Virtua Tennis 3

Publisher: Sega

Platform: Xbox360

Category: Sports

Rating Info

Release Date: 23/03/2007

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Number of Players: 1-4

Virtua Tennis 3 Description

Virtua Tennis 3 isn't just tennis, but multi-tennis, with 12 mini-games for you to hone your skills, have fun or exert your Federer-like dominance over the competition. These involve things like knocking down ninepins with well-directed serves; volleying balls into the middle of targets; playing bingo with numbers that move across the screen above the net; and keeping encroaching Space Invaders away from the net by knocking them down with volleys and smashes. Work your way through the mini-games and your player's attributes improve. There's also a Tennis Academy for more normal training, which sets you some seriously tricky tasks. Add to this the improved AI over previous versions, the chance to play online (Xbox Live) and the true to life player visuals, and Virtua Tennis moves on apace from any of its previous incarnations. Virtua Tennis 3 majors on customisation, from players (create your own to take on all-comers) right up to constructing your own tournaments. This is complemented by the use not only of real player images (and names) but also by the matching of their actual skills and preferences (grass, clay, long game, net-play) to their virtual characters. The depth of the AI, game-play and customisation is matched by the next-gen graphics and audio, both of which reflect the arenas, practice areas and camera angles that bring the video game Virtua variety of tennis close to the real thing.

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Reviewed by: jordi20012002	Date: 03/05/2007	Rating:
Very good graphics especially on a HD set, more advanced graphics than Top Spin 2 and the story is a lot more in depth too, but once you have completed the world tour you won't want to play it much again, online is laggy too

Reviewed by: zulutango	Date: 03/07/2007	Rating:
I agree with davehull. The game is quite short. But with great graphics, and good gameplay this is worth renting. Or try to pick it up cheap from your local games store.

Reviewed by: cedge	Date: 02/05/2008	Rating:
Decent game, quite enjoyable moving through the career.

Reviewed by: krog	Date: 26/05/2008	Rating:
I really did want to like this game. After all, with 1080p graphics and loads of real-world tennis pro's to play against, this really should be the tennis game to end all tennis games. However, the lack of any real tutorial or instructions means that the casual gamer does not really stand any chance of building up the skills necessary to master the game. After fifteen minutes of playing the game I wanted to carry on in the hope that I might stumble across the secret of its control scheme, but after some fairly ambiguous on-screen tips, I barely made it past the mini-games that are intended to hone your skills. A little more hand-holding for the novice player would have helped but I guess the more serious gamers will find the challenge rewarding. Worth a rent, but not a real pick-up-and-play title in my opinion.

Reviewed by: Davehull	Date: 03/05/2007	Rating:
Good game, graphics are really good too. But was a little short lived for my liking. Definatly worth a rent though.

Reviewed by: Malcy	Date: 15/04/2007	Rating:
not that bad, i prefer top spin to be honest, find the game way to easy, graphics are pretty good though, if you aint plyed top spin rent it, if you have i dont think you would enjoy this

Features

The world's best-selling and universally loved tennis series comes to next-generation consoles!

Photorealistic graphics bring tennis home like never before.

All the game modes you expect from the world's leading tennis sim.

Create a legend! Extensive player manipulation is now possible with the power of new console hardware, allowing you to create your own player to the finest detail.

The original career mode has been completely revised for the next generation, featuring new training games, instinctive navigation and map, fully customisable characters and more.

Play on any court surface worldwide against a host of the world's leading players.

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