The Virtua Tennis series has been well-received by critics and fans for its "ease of play but difficult to master" gameplay. With Virtua Tennis 3, the series returns with enhanced photo-realistic graphics and advanced player animations that perfectly match the behavior and mannerisms of individual professional athletes. Improvements to the game's AI have upped the challenge to becoming the top seed of the tennis world. In Career Mode, players will travel the world and take on the biggest stars of the tennis world. Improvements to the Player Creation Mode allow gamers to customize their own tennis star and increased detail like never before. A whole host of addictive new mini-games keep players in top form.