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Post by sanjoy on Mar 20, 2007 16:05:35 GMT 6
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Post by HundredProofSam on Mar 20, 2007 16:08:14 GMT 6
i might buy this game just for its graphics.. its 2 f**kin good 2 look at no wonder u go ga-ga over fifa games peace
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Post by KC on Mar 20, 2007 17:39:07 GMT 6
thats one long achievement list. anyone of u getting the game??
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Post by super_saiyan360 on Mar 20, 2007 21:16:14 GMT 6
I will buy it for sure. Need a good tennis game, I skipped top spin2 for this game.
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Post by HundredProofSam on Mar 20, 2007 21:17:38 GMT 6
not for another 2 months at least unless my financial situation changes drastically.....unlikely
peace
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Post by sanjoy on Mar 21, 2007 0:42:49 GMT 6
willl defn buy it if it rel in India... can afford 40 pounds for it
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Post by ΨBarnacleBrainBrantΨ on Mar 23, 2007 16:50:27 GMT 6
You have two options for console tennis. Three, if you count Mario Tennis, which isn't tennis so much as one of Nintendo's bright and colorful party games with a thin sports pretense. Other than that, you can choose Top Spin (now with the number 2 after its name) or Virtua Tennis (now with the number 3 after its name). For fast-paced, easy-to-play, super-smooth, and sometimes slightly glib tennis, Virtua Tennis 3 is the game to play. In a way, they're apples and oranges. Top Spin is more of a tennis sim, with demanding skill-based interface gimmicks for fancy shots. But Virtua Tennis is far more generous and forgiving, often over-the-top, but always slick and exciting. Would you be surprised to hear that it's basically a port of a fancy Japanese arcade machine? Because it is. Virtua Tennis 3 doesn't add much substance to the established formula, which goes back to its debut on the Dreamcast. You're pretty much playing a gussied up version of Pong. You move your player into position, and hold down the swing button to return the ball. Fancy animation takes over from there to make you feel like you're making a tennis pro do his or her thing. There are a few nuances you'll eventually learn, including slices, lobs, and aiming. And if you get the timing wrong, you'll send your player diving wildly for the ball (the players in Virtua Tennis spend an inordinate amount of time sprawled out on the courts). But Virtua Tennis is a game anyone can enjoy and quickly play well. You can jump into games using a roster of contemporary celebrities like Federer, Rodd*ck, Sharpova, and Venus Williams (Serena is AWOL). For a longer-term investment, you can play a campaign mode, starting with a custom-made unskilled noob and working his or her stats and seeding up to superstar status. It's much easier to get started with a new player here than it was in Virtua Tennis 2 (which was released as Tennis 2k2 in North America). You'll play training minigames and compete in tournaments, unlocking mostly cosmetic gear along the way, but building your skills as you go. In an odd new twist, you'll occasionally have speechless chats with tennis celebrities who invite you to practice with them. You show up and play a game before a full house of spectators and judges. Quite an elaborate practice. The next-gen tech is suitably impressive, with even more animation (See the onlookers lean to the side to avoid incoming balls!), more detailed courts (See the scuff on the clay in Paris!), fancy new fabric tricks (See Federer's shirt ripple and Williams' skirt flap!), and even more contextual crowd sounds (Hear the multitudes gasp and cheer!). But mostly this is the same superlative animation and sound. It's as gratifying as ever to see such fluid, responsive, and graceful animation in a game that's so easy to play. The grunts and thwacks are diverse, varied, and evocative. And although the characters still have that weird lifeless stare during their close-ups, they're slightly less eerie this time around. Virtua Tennis 3 has its share of crazy new minigames. You'll try to hit numbered circles in sequences, navigate an avalanche of balls and fruit, drive plastic chomping crocodiles back from haunches of meat, and curse an infuriating bingo drill. Among the wackiness, you'll find favorites like bowling and a tricky curling minigame, both of which make for great multiplayer matches. This is one of the few 360 games to offer native 1080p support, which will be a boon to those of you with bigger screens. Virtua Tennis 3 is a great game for a quick multiplayer bout, either online through Xbox Live's matching service, or with a friend or three on the same TV. This remains one of the best multiplayer games you can play locally, and you don't even have to like tennis to appreciate it. It's worth noting, however, that the Playstation 3 doesn't have online support. What happened there? The world tour mode could use a few more carrots. It's plenty rewarding to see your skills go up, and the achievements on the 360 version make for a nice set of goals, but some ingame incentive beyond changing your character's shirt color would have been nice in the world tour mode. Sometimes, you'll get functional rackets, but new duds, encouraging emails from your coach, and abrupt appearances from silent tennis pros inviting you to "practice" don't really cut it. Also, the loading times aren't a problem before a game which you could be playing for a while. But they're extremely annoying before a short minigame, many of which seem to take less time than the actual loading screen, and especially so when compound with the fact that Virtua Tennis 3 completely reloads a minigames each time you try it. But aside from these complaints, this is the tennis game of choice. It looks great, it plays even better, and it's true to nearly everything that makes the series great. Perhaps the best thing you can say about Virtua Tennis 3 is that it's such a good game, you don't even have to like tennis to appreciate it.
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Post by sanjoy on Mar 23, 2007 16:58:45 GMT 6
unlike what the one up show said this game has rumble.... atleast the demo had rumble
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Post by KC on Mar 23, 2007 18:28:38 GMT 6
yes it does have rumble.
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Post by OceansAndEarth on Apr 16, 2007 14:22:30 GMT 6
Anyone has any idea as to when this game is coming out here?
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Post by sanjoy on Apr 16, 2007 15:08:07 GMT 6
Mohit said he is trying but cant confirm anything
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Post by ΨBarnacleBrainBrantΨ on Apr 16, 2007 15:12:31 GMT 6
i just hope he gets guitar here, its something i could die for
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Post by KC on Apr 16, 2007 18:46:18 GMT 6
what ull use the guitar as a raquet??
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Post by OceansAndEarth on Apr 16, 2007 19:25:27 GMT 6
what ull use the guitar as a raquet?? Lol, just lol. No more going off-topic Umang, heh heh!
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Post by vee-en on Apr 16, 2007 21:03:14 GMT 6
well, so far top spin 2 is doing the job....its a nice game, gets boring SP, but real fun MP....i play doubles with my friends all the time.....real nice..!!
i think ill skip this game now....unless i can get someone to trade this for ts2...
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