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- Platform: PlayStation 3
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Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
Manufacturer's Description
Feel the true excitement and emotion of championship tennis with EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis 2. For the first time in HD and on the next generation platforms, experience the thrill of winning at Wimbledon and capturing all four Grand Slam tournaments. Rise to stardom with the revolutionary Total Racket Control as you challenge a deep roster of elite players, including Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Sharapova, Borg, and McEnroe. With immersive PlayStation Move support, authentic gameplay, ESPN broadcast integration, a deep 10-year career mode and so much more, get ready to Swing the racket like a Grand Slam champion with Grand Slam Tennis 2.
Key Features:
- All-New Total Racket Control—Control every shot with the right analog stick, smashing forehands, backhands, overheads, and volleys with precision, accuracy, and power. Utilize this innovative control system to take your game to the top!
- PlayStation Move Support—An immersive motion control experience puts a racket right in the palm of your hands. From casual players to tennis superstars, PlayStation Move gives you the chance to swing your way to victory.
- Win all four Grand Slam tournaments—Become a true Grand Slam champion by capturing all four major championships, for the first time ever in Next Gen gaming. The prestige of some of the most historic events in tennis jumps to life like never before, including the Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open, and exclusive to EA SPORTS, Wimbledon.
- Legends of Now and Then—Play with or against more than 20 of the greatest players to ever grace the courts, including Djokovic, Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Borg, Sharapova, the Williams sisters, and exclusive to Grand Slam Tennis 2, seventeen time Grand Slam winner John McEnroe.
- P.R.O. AI—The playing styles and behaviors of the sport’s greatest stars are captured right down to their signature swings. Realistic tactics and strategies are your keys to success against each legend on a variety of court surfaces including clay and grass. The organic AI adapts to your game so there’s never a dull moment in Grand Slam Tennis 2.
- ESPN Grand Slam Classics—Relive the most memorable moments in tennis. From Borg vs. McEnroe to Nadal vs. Federer, play your way through history while unlocking up to 25 amazing Grand Slam moments.
- The Deepest Tennis Experience—Play countless hours of tennis in a deep 10-year Career mode or battle head-to-head online. Experience a wide variety of online gameplay features, including EA SPORTS Game Face and more, keeping your experience fresh and authentic.
Product Description
Grand Slam Tennis 2 will feature all four Grand Slam championships and is the only game to feature Wimbledon. Players can experience the thrill of serving up aces on Wimbledon's prestigious Centre Court or hitting cross-court winners on the clay courts of the French Open. In addition, the game features a deep roster of elite past and present players and will be coming worldwide in 2012.
- All-new total racquet control: Control every shot with the right analog stick, smashing forehands, backhands, overheads and volleys with precision, accuracy and power. Utilize this innovative control system to take your game to the top!
- Become a champion: Become a true Grand Slam tournament champion by capturing all four major championships in succession. The prestige of some of the most historic events in tennis come alive like never before, including the Australian Open, French Open, U.S. Open and exclusive to EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis franchise - Wimbledon.
- PlayStation Move Support: The motion control experience gets you on your feet and puts a racquet right in the palm of your hands. From casual players to tennis masters, you truly have the chance to swing your way to victory.
- Legends of now and then: Play with or against more than 20 of the greatest players to ever grace the courts, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Bjorn Borg, Maria Sharapova, Serena and Venus Williams and exclusive to EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis franchise, seventeen-time winner of a Grand Slam tournament John McEnroe.
- Professional, Realistic, Organic (P.R.O.). AI: The playing styles and behaviors of the sport's greatest stars are captured right down to their signature swings and emotional reactions. Realistic tactics and strategies are your keys to success against each legend whether playing on
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3
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Being an ardent tennis fan, I was eagerly awaiting to play this game having heard about its release last year.
Overall this is a good game. Anybody who loves watching tennis on TV and follows it throughout the year (or at least follows the 4 grand slams in the year) will enjoy this game. Some of the top players, such as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, have been accurately portrayed with their signature shot-making/grunts/what-have-you. This is something that the tennis fanatic will appreciate, but not something that will matter too much to anybody else. In short, this feels like a tennis game that has been made by a group of people who have clearly analysed tennis on TV.
There is a lot of comparison between this and two other prominent tennis games released last year - Top Spin 4 and Virtua Tennis 4. Personally, I did not play VT4 because I find the virtua tennis series a bit too arcade-esque for my liking. Top Spin 4, however, was the best tennis game I had played! Top spin 4 or Grand Slam tennis? Well the truth is, there are elements in both games that make each shine in their own way.
