A lot of Potential that falls short
posted by LaptopGuy (ROANOKE, VA) Sep 29, 2009
Member since Sep 2009
1
out of
2
gamers (50%) found this review helpful
I'm not a huge Tennis fan but I really liked Virtua Tennis 2, which came out a few years ago. So when they were developing VT 2009, I was hoping for some improved gameplay, improved World Tour mode, and just an overall improvement. Instead, I got a sloppy and very time consuming game that really sucked the life out of VT2, which was a very fun game to play.
The Good:
The Graphics are improved and I like the newly added camera angle for singles matches.
The world Tour is pretty in depth and allows you to play online, something that wasn't allowed in VT2.
The Bad:
While the graphics are improved, gameplay took a large step back. Your player will lunge for the ball even when the ball is clearly within his/her reach.
Even on the hardest difficulty, the game still isn't overly challenging either.
The online feature is nice but it really doesn't work that well. I have a great internet connection at my house and it was still a little laggy at parts which can be frustrating at times.
The world tour mode requires a lot of patience as the computer AI is so awful that if you allow a point, you probably shouldn't be playing this game. Since this is really the only feature this game offers, it should be a lot better than what it is.
Even though this game does have a few short comings, it's pretty fun if your playing against another person instead of the computer AI. Other than that, you will spend probably a day or two of your life trying to work your way up through the World Tour mode beating every competitor 2-0 in a 3 match set.
Was this review helpful?
Report
Abuse
