If I had to use 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 ... Read review
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Virtua Tennis 2 (PS2)
Virtua Tennis 2on PS2 adds nearly every element fans of the Dreamcast's excellentVirtua ... more
Tennislonged for. The game features eight female players, including the Williams sisters and Monica Seles, along with eight male players, including Patrick Rafter a...
racquets for the ultimate in tennis realism. There are two options for controlling the game, either by inserting the Wii remote into the handle of the racquet or by using the Wii remote with the new Wii MotionPlus accessory (sold separately), for enhanced realism and tighter control of ball placement. Virtua Tennis 2009 lets you create your own player and join more than twenty of the sport's top pros as you set your sights on reaching the peak of world tennis. Adding an extra dimension of fidelity to the game, Virtua Tennis is fully compatible with Wii MotionPlus. The new accessory gives you one-to-one control matching your wrist movements precisely with your on-screen racquet. Tilt the Wii Remote to slice, wrongfoot your opponent with a devastating cross-court drive from the baseline, then race in to deliver the point-winning volley. If you want a break from the tour circuit, there are a host of multi-player options toexplore. Join up to three other friends and try to ace, smash and volley your way to victory. You can also check out the twelve mini-games, including wacky challenges like Zoo Feeder and Pirate War, and see who can rack up the highest score. Features Wii MotionPlus gives unparalleled realism as your movement of the Wii Remote corresponds precisely with your on-screen racquet Features more than twenty of the world's top pros, including three legends of the sport Officially licensed Davis Cup brings all the excitement of an authentic world-class tournament Enjoy tennis with a twist in twelve mini-games for either single- or multi-player fun
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new career mode Online tournaments and modes let you take challenges from across the world 20 of the world's best tennis stars including Rafeal Nadal, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova & Martina Hingis Photo realistic graphics New World Tour mode Multi Set Tennis for the first time in VT Court Games - new mini games for 1 - 4 players M&S is a member of the WEEE Distributor Take Back Scheme. Recycling your electronic waste has never been easier! Click here for more information, Platforms: Xbox 360, ESRB Rating: Kids to Adults
Virtua Tennis
Even if you're not fond of sports titles in general, the simple pick-up-and-play feel and ... more
speedy on-court action inVirtua Tennison the PC make it a worthy addition to any game library.Sega did an excellent job making sure even those unfamiliar with the rules and strategy of tennis will be able to jump right into the game. With a little practice you can pop lobs, perform an overhead smash or even return the ball with a through-the-legs trick shot.Starting the game presents three game modes. Arcade mode is a direct translation of the coin-operated arcade game in which you must defeat five challengers in order to win a championship. Exhibition mode allows you to choose a player and then challenge any of the other available tennis players in singles or doubles matches. World Circuit mode casts the player as a tennis superstar, touring the world and competing for heaps of cash and worldwide rank.If you're looking to play as one of the top tennis aces in the world, you're going to be disappointed. No Sampras, Agassi or any other tennis giants are to be found. Rather, you're stuck with 16 smaller names including Jim Courier, Carlos Moyà and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Despite the recent boom in popularity, the women's tennis circuit is unfortunately completely absent.Sega's presentation and graphics are very well done on this PC version and could almost be mistaken for a real televised match. Details such as the crowds, line judges and instant replays look stunning. It's a shame thatVirtua Tennisdoesn't feature the famous venues and tournaments of real tennis, but the game's imitation stadiums in England, New York and France look close enough to be recognizable.The player graphics are fantastic. Each player displays plenty of detail in everything from facial expressions to sneaker logos. Both the TV-style overhead view and the behind-the-shoulder viewpoints feature animation that's almost always ultra-smooth and is guaranteed to keep your eyes glued to the screen. --Mark Brooks
Virtua Tennis
Every year Wimbledon comes and goes, and for two weeks the country is crazed at the ... more
