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goh · 05-10-2011, 08:39 PM

The intro song was really,really,really lame. I did like the video style though.

This appears to have been a very well made game for the most part.
The move system in world tour however appears poorly thought out and luck is a big factor. It seems very possible to get screwed over by the system.

Personally however it doesn't matter because I find this game entirely unplayable. Not due to poor controls or glitchyness or anything of the such. This is the most difficult sports game I've ever played and it's on easy. (Called casual in tour,easy in exhibition) I didn't get an instruction book so I have no idea how to do drop shots etc. but I really don't think it'd matter. If I had the blue target that's in practice mode I might be able to win something but there's no option to have it present during the actual game. It's like it's on All-McEnroe! Which is a shame because it otherwise seems pretty great.

Sim heads should love it though. Casual fans...up the river.

I fffiiiinnnnaalllllyyyy managed to win something!

Rules · 05-10-2011, 10:20 PM

The intro song is terrible and that is being nice.

Right now I am playing on the highest setting and so far I have walked thru all of my opponents who are very low skilled. My next match is against a world tour player so we will see. I will play that match tomorrow.

Playing World Tour and I think the game is worth the $32 I paid. However, I think it is more arcade than sim.

One doesn't need a manual as it is actually very basic. Just look at the controller scheme in the game. Only using 4 buttons and both sticks. The left to aim and the right to control your player.

goh · 05-11-2011, 12:30 AM

They don't have drop shots and that stuff? Maybe they got the difficulties backwards,wouldn't be the first time.

Rules · 05-11-2011, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by goh


	They don't have drop shots and that stuff? Maybe they got the difficulties backwards,wouldn't be the first time.

Tap triangle if you have a ps3. Also pull back on the left stick.

dbacks01 · 05-11-2011, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rules


	The intro song is terrible and that is being nice. Right now I am playing on the highest setting and so far I have walked thru all of my opponents who are very low skilled. My next match is against a world tour player so we will see. I will play that match tomorrow. Playing World Tour and I think the game is worth the $32 I paid. However, I think it is more arcade than sim. One doesn't need a manual as it is actually very basic. Just look at the controller scheme in the game. Only using 4 buttons and both sticks. The left to aim and the right to control your player.

Virtua Tennis has always been arcade like never sim.

goh · 05-12-2011, 04:34 PM

If this is arcade it should be a whole lot easier.

I'll try Top Spin 4 later but I could win most of the time in the old versions of that.

cdawg44 · 05-13-2011, 01:53 AM

So I have to admit. I was real skeptical about this game after the diasters that were Virtua Tennis 2009 and Virtua Tennis 3 made me very sour on the series. Well, after spending some time the game on Xbox, I can say the series is back. I honestly beleive this may be the best VT since the original back on Dreamcast. It is certainly the best on next gen. While, I strongly prefer TS 4 over VT4, it has truly provided a nice break from TS.

First off, the game is the best looking Tennis game I ever seen. The player models are great and the court environments are superb. It's massive upgrade from 2009. All the glitches and slowdowns in the middle of play that plagued VT 2009 are gone and gameplay is pretty tight. The best part for me is actually seeing aces occur in the game; something that is rare to see in Top Spin 4. You still don't see a ton of errors in game like in the other game, but you will see more than in other VT games. They also added new animations that try to make the game more realistic, but I'm not sure how well it worked.

One of my biggest beefs with the last VT game was just how long and tedious the last world tour was. You had to plow through two full tours and it took alomst 12 in game years for me to finish. I like the direction Sega went with the new overhauled world tour with 4 years divided among the the four majors and all the build up to it. Once I got adjusted to having to use tickets to move along to different stops, the tour became a blast with you having to balance playing matches and tournaments, public appearacnes and manging your condition. My one major beef with the tour is how short it is. I finished the first 3 years of the tour in less than a day of play. I feel like it could have been drawn out longer to maybe two years in all four areas of the world and then in the second year you get to play in the majors. In addition, you only play 2 tournaments in warm up for the major of that area. So I only played in Spain and Egypt before the French Cup and played in Sweden and Prague before London tournament. It seems as if Sega heard all the complaints about how long the tour was time and really worked to shorten it to a more reasonable length, but I really beleive that they went to far in the other direction with so few tournaments and a short time period.

The mini-games are all new unless you buy the PS3 version which has the Pin Crusher game which has been long over due. The mini-games just became so stale to me and having new ones has blown some life into the game and made it a fresh experience for me. I am really enjoying the mini-game ace striker where you have to serve a soccer ball into a goal past a goalie and walls of soccer players.

The big let down for me it how bad the game is with Kinect controls. It really has not been as fun as thought it was going to be and I have had many issues with the sensor picking up my movements. PS3 has been a better expereince with the move in IMHO.

All in all, I'll give the game a 7. The shortness of the world tour and poor use of the Kinect really let me down. Other than that, if you like arcade tennis, you'll enjoy this. However, I would wait until a price drop on it. With Top Spin 4 at $39 new and $17.99 pre-owned, that is for sure a better buy.

ZeeAyKay · 05-13-2011, 04:30 AM

Thanks for the impressions cdawg. I was looking into buying either Top Spin 4 or Virtua Tennis, and while I think I'd have fun with both, your impressions helped pushed me over the fence towards buying Top Spin 4.

Also, have you noticed any unresponsiveness? One of he reviews I read said that on multiple occasions his player would not react to any inputs, and I can imagine how frustrating that would be after having a long rally.

