven't? It's all about the gameplay. I'll get to that and pretty much everything else step by step, starting with: GRAPHICS: 7 Well, I can't fault ...
...decent textures on the courts & the players. Tim Henman looks so realistic you'd momentarily forget it was a game and imagine you were watching the tele. Why, in that case, did I only grade the graphics a seven? Well I felt that as good as the graphics are, they aren't awesome. They are good, no doubt. Once you get playing, you barely pay attention to them, but there are a few jagged edges, and for as realistic as Henman looks, there are others who ...

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...Of Rage, SEGA Rally and Virtua Racing (perhaps distantly related to Virtua Tennis?) to name just a few. All these titles received home-console adaptations; proudly showcased as ‘exclusives’, and naturally released only on Sega’s own machines. Virtua Tennis 2, first released into the arcades back in 1999, was no different – Sega hoped it would help spearhead the challenge of their new next-generation console, the Dreamcast. However, times change ...
...in 2002, the one-time exclusive Virtua Tennis 2 made a belated showing on the PlayStation2. There’s been many a murmur suggesting that Virtua Tennis 2 (VT2) is the best tennis game money can buy – though there’s relatively little in the way of serious competition; the one exception being 1999’s excellent (if rather lengthily-titled) Anna Kournikova’s Smash Court Tennis, which despite being a PSOne title, remains the game to beat and the benchmark ...

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Introduction: Known as Virtua Tennis 2 in Europe, this game was released in Europe in November 2002. In North America the game is called Sega Sports Tennis. You can play either by yourself or with 3 other people. Its a game created by Sega which may explain why it is a quality title. Storyline: There is no main storyline. You do however compete in the World Tour mode creating a male and a female player. You can customise your players - choose ...
...in the World Tour is play mini-games and enter progressively harder tournaments with both players to become world number 1. The mini games include dodging red balls, serving to knock down pins like in bowlimng and hitting moving tanks with powerful shots whilst avoiding being hit by the balls coming over to your side of the net. Gameplay: You can play as either one of 16 professional tennis players like Venus and Serena Williams. The control system ...

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Virtua Tennis 2, probably the best Tennis game around, features 16 players - 8 men and 8 women, playing top class tennis around the world. It may not have the best graphics but they are more than acceptable for a tennis game. The characters are very close to the real-life players, with realistic movements. The controls are very easy, X will simply hit the ball, O to make a drop shot, and Square to do a lob. Nothing too complicated, though you will ...
...make you start from scratch. Virtua Tennis 2 is a very addictive game that will entertain you for hours. The World Tour will take about 300 hours of your time, just to reach the Number 1 place. It probably is the best tennis game around, and it’s worth your money, especially if you have a multitap and 3 mates. Graphics: Good graphics, perhaps a bit dated, but excellent animations and physics. Great facial animations, showing anger and happiness. ...

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...luckily this didn't dissapoint! Virtua Tennis 2 is the kind of game that you can sit and play for hours on end and forget what time it is, or how long you have been playing for. The career mode is highly enjoyable, taking a small player to the top of the world- but it won't be easy! You will really get stuck into the game, cheering your player on and shouting at the linesman for calls which you know are in, but cannot bear to lose the point! The ...
...to destroy a moving tank with some very accurate and powerful groundstrokes, whilst also avoiding the missiles it fires at you! Another great thing about this game is the fact that you can go straight into a match, as the controls are very easy to pick up. Multiplayer is personally my favourite though, as you can beat your mates and get some spectacular rallies going, and telling your doubles partner exactly where to go. Some people may feel that ...

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...But after browsing the shelves Virtua tennis jumped out at me and in the end I was with little doubt about what my choice was to be. And how glad was I that I made that choice. Virtua tennis 2 is a gem! There are multiple game modes in which you can play as one of the top names in tennis including Tim Henman, the Williams sisters, Lindsay Davenport or Carlos Moya and also invent your own Male and female characters and taken on the world tour. The ...
...kept me hooked for hours. Your male and female participant start off ranked 400th in the world and you must train them and enter tournaments to increase their rankings until they are top of the pile. Training is done in various mini games which each work on one of the four areas of your game, serving, volleying, stroke and footwork and as you work your way up the rankings increasing your players skills is essential to win the big competitions. Doubles ...

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Virtua tennis 2 is a remake of virtua tennis. It has male and female players with their abilities from tennis put into the game. There is a world tour mode in which you design your own player and work your way through the ranks of tennisdom to become a star. You collect rackets, clothes, courts and special items. You train up your player until you are as good as you like, the best rating is master. You play mixed doubles, men’s and women’s singles ...
...hard. In the tournament mode you can select any of the real players or one of your own to play a tournament of doubles, mixed doubles or singles. When you win the mixed doubles tournament the King and Queen challenge you. If you win the match they get tougher. I liked this game because of the addictiveness and the fact that I love tennis. It can be played with up to four players if you have a multi-tap but only two with the standard controllers. ...

bede666 28.01.2005 · Read full review
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I have always been from the school of thought that tennis games are always very disapointing, lack in graphics, playability and the such. so, as you can understand it was a bit of arisk when i bought this one. I, however, was pleasantly suprised, the world tour alone could quite easily last you until next christmas, put two other tournament modes on top of that and you've got a very playable game. The graphics are astounding and the actions are very ...

barney_mcrury 25.07.2003 · Read full review
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...same with the PS2 version. Virtua Tennis 2 is the best tennis game ever produced and the graphics are also great. If you are interested in buying this sort of game then this has to be the number one choice. GO AND BUY THIS GAME NOW!!!! The visuals of the players after having won a point is enough to convince me, along with the graphics, that I just won wimbledon. I love this game!!!!! and so will you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 ...

BenDalah 08.07.2003 · Read full review
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virtua tennis 2 is a great tennis game for ps2. the graphics are outstanding and realistic. the gameplay is also top drawer stuff.the world tour option in the game is a very good way to improve your tennis. it allows you to practise all different kinds of shots and create your own character and build up your ability. you choose what kind of rackets you use, also your doubles partner for the world tour and try and beat the pro's of the tennis world. ...

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