prospect of Tim Henman or Greg Rusedski getting past the first round. Then when Wimbledon blows over, us British folk seem to go back to watching football and playing rugby. Yet Sega have different plans for us--Virtua Tennisfor the Dreamcast.To get it out of the way at the beginning of the review, this game is great, it's a must-have for the Dreamcast, one of those pick-up-and-play classics. Whether you are a tennis fan or not this is a smash.To start with, the gameplay is outstanding. With only 2 buttons to get used to--a lob and a smash button--the game takes it for granted that you'll not going to be the best computer tennis gameplayer, but as the game progresses and you become a confident to try new moves you'll notice that every shot in a tennis players armoury is available; hold the analogue button longer in one direction and you'll get better swerve, want that slice and it's a different order of buttons altogether.Virtua Tennisdoesn't stop here either with not only boasting the original arcade version, but also an exhibition level to allow you to practise with the different players like Henman and Courier and courts like grass and clay, as well as a World Circuit arena.The World Circuit arena, which is based on a similar option inSoul Calibur, allows you to compete in both training and match challenges to earn money to buy extra features like new players and courts, giving you a great single player options to complement the amazing multiplayer options that the game has.The multiplayer option is probably the craziest on any console yet with Sega using the extracontrollerresources of the Dreamcast to the max, by allowing both two player and four player doubles matches.This game oozes appeal, everything from balance between single and multiplayer options and gameplay to even the smooth and wonderful graphics. You'll approach this game with abated breath as whether a tennis game is for you, and you'll leave wanting to book those tickets for Wimbledon.
A review by Marshwwf316 on Virtua Tennis 2 (PS2) January 30th, 2003
Author's product rating:
Gameplay/Playability
Excellent - great gameplay & playability
Graphics
OK graphics
Sound
Good sound effects & music
Value for Money
Advantages:
Massively engrossing gameplay, Subgames and Multiplayer
Disadvantages:
Create a Player mode
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
If I had to use 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 them, yet they aren't groundbreaking. All in magnificent 3D, with 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 simply don't look as outstanding. I have to stress at you though, that there is NOTHING wrong with the graphics, they are exactly what you'd expect from a tennis game, and once you get playing you totally ignore the graphics, and it could very well be an Atari game for all you'd care. I wasn't too keen on the opening screen though when I loaded the game for the first time, it looked far too 1990's Arcade style, and everyone knows what they say about first impressions being the most important. As small and insignificant as such a detail is looking back at it now, when you load the game the first time and see that, it is a little off-putting & cheesy. Thankfully that isn't a trend they uphold throughout the game!
AUDIO: 9 You have all the *thwacks* and the *thwocks* of the racquet hitting the ball at a high speed, you can hear your trainers thudding on the court, and you can hear the umpire shout "OUT" as you hit the ball off the court into the crowd. What more could you want? Oh, you also get the Women grunting as they hit the ball, as they seem to do all the time at Wimbledon. All the sounds you'd expect to hear in a tennis match are here, as well as a few additional sounds during the subgames. The crowd cheer at the right time, the background music isn't annoying or repetitious and it all pieces together nicely. No complaints here. It would have scored a ten if only tennis was a more audio-based sport, but it isn't, so it's good for a tennis game, but don't pickup this title expecting tracks from hit singles, like in Gran Turismo, or catchy tunes like you'll hear in the colourful Parappa the Rapper. Just the essentials in here, and done quite nicely, I do declare.
GAMEPLAY: 11 Sure, technically you CAN'T have a rating of 11 on a 1-10 scale, but this is where the game REALLY excels itself. This is why the game is off the charts, mad fun. Ok, so I gather that by now you realise I like the gameplay (who doesn't?), but what is there to do? Just play tennis? - No!! Not at all!! - If you choose to go into the World Tour mode you must first create a player for you, both male & female, then you start in Week 1, Year 1. Both your characters are at rank 300th in their respective leagues (male & females are in separate leagues, no inter-gender matches), and it is your goal to get them both to #1 in the world. You do this by looking at the calendar and working out which tournaments are taking place when, and if you are eligible to enter (depending on your rank), a victory in the tournament is likely to raise your rank, and you'll also receive a fixed amount of money for each match won. Now, tournaments don't come up every day, they appear rather sparingly, especially at the beginning, when the ones that are on you can't enter due to having such a poor rank. While there are no tournaments to take part in, you should head over to the subgames, where each subgame increases your stats. Every game you take part in moves you a week further into the game, and is likely to remove some stamina from your stamina bar. To refill the bar just go to your home & choose to Rest, though I don't see any significant change between a full stamina bar and an empty one, maybe that's just me though.