Overall, I am not hugely impressed with the fluidity of the gameplay - there are moments when the transition from one shot to another just seems odd and unrealistic. In this regard, Top spin 4 in my opinion is the winner with a more solid and varied gameplay. For example, attempting a lob in Grand Slam tennis is pointless as the CPU always manages to smash it! Also, serve and volley can become somewhat arduous when you find yourself playing a game of ping-pong at the net rather than tactical tennis! These are somewhat minor problems, but nonetheless issues that prevent GS2 from being super smooth.
On the graphics/sound/presentation front, GS2 is an absolute winner! The inclusion of Wimbledon (which the games boasts about even on the front cover) is most definitely a plus point! Online gameplay is great fun and very challenging against some top players! The inclusion of an "ESPN classics" mode is absolutely perfect for tennis fans, who can re-live certain historic matches from the past 30 years or so in tennis.
In summary, any tennis fan should buy this game! There is plenty to keep you entertained after you have had enough with career mode.
Overall this is a good game. Anybody who loves watching tennis on TV and follows it throughout the year (or at least follows the 4 grand slams in the year) will enjoy this game. Some of the top players, such as Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, have been accurately portrayed with their signature shot-making/grunts/what-have-you. This is something that the tennis fanatic will appreciate, but not something that will matter too much to anybody else. In short, this feels like a tennis game that has been made by a group of people who have clearly analysed tennis on TV.
There is a lot of comparison between this and two other prominent tennis games released last year - Top Spin 4 and Virtua Tennis 4. Personally, I did not play VT4 because I find the virtua tennis series a bit too arcade-esque for my liking. Top Spin 4, however, was the best tennis game I had played! Top spin 4 or Grand Slam tennis? Well the truth is, there are elements in both games that make each shine in their own way.
Overall, I am not hugely impressed with the fluidity of the gameplay - there are moments when the transition from one shot to another just seems odd and unrealistic. In this regard, Top spin 4 in my opinion is the winner with a more solid and varied gameplay. For example, attempting a lob in Grand Slam tennis is pointless as the CPU always manages to smash it! Also, serve and volley can become somewhat arduous when you find yourself playing a game of ping-pong at the net rather than tactical tennis! These are somewhat minor problems, but nonetheless issues that prevent GS2 from being super smooth.
On the graphics/sound/presentation front, GS2 is an absolute winner! The inclusion of Wimbledon (which the games boasts about even on the front cover) is most definitely a plus point! Online gameplay is great fun and very challenging against some top players! The inclusion of an "ESPN classics" mode is absolutely perfect for tennis fans, who can re-live certain historic matches from the past 30 years or so in tennis.
In summary, any tennis fan should buy this game! There is plenty to keep you entertained after you have had enough with career mode.
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Grand Slam Tennis 2 is an incredible game. Several times I have walked past my son playing it and stopped as I thought it was a televised match and not PS3 generated. It is a glorious feast for the eyes.
Control using the standard controller is excellent, you can really get behind the shots and feel where you are putting the ball. After a few days though it was apparent that we were missing out and we took the decision (one that was already in my mind) that we would invest in Move controllers. This really does take it to another level, and it makes the game even more immersive and awesome. If you enjoy tennis on the Wii (and who doesn't?) then this will literally blow you away.
The mark of a good game for me is whether you are still playing it a week or so later, when the sun is shining and the initial interest has waned, especially as my kids don't really watch or play that much tennis (I would love EA to bring out a cricket game). In this respect my son in particular is still playing it when he needs a rest form the garden. Now exams are over I'm happy for him to crank up a tournament.
I haven't gone in to the options as you can read these in the description. What I would say is that this is one of the greatest sports games you will ever play, and one that has finally got Fifa 12 out of the PS3.
Highly recommended.
Control using the standard controller is excellent, you can really get behind the shots and feel where you are putting the ball. After a few days though it was apparent that we were missing out and we took the decision (one that was already in my mind) that we would invest in Move controllers. This really does take it to another level, and it makes the game even more immersive and awesome. If you enjoy tennis on the Wii (and who doesn't?) then this will literally blow you away.
The mark of a good game for me is whether you are still playing it a week or so later, when the sun is shining and the initial interest has waned, especially as my kids don't really watch or play that much tennis (I would love EA to bring out a cricket game). In this respect my son in particular is still playing it when he needs a rest form the garden. Now exams are over I'm happy for him to crank up a tournament.
