GamePro: "Virtua Tennis 4 is a victim of the times. Launched in an era when games are transitioning from conventional button controllers to motion-based arrays, Virtua Tennis 4 has the unenviable task of appealing to both crowds. The popularity of the tennis game in Wii Sports proved that motion controls were uniquely well-suited for simulating the sport, and given the Virtua Tennis series' impressive legacy, well, the expectations for Virtua Tennis 4 were higher than Martina Hingis at Wimbledon.
Unfortunately, while Sega needs an elegant overhead smash, Virtua Tennis 4 has the developer shanking ground strokes and basic volleys. What could have been a great step forward for the franchise is instead a largely adequate sports sim that struggles in its attempts to do something new."
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 ...
GF365: "The US Open is currently underway. It reminds me of the lack of top-notch tennis video games on PS4 and Xbox One. In short: we need a new Virtua Tennis or Top Spin."
Couldn’t agree more. Been too long since I last broke some ankles in a good tennis sim.
I don’t play tennis irl, but these two games series I played the hell out of. Definitely need a new one.
Anna Kornikova’s Smash Court Tennis should have a come back!
Love them bomb blast games
Preferred the top spin series compared to Virtua but since Top Spin 4. Tennis games have been dire and bad. From bad development and junky controls nothing comes close to TS4. Only new Tennis game I've actually enjoyed has been Mario Tennis on the Switch
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "Ever since the advent of full-game downloads on consoles, it seems the market has slowly been shifting towards a digital future where games are delivered through internet connections rather than physical disks. While the convenience this brings is undeniable, and plenty of gamers have embraced having a stuffed memory card in their Vita, there are major pitfalls that are slowly beginning to show, one of which is that games can be delisted without any prior warning, leaving them lost to time unless you bought them before they disappeared."
"Unfortunately, the meter fills up far too infrequently in a match to be anything more than a gimmick."
facepalm ... how about reading what's written on screen for once ?
each super skill is from one of 4 catégories and each categories fill the jauge during some types of moves .
For example ground stroke fill the jauge ONLY when you make a shot while being prepared ( not in a hurry ) and every jauge has conditions .. it's explained in the game TWICE ( not to mention that it's written on the manual too )
How about writing a review AFTER having played the game for once ???
"There were other moments when the ball would simply skip past me because I was so close to the camera, my stroke wouldn't register."
double facepalm .
and how is that the game problem they tell you to stay at least a metter from the camera for it to "see" the move and i see complain because you just ignored a simple and obvious warning ??
i mean ..Sériously ...