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10-27-03, 08:53 PM
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Stellar reviews across the board.
Why Sega just handed the tennis market over to a newcomer without a fight is just baffling. Over 370,000 Virtua Tennis copies were sold on Dreamcast. {And over 100,000 total of Sega Sports Tennis 2k2 were sold, despite the limited improvement, since the first was done so well.}
Who wouldn't have bought a new Virtua Tennis Online if it had showed up in the past year?
Why Sega just handed the tennis market over to a newcomer without a fight is just baffling. Over 370,000 Virtua Tennis copies were sold on Dreamcast. {And over 100,000 total of Sega Sports Tennis 2k2 were sold, despite the limited improvement, since the first was done so well.}
Who wouldn't have bought a new Virtua Tennis Online if it had showed up in the past year?
10-27-03, 09:14 PM
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yup... sounds like a winner so far from the reviews. i am getting very very busy w/ all the new games coming out... just not enough time.
yes, i will be getting topspin as well.
yes, i will be getting topspin as well.
10-29-03, 05:10 PM
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well, some bad news for some people.
i just read that the only way to play doubles is to have each team on the same xbox. that is, you can't have 4 people on their own machines at home.
i just read that the only way to play doubles is to have each team on the same xbox. that is, you can't have 4 people on their own machines at home.
10-30-03, 08:02 AM
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Just to clarify what young said, you can't get online with 3 of your buddies from different locations and play doubles together. Your doubles partner have to be sitting next to you to play.
It would have been nice to be able to do this, but it's still a pretty damn good tennis game!
Thong
It would have been nice to be able to do this, but it's still a pretty damn good tennis game!
Thong
10-30-03, 10:32 AM
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yeah, don't get me wrong... i'm still picking it up b/c so far, people say it's a great game. people keep comparing it to virtua tennis, but since i never played that game, i don't know what that means.
i have my copy on hold at toysrus and will pick it up tonight.
i have my copy on hold at toysrus and will pick it up tonight.
10-30-03, 10:56 AM
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Great game. Played it last night, though I didn't get a chance to go on XBLive with it. Graphics, animations, and gameplay are all outstanding. Improves on what Virtua Tennis did so well in every way.
10-30-03, 04:18 PM
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Alright I picked this one up since they didn't have Crimson Skies at the local TRU but I haven't opened it yet just in case. I used to really like the Sega Virtua Tennis game (especially the mini-games). I'm not a big fan of real pro tennis though and generally would rather play shooters on XBOX LIVE since I always get killed when I try Football.
Anyone have any tips/insight into whether I should keep this one?
Anyone have any tips/insight into whether I should keep this one?
10-31-03, 11:57 AM
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ok, after staying up til 3am playing this game, i have to give it a big thumbs up! i like it even better than crimson skies.
few problems:
loading times are ridiculous
loading hung once
while serving, i got a blank blue screen, and then a message to restart the xbox...
i played a friend of mine w/ max stats, i had 4 stars, and he crushed me. i think i won 1 point. so, for online, you may need to max out your players.
few problems:
loading times are ridiculous
loading hung once
while serving, i got a blank blue screen, and then a message to restart the xbox...
i played a friend of mine w/ max stats, i had 4 stars, and he crushed me. i think i won 1 point. so, for online, you may need to max out your players.
10-31-03, 12:05 PM
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Originally posted by young
i played a friend of mine w/ max stats, i had 4 stars, and he crushed me. i think i won 1 point. so, for online, you may need to max out your players.
i played a friend of mine w/ max stats, i had 4 stars, and he crushed me. i think i won 1 point. so, for online, you may need to max out your players.
10-31-03, 12:12 PM
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there is an optimatch, but honestly, i do avoid optimatch sessions at all costs.
i will be adding people to my friends list tonight from the dvdtalk list; if anyone wants to play against someone not fully maxed out yet, let me know.
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Serve - **
Forehand - **
Backhand - **
Volley - ***
skill - volley
i will be adding people to my friends list tonight from the dvdtalk list; if anyone wants to play against someone not fully maxed out yet, let me know.
