Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 is a tennis game created by Namco for the PlayStation 2.

Gameplay

The game features many playable modes including Arcade mode and the in depth Pro Tour mode in which you create a player and try to become a tennis champion. Other modes include Exhibition, Challenge and Tutorial. There are a range of courts one can play on, including those at the Australian Open (the old Rebound Ace courts), Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

Players

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 contains 16 real top tennis players. The players included in the game are:

ATP Players

• Andy Roddick - Power Serves
• Juan Carlos Ferrero - Strong Forehand
• Tim Henman - Serve & Volley
• Lleyton Hewitt - Baseliner
• James Blake - Hard Hitter
• Marat Safin - Hard Hitter
• Richard Gasquet - All-Around
• Tommy Haas - All-Around

WTA Players

• Justine Henin-Hardenne - Powerful Backhand
• Kim Clijsters - Baseliner
• Serena Williams - Power Player
• Amélie Mauresmo - Hard Hitter
• Lindsay Davenport - Fast Strokes
• Jennifer Capriati - Baseliner
• Daniela Hantuchová - All-Around
• Anna Kournikova - All-Court Player

Unlockable

The game also includes secret characters from Namco's popular game series Tekken and Soulcalibur. These characters are:

• Heihachi Mishima - Power Player
• Ling Xiaoyu - Baseliner
• Raphael Sorel - Fast Strokes
• Cassandra Alexandra - Serve & Volley

Venues

Grand Slam

• Australian Open - Melbourne - Hard
• Roland Garros (French Open) - Paris - Clay
• Wimbledon - London - Grass
• US Open - New York - Hard

Special

• Smash Pro Championship (ATP World Tour Finals) - Houston - Hard

Smash Pro GP

• Madrid (Madrid Masters) - Madrid, Spain - Clay
• Rome (Rome Masters) - Rome - Grass
• Hamburg - Hamburg - Clay
• Miami (Sony Ericsson Open) - Key Biscayne, Florida - Hard
• London - London - Hard
• Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo Masters) - Monte Carlo - Grass
• Paris (BNP Paribas Masters) - Paris - Hard

Advantage International

• Open de Barcelona - Barcelona - Clay
• Canada Rocky Outdoor - Edmonton - Hard
• Schwarzer World Klassich - Germany - Clay
• Central Continental Cup - Acapulco - Grass
• Fienzen Meister Cup - Vienna - Hard
• Tennis Japan Cup - Tokyo - Hard
• Royal Diamond Tennis Club - Netherlands - Grass

Smashpoint Series

• La Plata - La Plata - Hard
• Indian Ocean Open - New Delhi - Clay
• Bronze Knights - Moscow - Grass
• Persia Bayside Open - Doha - Clay
• St. Milan Open - Milan - Hard
• South Atlantic Open - São Paulo - Hard
• The Alps Open - Geneva - Clay (Blue)
• Seven Hills Open - Lisbon - Grass

Reception

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 has received mixed to positive reviews, with aggregate scores of 76.33% on GameRankings and 74 on Metacritic. Ryan Davis of GameSpot gave the game a 7.5/10, stating "PlayStation 2 owners should find plenty to like about Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2.". IGN's Ed Lewis gave it a solid 8.0/10, giving the closing comment of "Overall, it still isn't the best thing out there, but it's definitely a solid update and holds rather strongly by itself." One specific criticism of the game was that when entering the Davis-Cup styled 'World Tournament' as a player from a small nation, no realistic name generator was available for partners and other team members.

Game notes

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 was a best-selling game, going platinum. Another tennis video game was released by Namco exclusive to Europe called Roland Garros 2005. It used the same engine as this game.

See also

• Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis
• Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament
• Smash Court Tennis 3

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)