Virtua Tennis 20093/22/2021
This, his tone implies, is the brave new world of MotionPlus.It is also able to step out on to the court and face its competitor, EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis.
This is set to be an almighty grudge match: SEGA has a near-impeccable pedigree in tennis games which EA, having largely steered clear of the sport, lacks; but the US giant is bringing its mighty Sports brand, better licensing, and the explicit support of Nintendo to bear. ![]() Now, timing is just that - timing - meaning the window for nailing each ball is a little narrower. Holding yourself ready for a forehand or backhand swing becomes much more important, since now the on-court players movement is working around your shots, rather than the other way around. You can add topspin or slice by rotating your wrist through the shot, but before you get that far, youll just want to get the hang of aiming the shots properly by concentrating on the direction your arm follows through. In the end I learned that really quite definite, to the point of exaggerated, swings to left or right would send the ball where I wanted it. As soon as youve made the subtle shift in perspective - as soon as youve understood that the machine is no longer reading sign-language in your gestures, its actually following your movements from one microsecond to the next - it clicks. Without, theres a degree of automation, but you can still use the d-pad for more general movement commands, such as rushing the net. You need to point at your player to re-calibrate the controller between points, but aside from that, its entirely transparent. It would be going too far to say that the veil between player and machine has been lifted - with the players automated movement, you still feel like youre issuing commands rather than playing the shots yourself - but its definitely a huge step forward. The subtlety and skill in each stroke ushers in a new era for tennis videogames. ![]() In fact, its the most precise and predictable Wii tennis game Ive played. Dissatisfied with their efforts on SEGA Superstars Tennis, SEGA and developer Sumo reverse-engineered Nintendos shot-accuracy system from Wii Sports Tennis - and then put it on the screen. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. His friends call him The European, but thats just a coincidence.
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