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Virtua Tennis (Power Smash in Japan) is a 1999 tennis arcade game created by Sega's Hitmaker division. The player competes through tennis tournaments and various arcade modes. For the home console market the game was expanded upon with the introduction of the campaign mode. It was later ported to Sega Dreamcast in 2000, and for Microsoft Windows in 2002. A Game Boy Advance version was ... released in 2002.
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Virtua Tennis 3 is a solid, enhanced iteration that plays a lot like the previous version (Virtua Tennis 2 on Dreamcast and SEGA Sports Tennis). First, it looks better. VT3 offers 1080p support, more realistic characters, better motion capture and animations. And it plays better. VT3 is slightly superior to its predecessor because it's better-rounded, a little deeper, and provides more gameplay modes and options. It sports a more thorough single-player career, including a decent create-a-player feature, and it offers a respectable online mode that enables your built-up, created character to vie online.
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The gameplay in Virtua Tennis 3 seems simple at first, but once you learn how the game works and what all you can do, it gets much deeper and more complex. You can hit different types of shots with the face buttons and there are different shots available depending on your position. By getting into position and pressing the shot button as early as possible, you can hit more powerful shots. What tennis really boils down to, though, is learning how to gain control of the game and making your opponent do what you want them to. You do this by making them work hard from left to right until you can eventually hit a power shot out of their reach, a drop shot by the net that they’ll have to run for, or making them pop the ball up so you can smash it back at them. Every player plays differently, and there are many, many different strategies and techniques you can use to get out of a tough situation.
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Even if you're not fond of sports titles in general, the simple pick-up-and-play feel and speedy on-court action in Virtua Tennis on the PC make it a worthy addition to any game library. Sega did an excellent job making sure even those unfamiliar with the rules and strategy of tennis will be able to jump right into the game. With a little practice you can pop lobs, perform an overhead smash or even return the ball with a through-the-legs trick shot. Starting the game presents three game modes. Arcade mode is a direct translation of the coin-operated arcade game in which you must defeat five challengers in order to win a championship. Exhibition mode allows you to choose a player and then challenge any of the other available tennis players in singles or doubles matches.
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Virtua Tennis 3 offers up a decent selection of modes. You can play exhibition matches, set up tournaments, or tackle the lengthy career mode. Career mode is interesting because you start out ranked 300 in the world and you have to win tournaments to move up. Along the way, you can enter a Tennis Academy or play a number of different minigames to increase your stats and become a better player. The minigames include bowling and a space invaders-style game among many others and they are all surprisingly fun. The difficulty curve is absolutely perfect in the career mode as well, and while it may seem easy to win at first, when you move up to the next stages of rankings you’ll really be tested.
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The sounds of Virtua Tennis during the non-match situations are just that, sounds. There are no catchy tunes, as is found in other games such as Hot Shots golf, (Everyone’s golf as it's ... known) which deteriorates the mood at times. When you are in a match though, is a different story. The subtle grunts, loud squeaks, and thuds represent true sounds from the sport. This melds with the commentary and the cut-scene/close ups to make matches seem as real as possible.
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