Top Spin 4 for Wii Reviews by Gamers

I love the game of tennis. Its not popular enough yet to get good games made though. Top Spin 4 control are a litle wierd at first but once you get used to it, you can do ok.

Pros -
Its tennis.
You can play in multiple tourneys.
You can play as or against some real tennis players.

Cons-
Graphics on wii are bad for most games so no surprise here.
Not enough real life players.
Career plays really slow because of all the mini games you are forced to play. Should be optional.
Some of the music is really annoying

If you like tennis get this or the EA version. Both are fun to play. Tennis needs more attn to get better games

I was very disappointed in this game. The graphics look like something from 10 years ago and the gameplay was pretty bad as well. I agree with others in that you should not have to use the numbchuck to steer your shot, it should be the motion of your swing that controls where the ball goes and with what type of spin. As an avid tennis player, this game does not make the cut. Try EA's tennis game from last year instead. A little cartoonish looking, but much better game play and also has online play.

WHY COULDN'T THEY HAVE MADE THE CONTROLS THE SAME AS WII TENNIS??? THE CONTROLS ARE SO HORRIBLE I COULDN'T PLAY FOR MORE THAN 10 MINS. On the Bright side, the game play and scenery looks great!

I enjoyed this game a lot, and it gave me quite a workout!

A two year old on a tennis court has more control of there game more then this game allows.

Tennis is simple. Swing early to aim left. Swing late to aim right. Swing down-to-up to create top spin, up-to-down to make a drop shot, and twist your raquet upwards to lob your shot high. This is simply - you play tennis with nothing more than your arm, wrist, and a pair of quick legs.

But Topspin 4 is anything but simple. First you have to use a nunchuck. You have to hold wand sideways. Why would you need a second controller in this game?? Well, you use it to run around. So it replaces your legs. Well, okay - I'd have literally rather run around my living room, but fine - I can deal with it. But then you have to also use that nunchuck - the same stick - to aim your shot... Wait, what? You're supposed to use your raquet to do that. Also, you have to use the A and B buttons on the controller to create loft and drop shots. You're supposed to use your raquet for that too!! So instead of using a motion controller to control all your motions, you use it to do nothing but swing - and even that doesn't always work.

Skip this game entirely - it's absolutely no fun.

very challening but cool as winter breeze once u build your person up but it has a bad down side to it and that is the shoulder, elbow, and thumb pain from playing it to much have fun and rember sit take a brak so ur arm dont get to hurtin i seem top never rember to do that

finally found a good tennis game only draw back is you cant play online

The game looks nice, but I wasn't able to find a lefty setting. It was also some what cumbersome to swing with the remote and direct with the nun chuck.

The professional tennis players are back from last year’s Wii tennis game - and they have put in one thing that players were looking for.
In Top Spin 4, you can create your own character and modify his/her looks - to a degree. There are also several outfits for your avatar to try on, but most of them are locked and can only be unlocked by winning contests and challenges in Career Mode.
In Career Mode there’s a few acts where you collect stars depending on which challenge you complete or which opponent you beat or which tournament you win. After collecting a set number of stars, you can improve one aspect of your avatar’s game (service, forehand, speed and so on). And after collecting another set of stars, you unlock sets of outfits that your avatar can use in future matches.
This mode does a good job of getting new players into the game, but some of the strokes are tough to pull off because they tell us what motions need to be used when they should show us what motions need to be used. This is not the simple wave the Wiimote like you do in the tennis part of WiiSports or Racquet Sports.
The rest of the modes are what you’d expect: a tutorial, a quick game mode where 1-4 players can select from a vast selection of professional tennis players (like Aggasi, Borg, and one of the Williams sisters), or pick a player created in Career Mode.
And there’s a multiplayer mode where 2-4 players face off against each other in party type games. Games such as hit a moving target on the opposing side of the court, smash ice on the court, or avoid hitting a spot twice in a row.
But one large problem from last year’s installment didn’t get fixed: there’s NO online play. Many reviewers screamed for it then, and they’ll scream for it now.
Still Top Spin 4 is a solid tennis simulator that I say you should defiantly rent.