Sega not content to allow 2K Sports or EA Sports to have the monopoly on sports games, announced sometime back that it would bring its Virtua Tennis series onto the next generation...
Sega's prominent tennis sim just couldn't be beat. And then vanished without a trace. Why?
Answer: Sega.
You could change the name of the game in the title that was awesome in its day, could still be around today because of its fun factor with a remake, remaster or sequel, that's in their huge back catalog, that's no longer being produced as a franchise. And the answer would still be the same: Sega.
As much as I love their games and their spunky attitude. That Sega no longer exists that I grew up with. The current company is a mere shadow of its former self with only a few moments of grandeur. Which is why owning their previous consoles like Dreamcast, is a necessary thing if you want to continue playing games like Virtua Tennis. The reason why I have two of them just in case one stops working. And of course emulation on the go. Wink. Dreams do come in red.
Both Virtua Tennis and Top Spin have gone. It’s annoying for tennis game players.
I used to play tennis IRL and in videogames. My 2-cents is that a boring game that was simulating an extremely boring sport, was thrown under the rug, now that the devs can produce more complex and interesting games.
It's like the tetris-like games and games like space-invaders, that stopped being produced ... it is because they were good and simple to make in the early days of commercial videogame development but they are just not as interesting as, let's say, an open-world coop arpg ...
This VS is pure emotional, physical and mental volleying.
OPM: Thousands of Brits will be inspired to pick up a racket this week on the back of Andy Murray’s success at Wimbledon – but in this heat, and given our hand-eye co-co-ordination, we’ll be sticking to the virtual type. Looking to fill your week with some ace-smashing antics? Then join us in revisiting PlayStation’s finest tennis efforts…
i know the news source is from a XBox site, and i'm not meaning to nitpick, but you do know that this game is coming to the PS3 as well don't you?
Does anyone know if this title has a single player element to it (i.e. character creation and tournament play with that character)?
Out of all the tennis games over the years Virtua Tennis is my favorite franchise.
So it's almost certain that NJ votes with all his 25 accounts as a Sony Fanboy. Watch the votes, then suddenly 5 hours nothing, then with a change of nicknames every couple of minutes a vote for lame... Well that's not coïncidence is it...
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OKAY 06 Jul 2006 00:12
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PS3rulesforever 05 Jul 2006 23:34
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Monolith 05 Jul 2006 18:43
Alan 05 Jul 2006 14:29
achira 05 Jul 2006 14:17
PAUL CERULA 05 Jul 2006 13:52
aricha 05 Jul 2006 13:19
And how could Achira vote 2 times on one account? Those Freaking Fony Fanboys cheat like hell, like Fony lies all the time haha