Canadian Psycho
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Tennis games are pathetic
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LiquidMetal14
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Smash Tennis on SNES was great. Virtua Tennis on DC as well.
Keep in mind it's got RPG elements, so your first few games you're working with a talentless character. But man, those last few tournaments are some of the best hours I've ever had in gaming.Canadian Psycho said:
1. Mario Tennis GBA (>Mario Golf GBA)
2. Tennis 2K2
3. Grand Slam Tennis
Canadian Psycho
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Thanks. I already have Mario Power Tennis on GameCube, so my "power shot" needs are already taken care of. ;-)GWX said:
I can't believe some people in this thread are saying Top Spin 2 was the best. I thought it was absolutely terrible. Top Spin 1 > Top Spin 3 > Top Spin 2.
Anyway I agree Grand Slam Tennis is quite fun. I had some friends over this past weekend and we battled it out all night (using nunchuks for movement) and it was just ridiculously fun.
Anyway I agree Grand Slam Tennis is quite fun. I had some friends over this past weekend and we battled it out all night (using nunchuks for movement) and it was just ridiculously fun.
dragonfart28
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Grand slam tennis is awesome.
Grand slam tennis is awesome.
Grand Slam Tennis is the greatest tennis game ever made in my opinion. It was my game of the year last year until NSMBW came out (and T6). Playing that game with the WM+ gave the game a ton of control, accurate control (you just have to remember to reset your position after every hit, pretty much like tennis players do).
My cousin and I were number 3 in the doubles rank the last time we played (don't know where we are now, I'm sure we are in the top 10 or 20, we were technically the best in the world
). Man, if there weren't other games that came and took my attention away, I would have went for number 1 in singles
My cousin and I were number 3 in the doubles rank the last time we played (don't know where we are now, I'm sure we are in the top 10 or 20, we were technically the best in the world
). Man, if there weren't other games that came and took my attention away, I would have went for number 1 in singles 
Vestal
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Super Tennis...
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This is one of those games that I played with my friends for YEARS every weekend. It was just that awesome and trully the first real Party game for the SNES.
No game has come close to the purity and precision that this game had. It was all about court movement, shot placement and trying to predict your opponents moves. Just like real tennis, if you took a chance on a shot there were real consequences. I remember we sometimes had rallies that lasted a good 50-60 shots it was awesome.. Matches that could take hours.
Using Phil!
This is one of those games that I played with my friends for YEARS every weekend. It was just that awesome and trully the first real Party game for the SNES.
No game has come close to the purity and precision that this game had. It was all about court movement, shot placement and trying to predict your opponents moves. Just like real tennis, if you took a chance on a shot there were real consequences. I remember we sometimes had rallies that lasted a good 50-60 shots it was awesome.. Matches that could take hours.
Always-honest
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wii tennis is as good as it gets untill now.. same for wii boxing, and bowling.
TheVisualizer
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my fav tennis game this gen was Top Spin 2, it seemed the most balanced between arcade and sim. The Virtua Tennis series went downhill fast after the 1st one on Dreamcast which is a classic, the controls became too floaty and players dive at everything for no reason...pathetic indeed
the OP is right though, all of the tennis games on the HD gaming consoles had shit for rosters
the OP is right though, all of the tennis games on the HD gaming consoles had shit for rosters
Lkr said:
Never tried it without the MotionPlus but it would probably still be one of the best tennis games I've played. I don't know if there's still an online-community for the game but the single-player career-mode and local multiplayer are really fun.
To be hones, sometimes the MotionPlus makes the game a little frustrating as you have to recalibrate quite often, but without this add-on placing the ball left and right on the field is probably tied to the timing a la Wii Sports.
I'd say but it!
Allan Holdsworth
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Mario Tennis on consoles has better gameplay, but the RPG elements on the handheld gives me a hard time deciding which is better. I wish they would just make a console game with story mode of the handhelds games.
H_Prestige
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It's a shame Nintendo can't make a decent Mario Tennis sequel for home consoles. The N64 version was so fun.
mrkapawutzis
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Anyone else waiting with anticipation for Hot Shots Tennis? I loved Hot Shots Golf and I imagine that there version of tennis will be much more accessible and it's got a story mode plus Helghast!
H_Prestige
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mrkapawutzis said:Anyone else waiting with anticipation for Hot Shots Tennis? I loved Hot Shots Golf and I imagine that there version of tennis will be much more accessible and it's got a story mode plus Helghast!
Helghast playing tennis? That looks so sick. Why can't this have a ps3 version too?
OriginalThinking
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Anyone remember this? I remember some wasted sunny saturday afternoons playing this on the Megadrive/Genesis. If i remember correctly the cartridge had ports inbuilt to allow for extra controllers.
mrkapawutzis said:Anyone else waiting with anticipation for Hot Shots Tennis? I loved Hot Shots Golf and I imagine that there version of tennis will be much more accessible and it's got a story mode plus Helghast!
It will probably have good mechanics and all, but I really HATE power shots in tennis games. So if I'm buying it, it has to have an option to turn em off.
donkey show
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Since everyone mentioned some of the best already, I want to give a nod to Prince of Tennis: Crystal Drive for the DS.
It's a very solid tennis game, on top of having all the ridiculous special moves from the manga/anime.
Sadly, no Tezuka Zone Extinction though. =(
It's a very solid tennis game, on top of having all the ridiculous special moves from the manga/anime.
Sadly, no Tezuka Zone Extinction though. =(
Arpharmd B
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Virtua Tennis/Power Smash 3 is great. Just don't look for a simulation of the sport. As a video game it is fun as hell and competive (except for the hard to pull off, but broken shot move that ruins the game).
Champomade
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The only good and recent tennis game is Dream Match Tennis for PC.
Back in the days, Final Match Tennis and Jimmy Connors were the shit.
Back in the days, Final Match Tennis and Jimmy Connors were the shit.
Earl Cazone
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donkey show said:Since everyone mentioned some of the best already, I want to give a nod to Prince of Tennis: Crystal Drive for the DS.
It's a very solid tennis game, on top of having all the ridiculous special moves from the manga/anime.
Sadly, no Tezuka Zone Extinction though. =(
Yeah I love this game, and I like the Manga/Anime, even though it jumped the shark at the end.
Tha game is pretty hard, if you want to get all the characters and trainers with insane requirements.
elrechazado
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my favorite tennis game is jennifer capriati tennis on the genesis.
Earl Cazone
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Teetris said:
this is from the mediocre movie. the series itself wont get this absurd. well at least the "core". then there are additional 20-or-so episodes released as OVA, that come close to this stupidity
Topspin for Xbox and Xbox Live is by far and away the best tennis game ever made for play against friends or online. Nothing has even come close since minus Virtua Tennis 3, and that game was broken for online play for too many reasons.
Also kudos for anyone who played Capriati tennis on the Genesis, that game was awesome. And what's this about 2K no longer making tennis games?
Also kudos for anyone who played Capriati tennis on the Genesis, that game was awesome. And what's this about 2K no longer making tennis games?
Always-honest
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TheGreatMightyPoo said:still the best tennis computer game ever (and i play tennis)trinest said:Best Tennis game ever:
You haven't played the sport before have you???
(and I like that game)
donkey show said:Since everyone mentioned some of the best already, I want to give a nod to Prince of Tennis: Crystal Drive for the DS.
It's a very solid tennis game, on top of having all the ridiculous special moves from the manga/anime.
Sadly, no Tezuka Zone Extinction though. =(
Was this released in the U.S.?
My vote is to Smash Court 2 as well. Anyone know if there are any tennis games coming out anytime soon?