Virtua Tennis: World Tour
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Developer(s) | Sumo Digital |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Series | Virtua Tennis |
Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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Genre(s) | Sports |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Virtua Tennis: World Tour (Power Smash: New Generation in Japan) is a tennis video game which was released for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
Overview[]
Virtua Tennis: World Tour was first released on 1 September 2005 in Europe with a North American release following shortly afterwards on 6 October. It was later released in Japan on 26 January 2006 under the title Power Smash: New Generation.
The game features 14 real-life professional tennis players, four court surfaces (with multiple arenas of each surface) and multiple game modes.
Game modes[]
World Tour[]
This is the main 1-player mode of Virtua Tennis: World Tour. In this mode, the players create one male and one female character for use in all tournaments in the game to become the No. #1-ranked player in the world. In between tournaments, skill levels may be raised by competing in a variety of quick minigames.
Quick Match[]
As it sounds, Quick Match just throws into a match, automatically selecting the players and court.
Ball Games[]
A few minigames for a short play time. These are Blocker, Balloon Smash, Fruit Dash and Blockbuster.
Tournament[]
The players select a player and attempt to play through 6 matches in order to win a tournament. Courts are automatically selected. There is also a retry option which enables the player to try to win again and again.
Exhibition[]
The player selects a player, opponent and a court.
Multiplayer[]
Using the PSP's Wi-Fi capabilities, up to 4 players can compete in a tennis match.
Reception[]
In a GameSpot review, Virtua Tennis: World Tour received a score of 8.2.[1] IGN gave the game "8.5".[2] However, many critics were disappointed by the added element of two fictional female players, on the account of the high numbers of top players in the WTA.
References[]
- 2005 video games
- PlayStation Portable games
- Sega video games
- Sports video games set in the United States
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Video games set in Australia
- Video games set in Brazil
- Video games set in Canada
- Video games set in France
- Video games set in Germany
- Video games set in Hong Kong
- Video games set in Japan
- Video games set in Morocco
- Video games set in Qatar
- Video games set in Russia
- Video games set in Singapore
- Video games set in South Africa
- Video games set in Spain
- Video games set in Sweden
- Video games set in the United Kingdom
- PlayStation Portable-only games
- Virtua Tennis
- Tennis video games
- Sumo Digital games