I haven't gone in to the options as you can read these in the description. What I would say is that this is one of the greatest sports games you will ever play, and one that has finally got Fifa 12 out of the PS3.
Highly recommended.
Platform for Display:PLAYSTATION 3|Amazon Vine™ Review
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This is the first tennis game I've had since Virtua Tennis 2 way back on the Amiga
The graphics on the game are superb, right from the little plumes of dust that come up from the players feet on the ground as they run around the baseline.
The controls are introduced to you each time you load a game which is vital as these days EA do not seem to issue instruction books with their games, however this sequence of showing you the controls gets very tedious after a while and as I'm not sure whether it simply covers the game loading time or is a massive annoyance.
What is a massive annoyance to me on this game is the cut sequence ESPN style replays after every major point which I press instantly to dismiss
The commentary on the game is OK but gets very repetitive after a very short amount of time.
As for game modes there are the usual pick up and play modes as well as career and online
I opted for the career mode but found the set up long winded and confusing such that I've now finished up with two near identical careers with no idea how to delete the other.
The career mode at the moment seems stupidly easy such that I can now win 6-0 6-0 6-0 against the top rated players so i'm hoping I have missed a setting to turn up the level otherwise this game will get boring quickly
In career mode you enter tournaments, exhibitions and do training to improve your stats which is all good but very repetitive and I'm not sure of the longevity of this mode if it keeps going as it is.
As for gameplay this is the best bit of the game being very easy to pick up and play and soon learn how to serve, slice, power and topspin.
The game supports psmove and normal controllers. Using the PS Move is by far the most enjoyable way to play this game however unlike other PS Move games I've played it requires a minimum distance between you and the PS Eye which unfortunately I do not have in my living room which results in the Eye missing shots I've played and led to frustration and me switching to the normal dual shock.
In summary this is a very solid and enjoyable game but is let down by confusing menus and annoying repetitive cut shots and replays
The graphics on the game are superb, right from the little plumes of dust that come up from the players feet on the ground as they run around the baseline.
The controls are introduced to you each time you load a game which is vital as these days EA do not seem to issue instruction books with their games, however this sequence of showing you the controls gets very tedious after a while and as I'm not sure whether it simply covers the game loading time or is a massive annoyance.
What is a massive annoyance to me on this game is the cut sequence ESPN style replays after every major point which I press instantly to dismiss
The commentary on the game is OK but gets very repetitive after a very short amount of time.
As for game modes there are the usual pick up and play modes as well as career and online
I opted for the career mode but found the set up long winded and confusing such that I've now finished up with two near identical careers with no idea how to delete the other.
The career mode at the moment seems stupidly easy such that I can now win 6-0 6-0 6-0 against the top rated players so i'm hoping I have missed a setting to turn up the level otherwise this game will get boring quickly
In career mode you enter tournaments, exhibitions and do training to improve your stats which is all good but very repetitive and I'm not sure of the longevity of this mode if it keeps going as it is.
As for gameplay this is the best bit of the game being very easy to pick up and play and soon learn how to serve, slice, power and topspin.
The game supports psmove and normal controllers. Using the PS Move is by far the most enjoyable way to play this game however unlike other PS Move games I've played it requires a minimum distance between you and the PS Eye which unfortunately I do not have in my living room which results in the Eye missing shots I've played and led to frustration and me switching to the normal dual shock.
In summary this is a very solid and enjoyable game but is let down by confusing menus and annoying repetitive cut shots and replays
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Polished tv-style presentation,with great graphics,atmosphere,arenas,players past and present,all the major competitions - all as you would expect from EA Sports. Read more
Published 1 month ago by martin mccluskey
Not perfect but a good game
Grand Slam Tennis 2 is not perfect by any means. Even on the hardest settings, many gamers will find it a little to easy. But it is a solid entry for EA sports in to the genre. Read more
Published 1 month ago by H. Harper
good, but too easy
Although I like this game, I don't think the presentation is up to EA Sports usual standard, and I think that is a huge selling factor with their games. Read more
Published 2 months ago by ChrisR
Grand Slam Tennis 2 - Move Compatible (PS3)
I love it... cant compare this with any other tennis games in market as this is my first tennis game. Commentary can for sure be improved.
Published 3 months ago by itspuneet
The Grand Slam has arrived!
I would recommend this game if you are a keen tennis fan. However words of caution do not compare it to TS4. TS4 in my opinion is still number 1 with regards to shot controls. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Crazygadget
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