Grand Slam Tennis 2 Has No Sliders

[SteelerSpartan]

According to this guy who has the game and posted that vid^^
My Reaction:


More impressions from another who has the game

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Positive: + Best Move Tennis game, but not perfect. Sports Champions Table Tennis is still the Move sports game reference. + Total Racquet Control (Analogue Stick): Difficult at first but after some practice works great. + Good variety of shots with the Controller - will probably be the only way to win online. + Move calibration is quick. + Move changes color depending on whether you hit a topspin or slice. + Atmosphere. + Commentary*. + Player creation - although restricted in some areas. + Despite the flaws, playing GST2 with the Move is fun. + Good court choices - not just the main stadiums at the Grand Slams. + Career mode looks good. + Grand Slam Classics - nice idea & fun to play (25 in all). + Player animations & Graphics. Murray actually looks like Murray (Top Spin 4 take note Negative: - If you've played the Demo it is a good representation of the final game. i.e. No significant gameplay changes. - No Move 1:1 controls: Some shot types require a button press & directing shots is a bit erratic. - (Move) Backhands can be hit with forehands & Vice-Versa. - The ball hardly ever goes out. - Lobs are pointless - your opponent ALWAYS smashes them back. Against the better (AI) players it's an invitation to lose the point. - Your (AI) opponent always has a 100% first serve rate. Played a 5 Setter against Bjorn Borg (Level: Pro) - 100% first serve. Played through a whole tournament (Level: Amateur) - All AI players had 100% first serve rates. - Menu load times - although they are way better than Top Spin 4. - *Commentary becomes repetative - similar to GST on the WII. - Player footsteps sound is uneccessary & becomes annoying. - The player speeds at the higher levels are absurd. - Players never get tired - even after a 50 shot rally. - Full HD? Nope, 720p. Note to EA: Full HD is 1080p. **Please let me know if i've missed something here (GT5 runs at 1080p: Full HD)! - Only one camera view. - Aces are rare. At the higher levels perfect serves are met with perfect returns. It's almost better to hit softer serves & fool the AI. Overall: 7/10

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/8096975.page

[The Bimmer]

That sounded like a fair review. It is unfortunate that the issues in the demo cannot or have not been addressed. Was hoping that gamplay could be adjusted, guess not. PASS!

[rangerrick012]

Thanks for sharing this.

[SteelerSpartan]

-No Option to turn off the Color Trails that represent the type of shot

^^Add that to the list


Man the more I hear/see, the more Im realizing this game doesn't look to have the details/options that are going to keep sim minded people playing


I haven't bought a tennis game since the original Top Spin, and was hoping this game might have the depth/attention to detail to bring me back in.

[fearwhatnow]

Quote: Originally Posted by SteelerSpartan

-No Option to turn off the Color Trails that represent the type of shot ^^Add that to the list Man the more I hear/see, the more Im realizing this game doesn't look to have the details/options that are going to keep sim minded people playing I haven't bought a tennis game since the original Top Spin, and was hoping this game might have the depth/attention to detail to bring me back in.

Why don't you buy TS4?It's by far the best tennis sim ever.
It seems that GS2 is worse than the first one on Wii (which was pretty good btw)

[SteelerSpartan]

Quote: Originally Posted by fearwhatnow

Why don't you buy TS4?It's by far the best tennis sim ever. It seems that GS2 is worse than the first one on Wii (which was pretty good btw)

Well Im not really a hardcore tennis fan, only really like to watch Nadal in the majors Recently(Since 09) ...and I didn't think they captured his explosiveness/style that drew me to watch the sport more
I was kinda feeling like it needed to go above and beyond....otherwise I could hold off until something better showed up....though it doesn't look like that will be happening anytime soon

^^That and I read something about the Tournament AI that would potentially really bug me...

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The difficulty shouldn't matter on what round you're in, it should only be based on who you're playing. Maybe they could make the further rounds slightly more difficult, as you could argue that players are more determined to win, but if I play Federer in the first round, that should be harder than playing Wawrinka in the final. The luck of the draw should count, somewhat.

http://www.gamespot.com/top-spin-4/f...emis-58948061/

^^Read that while I was researching the game last year...Is that still a problem???

[cocobee]

The gameplay video wasn't awful, I actually liked to see the effective use of the lob. Probably will get it, need a fun game. I play in a league so I'll get my sim fix from that, when I'm relaxing at home --this will do.

It's be nice if EA releases some gameplay tuner updates eventually (I wouldn't hold my breath)

[ps3veron]

A 7? Wow that seems to match the current reviews up on Metacritic: http://www.metacritic.com/game/plays...-slam-tennis-2

I was looking a little forward to this now I am becoming cautious!

You guys think the online will be active?