05-10-2011, 08:39 PM	#1
goh Banned OVR: 37 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada	Virtua Tennis 4 Impressions The intro song was really,really,really lame. I did like the video style though. This appears to have been a very well made game for the most part. The move system in world tour however appears poorly thought out and luck is a big factor. It seems very possible to get screwed over by the system. Personally however it doesn't matter because I find this game entirely unplayable. Not due to poor controls or glitchyness or anything of the such. This is the most difficult sports game I've ever played and it's on easy. (Called casual in tour,easy in exhibition) I didn't get an instruction book so I have no idea how to do drop shots etc. but I really don't think it'd matter. If I had the blue target that's in practice mode I might be able to win something but there's no option to have it present during the actual game. It's like it's on All-McEnroe! Which is a shame because it otherwise seems pretty great. Sim heads should love it though. Casual fans...up the river. I fffiiiinnnnaalllllyyyy managed to win something! Last edited by goh; 05-10-2011 at 08:44 PM.

05-10-2011, 10:20 PM	#2
Rules Go Irish OVR: 17 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,854	Re: Virtua Tennis 4 Impressions thread The intro song is terrible and that is being nice. Right now I am playing on the highest setting and so far I have walked thru all of my opponents who are very low skilled. My next match is against a world tour player so we will see. I will play that match tomorrow. Playing World Tour and I think the game is worth the $32 I paid. However, I think it is more arcade than sim. One doesn't need a manual as it is actually very basic. Just look at the controller scheme in the game. Only using 4 buttons and both sticks. The left to aim and the right to control your player.

05-11-2011, 12:30 AM	#3
goh Banned OVR: 37 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada	Re: Virtua Tennis 4 Impressions thread They don't have drop shots and that stuff? Maybe they got the difficulties backwards,wouldn't be the first time.

05-12-2011, 04:34 PM	#6
goh Banned OVR: 37 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada	Re: Virtua Tennis 4 Impressions thread If this is arcade it should be a whole lot easier. I'll try Top Spin 4 later but I could win most of the time in the old versions of that.

05-13-2011, 01:53 AM	#7
cdawg44 MVP OVR: 11 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Re: Virtua Tennis 4 Impressions thread So I have to admit. I was real skeptical about this game after the diasters that were Virtua Tennis 2009 and Virtua Tennis 3 made me very sour on the series. Well, after spending some time the game on Xbox, I can say the series is back. I honestly beleive this may be the best VT since the original back on Dreamcast. It is certainly the best on next gen. While, I strongly prefer TS 4 over VT4, it has truly provided a nice break from TS. First off, the game is the best looking Tennis game I ever seen. The player models are great and the court environments are superb. It's massive upgrade from 2009. All the glitches and slowdowns in the middle of play that plagued VT 2009 are gone and gameplay is pretty tight. The best part for me is actually seeing aces occur in the game; something that is rare to see in Top Spin 4. You still don't see a ton of errors in game like in the other game, but you will see more than in other VT games. They also added new animations that try to make the game more realistic, but I'm not sure how well it worked. One of my biggest beefs with the last VT game was just how long and tedious the last world tour was. You had to plow through two full tours and it took alomst 12 in game years for me to finish. I like the direction Sega went with the new overhauled world tour with 4 years divided among the the four majors and all the build up to it. Once I got adjusted to having to use tickets to move along to different stops, the tour became a blast with you having to balance playing matches and tournaments, public appearacnes and manging your condition. My one major beef with the tour is how short it is. I finished the first 3 years of the tour in less than a day of play. I feel like it could have been drawn out longer to maybe two years in all four areas of the world and then in the second year you get to play in the majors. In addition, you only play 2 tournaments in warm up for the major of that area. So I only played in Spain and Egypt before the French Cup and played in Sweden and Prague before London tournament. It seems as if Sega heard all the complaints about how long the tour was time and really worked to shorten it to a more reasonable length, but I really beleive that they went to far in the other direction with so few tournaments and a short time period. The mini-games are all new unless you buy the PS3 version which has the Pin Crusher game which has been long over due. The mini-games just became so stale to me and having new ones has blown some life into the game and made it a fresh experience for me. I am really enjoying the mini-game ace striker where you have to serve a soccer ball into a goal past a goalie and walls of soccer players. The big let down for me it how bad the game is with Kinect controls. It really has not been as fun as thought it was going to be and I have had many issues with the sensor picking up my movements. PS3 has been a better expereince with the move in IMHO. All in all, I'll give the game a 7. The shortness of the world tour and poor use of the Kinect really let me down. Other than that, if you like arcade tennis, you'll enjoy this. However, I would wait until a price drop on it. With Top Spin 4 at $39 new and $17.99 pre-owned, that is for sure a better buy. __________________ "If you have a linebacker on him, you might as well start singing their fight song." -- WSU coach Bill Doba on Reggie Bush My Teams: NCAA Football: USC Trojans NCAA Basketball: UNC Tarheels NFL: Houston Texans Premier League: Arsenal NHL: Carolina Hurricanes

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05-13-2011, 04:30 AM	#8
ZeeAyKay Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Mar 2004	Re: Virtua Tennis 4 Impressions thread Thanks for the impressions cdawg. I was looking into buying either Top Spin 4 or Virtua Tennis, and while I think I'd have fun with both, your impressions helped pushed me over the fence towards buying Top Spin 4. Also, have you noticed any unresponsiveness? One of he reviews I read said that on multiple occasions his player would not react to any inputs, and I can imagine how frustrating that would be after having a long rally.

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