So, what subgames are there then? Well there is a large range of subgames, including a favourite of mine... BOWLING! Yes, that's right, you have a set of bowling pins (10 pins) then other side of the net, and you have to knock them down to practice your serve. Also there is a game where there are tanks shooting at you, and you have to hit balls at them to destroy them. That is volley training. For footwork training you have to run around the court dodging a flurry of large basketball sized balls being fired at you, whilst collecting various items. Great fun, great way to build up points, great way to kill time. VERY addictive, trying to better your scores. Also, just when you think you've perfected the task, it'll get harder. Once you've achieved a certain score on that topic (serving, volleying etc), it'll get harder. You'll have to knock down more bowling pins, there will be more tanks to take out and more items to collect on foot. It really is challenging, rewarding and most importantly, FUN.
Multiplayer is something else that this game excels in. Grab a multitap and a few friends because this game really is multiplayer friendly. Some other games have 2 player mode, but were designed primarily to be played 1 player, leaving not much fun in 2 player, this game however is so much fun. Up to four people can play at once (a doubles games has two guys on each team), and it's great fun playing against a friend or two. If you want to play 2 players as allies, and become a doubles team, you can. In the exhibition mode, there is a tournament section that puts you and a friend on one team against other teams controlled by the computer. There are three rounds to this, each one gets increasingly more difficult than the last, and the final game is EXTREMELY difficult, it took me and a friend quite a few attempts to get there, but it's a teamwork game, which is both fun to play, and extremely rewarding when you eventually win. If you don't win first time, there is a continue button, so you don't have to start at the beginning again, which is good.
CREATE A PLAYER: 4 Very poor. You need to create two people when starting World Tour (season mode), this means it is fairly integral that you can make someone you like the looks of. However if VT2 had an Achilles, this would be it. Terrible limitations with the choices of faces and hairstyles. Skin tones and clothes. Though in it's defense, more clothes can be unlocked later. Another negative point is that you cannot edit the appearance of your guy/girl midway through the season mode. You can buy new clothes in the Shop, and as you progress up the ranks you unlock more shops and more items of clothing, racquets and other gear that you'd use, such as wristbands, which is good and an innovative way to use the money you earn, but I was disappointed with this section of the game, as I felt more choice here would have been a great improvement. Go look at Smackdown!'s Create a Wrestler feature, with the ability to morph faces for ultimate freedom, among MANY other things, and it really shows VT2's inferior Create mode. I wanted more from this feature.
MISCELLANEOUS: N/A Other notable things that didn't really fit in other sections, is the ability during season to sign a contract with a doubles partner. I would have liked to have seen negotiable contracts, as in the game everyone costs the same amount to hire, however the general idea and execution is good, but I still believe more could have been done with this.
Disappointingly some of the big names are missing from this game. No Andre Agassi, no Pete Sampras and no Anna Kournikova. We do however get Tim Henman, Cedric Pioline and Pat Rafter. More characters would have been nice, as there aren't THAT many different faces, but there are plenty to find it enjoyable. I just thought it was worth noting as some people may be put off by the lack of big names.
It is very difficult to hit an Ace in this game also. Maybe it's just me and my inability to serve properly (I beg to differ :P), but I have only managed to pull off two aces. They aren't impossible, but they are a tad more difficult than I imagine they should be. You do get some fine rallies as a result though!
Something that I considered to be a plus was the courts surfaces. They aren't all the same; you have grass courts and various other different surfaces. Some of the courts are short and bouncy, making it easy to overhit the ball and lose points by hitting the ball out of play, while others are longer and less bouncy, less fast paced which gives some great rallying. I personally prefer the grassy courts, as they aren't too fast paced or bouncy, and you can play some good Tennis that could go either way. Very often I have found myself stuck at deuce for several minutes, because the computer is no pushover. There is a large challenge for expert players as well, which is another reason I like this game. I don't get too good for it immediately, as it is constantly pushing me and challenging me, whilst not being horridly frustrating.
