Virtua Tennis: World Tour
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Virtua Tennis: World Tour | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Developer(s) | Sumo Digital |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release date | JP January 26, 2006 NA October 4, 2005 EU September 1, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone PEGI: 3+ |
| Media | UMD |
Virtua Tennis: World Tour is a tennis video game which was released for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
Contents |
[edit] Overview
Virtua Tennis: World Tour was first released on 1 September 2005 in Europe with a North American release following shortly afterwards on 6 October 2005. It was later released in Japan on 26 January 2006 under the title Power Smash: New Generation.
The game features 14 real-life professional tennis players, four court surfaces (with multiple arenas of each surface) and multiple game modes.
[edit] Professional players
- Lindsay Davenport
- Roger Federer
- Juan Carlos Ferrero
- Sebastien Grosjean
- Tommy Haas
- Daniela Hantuchova
- Tim Henman
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Amelie Mauresmo
- David Nalbandian
- Andy Roddick
- Maria Sharapova
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Venus Williams
Two fictional female tennis players, Carolina Relandini and Sarah Bailey, were added to the list to even up the male/female numbers. The pictures which accompany these two players are actually photographs of two female employees at Sega Europe.
[edit] Court surfaces
[edit] Game modes
[edit] World Tour
This is the main 1-player mode of Virtua Tennis: World Tour. In this mode, you create one male and one female character and attempt to win all the tournaments in the game to reach you goal of becoming the #1-ranked player in the world. In between tournaments, skill levels may be raised by competing in a variety of quick minigames involving tennis.
[edit] Quick Match
As it sounds, Quick Match just throws you into a match, automatically selecting the players and court.
[edit] Ball Games
These are a few minigames, perfect for a short play time.
[edit] Tournament
You select a player and attempt to play through 6 matches in quick time in order to win a tournament. Courts are automatically selected.There is also a retry option which enables the player to try to win again and again.
[edit] Multiplayer
Using the PSP's Wi-Fi capabilities, up to 4 players can compete in a tennis match.
[edit] Reception
Virtua Tennis: World Tour was generally a good game. however, many critics were dissapointed by the added element of two fictional female players, on the account of the high numbers of top players in the WTA.
|
|||||
