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Game Information
- Platform: Sony PSP
- PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Technical Details
- Play as an Internationally-ranked tennis star
- Play up against the best in the world or play as a star and challenger
- Four unique court surfaces to play on
- Multiplayer Wi-Fi function
- Competition with other PSP system owners for up to four players
- Three different play modes: World Tour, Exhibition and Tournament
- Create your own player. Accessorise your character with the virtual cash you win in tournaments.
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Video games publishers have an uncanny knack of ensuring that the only time of year a new tennis game is never released is during the middle of Wimbledon. Of course, in the case of Virtua Tennis: World Tour they had to wait until the PSP hit the shops, so its autumnal appearance is largely unavoidable.
What is curious though, is that despite being regarded by many as the best serious tennis simulation, the Virtua Tennis series has only made fleeting appearances on the current generation of consoles. It’s getting in on the ground floor with the PSP though, with what will likely become the definitive portable tennis game.
The gameplay is largely the same as the previous Dreamcast and PS2 versions with an apparently simplistic arcade style control system revealing surprising depth and subtlety over time. It translates well to the PSP controls and the graphics are almost identical to the home console versions.
Virtua Tennis features three basic game modes -- World Tour, Exhibition and Tournament -- plus four mini-games and a 16 player (although obviously not all on the same court) wireless multiplayer mode. You can create and customise your own character but 14 "real" tennis players are also included, such as Roger Federer, Venus Williams, Andy Roddick, Maria Sharapova, Lleyton Hewitt, Lindsay Davenport and Tim Henman. Obviously you’ll need at least a passing interest in real tennis to really appreciate the game, but as long as that’s the case there’s no need for new balls here. -- Harrison Dent
Product Description
Players can now take the addictive fast-paced action of Virtua Tennis with them wherever they go. The PSPTM portable entertainment system version of this critically acclaimed game tightens up the series' already superb gameplay and treats fans to a new set of inventive mini-games. Fun alone or with friends this is the ideal sports franchise for the handheld arena. An impressive roster of licensed world stars bring realism and authority to this accessible arcade-style game. Players can take any of these pro athletes through two core gameplay modes: Exhibition and Tournament. Exhibition mode lets players jump straight into the action with their favorite player while Tournament mode challenges gamers with five pre-set singles stages and three pre-set doubles stages. Once a player has prepped with the pros they'll feel ready to tackle World Tour mode. This mode allows players to create a custom tennis star train them through a range of fun mini-games up their stats and then build their rank in a lengthy series of tournaments. Both custom and pro stars can then be used with the game's Wi-Fi feature which lets up to 16 friends challenge each other in rousing singles and doubles matches. 14 internationally ranked tennis pros. Challenge your favorite tennis all-stars or play as them. Play around the world on hard clay and grass courts. Multiplayer Wi-Fi function. Competition with other PSP system owners for up to 16 players. Three different play modes: World Tour Exhibition and Tournament. Create your own player. Customize your character with the virtual cash you win in tournaments.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This game is worth buying,
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This review is from: Virtua Tennis World Tour (PSP) (Video Game)
Being a fan of tennis i decided to get this game. It certainly didn't dissapoint. The graphics are superb and equal to ps2 counterpart. Gameplay is flowing and easy to use. World Tour is a great feature on this game which allows you to make your character and train him or her and compete in tournaments aiming to become world number one. Overall this game is really worth buying and is by far my favourite game realeased for the psp so far.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Game,
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Virtua Tennis World Tour (PSP) (Video Game)
This is an awsome game with amazing graphics and really fun to play. its muchbetter than the ps2 version with added players such as Andy Roddick, Roger Federa and Sharapova!!! well worth buying for long journeys or when your just bored, you can use the feature which enable you to create your own player and climb your way to the top by training you player.!!!!!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great game for PSP,
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Virtua Tennis World Tour (PSP) (Video Game)
This was the first game I owned for PSP. What first attracted me to it was after playing the arcade game and spending over 30 pounds on that after getting so addicted!
If you've played the arcade machine of this game and you liked it then you'll love this too! The graphics are fantastic and the 'world tour' mode is incredibly fun! Unlike some games, this game has mini games beside it's main playing mode. This means after completing the 'world tour' (which take a while) you can have fun with this game still. Even better still if 2 of you own this game you can play each other using AD HOC mode which allows singles or doubles. Upto four of you can play if you all own a copy. This game is fun, challenging and never gets boring! Virtua Tennis is the best tennis game I have ever played. The only bad point is the lack of players and not being able to unlock new ones. You can create you're own and have to make a male and a female for the 'worlf tour' part of the game. There's lots of clothes and accessories and courts and rackets you can buy after earning enough money.
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