OVERALL: 9 It's all about the gameplay, the World Tour mode and the multiplayer. Without these elements, the game is average at best. With them, it is excellent. BUY THIS GAME. I am only a casual tennis fan. I only watch when a major championship is going on, and usually there has to be an English guy in the running as well for me to pay much attention, but this game really took my interest and is now a top game in my collection. I cannot emphasize enough the fun you will have with this game, and how many hours will fly by whilst your doing it. If you have even the slightest interest in Tennis, BUY THIS GAME NOW.
I picked it up from Woolworths, as they had it priced up at £19.99, which was cheap considering the game was only released at the beginning of December. I think the price has gone back up to £29.99 now though. At 20 quid it's a steal, at 30 quid it's a good buy.
I would have given this game 5 stars, but the Create a Player mode dropped it a star, as it's mainly that feature which dropped it to 4 stars. With a better Create a Player, it's an easy 5 star game. Strongly Recommended.
Advantages: Playable and fun, nice court-design, World Tour concept, training games Disadvantages: Matches last games rather than sets, only 16 players, can be completed in a matter of days, some long loading times
...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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Advantages: Addictive/Fun/Easy to pick up and play Disadvantages: Jittery graphics
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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Advantages: Good graphics, great game play. Disadvantages: A bit dated and just 16 players available.
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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Advantages: Fast flowing gameplay, colourful, great multiplayer Disadvantages: not many selectable characters, can be too short, poor sound
...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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Advantages: Easy ot pick up and play Disadvantages: No online mode
...Don't get me wrong i love this game.But looking at it you have to think is it value for moneyIf you want a fun multiplayer sport ame then this is for you.Anyone can pick this up and master in one two minutes. The graphics are what u expect and sound is ok ,though abit annoying.
This game does lack an online mode, which all PS3 games should have and because of this after completing the world tour the game loses alot of it appeal.
If you've got a PS3 and you've got VirtuaTennis2 for your PS2, the only real reason for the upgrade will be the improvement of graphics and a few tweaks here and there. For the mainstay the game is virtually identical....
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Advantages: Great Graphics / fluid style of play Disadvantages: Unoriginal / No Online Feature
...Being used as one of the launch titles for the PS3 and being produced by Sega, VirtuaTennis 3 was always going to sell well and get crave reviews, but has the game itself evolved enough to stay up there with the overhaul of new games already destined for the PS3? Plainly the answer lies whether or not you are a tennis fan or not as we shall see below.
Its predecessors before it, VirtuaTennis2 (PS2) and VirtuaTennis World Tour (PSP) have always been considered as dominating the 'tennis market' for gamers on Sony's machine, so it was no wonder that this game itself has been hyped up. Graphically in the majority of areas, VirtuaTennis 3 lives up to that hype. Highly detailed face mapping has been used to ensure the up-most reality of the players themselves. Face lines and muscle outlines give players realistic features such as cheek...
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Advantages: Good games and graphics Disadvantages: Not widly supported
...of March, leaving the PS2 with a massive next generation market share.
Sega will be moving into the gaming industry, with PS2 and X-Box, perhaps we will see the likes of Crazy Taxi, Ferrari F355, Shenmue, Sonic and Virtuatennis on the Playstaion 2 or X-Box in the future, five games for the PS2 are reported to be in the Pipeline.
It all explained to me why many store were selling the console for £129.99 with five games and many games are available for £14.99 it was all to obvious.
Sega, the end to, not a bad effort from SEGA, has confirmed this sad news. We all feel sorry for those who had one for Christmas.
Dreamcast will be buried on March 31st R.I.P.
**UPDATE** (As things cool down)
I does seem that this was all blow out of proportion by the Internet as usual. Bits have been added here and there, people got one and one...
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