What’s the Story?

This is currently the third Nintendo Wii game to market that uses the Wii MotionPlus controller (others being Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10). The MotionPlus, an attachment to the Wii remote that precisely translates real movements into game play, enable players to execute four shot types--drop, lob, slice, and top spin. Up to four players (online or off) can pick from a large selection of male and female pros such as Federer, Sharapova, Nadal and the Williams sisters. 

Is It Any Good?

While there's great family fun to be had here, mastering the controls can be a frustrating experience; stance, and "racket" tilt and swing angle all influence the shot. Variation and inconsistency in these factors can easily flub your game. On the plus side, users can place the ball with great accuracy, and there's real skill and effort involved in playing well. Unfortunately, poor graphics and sometimes choppy visuals will prevent you from executing precision movement expected, and that's irritating. 

Still, the Virtua Tennis games have always had great variety of play, and this iteration is no exception. You'll find Exhibition and coaching modes, and a host of terrific training games in the World Tour mode; these include fun (and funny) diversions like "Meat Defender" in which you hit your ball at crocodiles to scare them away from hunks of beef. 

Inside the Game

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Publisher’ Details

Publisher

Sega of America

Genre

Video Games - Sports

Release date

6/9/2009

Platforms

Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3

Online enabled

Yes

ESRB rating

E

explanation

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Price

$39.00

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