Mario Power Tennis for Wii Reviews by Gamers

It's unfortunate that IGN gave the game such a bad review. The gamecube version was the pioneer and of course was going to be hard to transfer everything 100%. When I first played the game I was unaware that it was going to be a remake of the gamecube version and was under the impression that it would be like Mariocart. For those of you who are not familiar with what's happening here's the short version; Nintendo is lazy. I will not go on about how the company is too lazy to make new titles and are just shelling out games that worked with gamecube and just adding new controls, it will only bore you.

What you need to know is that the new version for wii will quickly become a hot seller and a must for all wii owners. I can not begin to tell you how many hours people have spent playing tennis on the wii sports pack and I believe the mario game mimics that quite well (there is even an option to play that way plus the power ups). The graphics are good, the play is good, and with more than just yourself it's a great game to gather around. The only downfalls are the automatic power shots and some slight awkwardness with getting used to moving around your player with the remote or numchuck. Frankly, I never used the numchuck after one try, it was far too odd and even hazardous to the equipment if you get into it.

This game is worth at least a try if you enjoyed wii tennis and definitely worth a try if you enjoyed the gamecube version, just don't set your bar too high. I hope that this game will catch on and push nintendo to stop sitting on their hands and make games instead of just regurgitating them.

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Rating 9 Excellent

very fun

posted by gamejumper (SAN MARCOS, CA) Mar 18, 2009

Member since Mar 2009

6 out of 8 gamers (75%) found this review helpful

once you get used to the controls, the control over the court is awesome and provides a great time for people of all levels of experience; no flaws other than that there is no online play.

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Rating 8 Very Good

Exciting prospect, fun game, but not great

posted by Whtrdr (, ) Jun 11, 2009

Member since Jan 0001

3 out of 4 gamers (75%) found this review helpful

I'm very cautious with buying games, preferring to rent them first and play for a while to see if its good and worth for keeps. But Mario Tennis was a game I enjoyed on GC and also loved the WiiSports Tennis game, so I figured it was a pretty safe bet. And for the most part it was. Perhaps my hopes had been tamed by the flop that was TopSpin...

The game was a vast improvement over the WiiSports. The ability to control your character is fantastic, and an improvement on TopSpin because moving backwards never makes your character actually turn away from the net. The swinging was smooth, but getting a hang on the different swings is a pain. I wish there was a way to turn it off for non-serious tennis players like myself. I just want to swing the remote!

My real complaints are more superficial but, being a Nintendo Mario game, we can all agree the sports mechanic are not the real point of the game anyway.

1. You can't import your Mii. That is disappointing, plain and simple.
2. To serve, you need to press a button. This interrupts the otherwise smooth and engaging swinging controls, which I think is (or should be) the entire purpose of the game coming out anyway, given that it's a "Wii-make". Plus, I'm pretty sure such a detail would not be particularly difficult to program. So I don't know why this was overlooked...

I'd say I got the game I wanted, and can't wait to bring my friends over and play it with them. If this is a game for you, you probably already knew just from the title. If you're looking for a fun game, or you like sports with a Mario flavor, this is a game for you. If you're looking for an in-depth tennis game, pass this one up. But, again, you already knew that.

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