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Serve - **
Forehand - **
Backhand - **
Volley - ***
skill - volley
10-31-03, 03:30 PM
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I loved Virtua Tennis because it was fast, easy to play, and the mini games were fun. Top Spin was called "Virtua Tennis 3" by EGM, but I don't think it deserves that honor because it's not arcade-ish like Virtua Tennis was. It's got great graphics and animations, but I don't think it's as fun to play. The players move slower than in Virtua Tennis, and that takes getting used to. Control in Virtua Tennis was easy, but the power shots (or whatever they're called) in Top Spin that require you to time the left or right trigger just right are difficult to pull off. I haven't seen all the mini games yet, but the ones I have seen are boring games like hit-the-ball-here-using-forehand or hit-the-ball-here-using-backhand; so far I haven't seen any fun games like Virtua Tennis had, such as knocking over bowling pins or hitting boxes out of the court. There's no music during the matches, so that makes them sound dull (at least to me). It also would have been nice if Microsoft had given HDTV owners the option to play the game in 16X9 format. It's a good tennis game if you're looking for realism.
And oh yeah... the load times are ridiculously long!
And oh yeah... the load times are ridiculously long!
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10-31-03, 08:21 PM
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This is a pretty fun game. I actually managed to create a character with the same skin tone and build as me. The hairstyle's a little off, and he kind of looks like a monster if you look at him in the face up close, but otherwise, he's a shoo-in for me! 
I even decked him out in the type of clothes I usually wear to play tennis. In short, the player creator is great.
It's also cool that you can get sponsored by real-life companies that make tennis gear (Wilson is mine right now). I couldn't seem to find a way to get sponsored by Head, though, even though my character started out with a Head racket. If anyone figures that one out, let me know.
The "improve your skill" minigames are a nice break from playing matches, but my GOSH, the second serve one is killing me. I got the first one sort of easily, but I've already spent $12,500+ on the second one. The forehand "improve your skill" games are a lot easier... I didn't mess up on those once.
I even decked him out in the type of clothes I usually wear to play tennis. In short, the player creator is great.It's also cool that you can get sponsored by real-life companies that make tennis gear (Wilson is mine right now). I couldn't seem to find a way to get sponsored by Head, though, even though my character started out with a Head racket. If anyone figures that one out, let me know.
The "improve your skill" minigames are a nice break from playing matches, but my GOSH, the second serve one is killing me. I got the first one sort of easily, but I've already spent $12,500+ on the second one. The forehand "improve your skill" games are a lot easier... I didn't mess up on those once.
10-31-03, 09:16 PM
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my only real complaint is that i think it's a little buggy... it crashed 2x on me now (no other game has ever crashed on me). where it gives you a blank blue screen and then a message to restart the xbox. this has also happened to a friend of mine.
both times, it happens when a match is about to start (i just started to serve)
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i must say that it's very convenient that you can add friends while in the game and not in the xbox dashboard.
both times, it happens when a match is about to start (i just started to serve)
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i must say that it's very convenient that you can add friends while in the game and not in the xbox dashboard.
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10-31-03, 10:58 PM
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A little more speech would be nice, too... I think are little blurbs when you start and finish matches sometimes, and of course when points are called out, but that's about it. I think it'd be great if Microsoft got Bud Collins, John McEnroe, and Chris Evert to do some sort of commentary. But no commentary plus no music when your match is loading up can make for an eerily quiet atmosphere, especially compared to other sports games.
But the sound the game does have is great. With a 5.1 system, you really feel like the crowd is all around you when they clap and cheer. The actual sounds of the game are nice, too. One additional thing I noticed was when I played in a pro tournament against a guy named Salvador Rios... people in the crowd would call out his name once in a while. "Salvador, I love you!" Stuff like that. Kinda neat.
But the sound the game does have is great. With a 5.1 system, you really feel like the crowd is all around you when they clap and cheer. The actual sounds of the game are nice, too. One additional thing I noticed was when I played in a pro tournament against a guy named Salvador Rios... people in the crowd would call out his name once in a while. "Salvador, I love you!" Stuff like that. Kinda neat.
11-01-03, 01:10 AM
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I just bought this game...haven't even opened it yet. I would love to get in a dvdtalk xsn conference, or league, or however they work those things. That is, as long as the game is as good as everyone makes it seem!