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Virtua Tennis Challenge

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:56 pm
by Twinny
For any fans of SEGA's "Tennis Classic" you're in luck! A new title is coming....to smartphones. It's called Virtua Tennis Challenge and it is now availble on the (sorta-new) Sony Xperia device.

Here's what SEGA said on the game:

Virtua Tennis Challenge is a well-crafted adaptation of the sport on a touchscreen,” said Haruki Satomi, Senior Vice President of Digital Business at SEGA. “We are pleased to present a variety of customization options for characters and play style for virtually endless replayability.”


In Virtua Tennis Challenge, players can choose from and customize 50 characters with unique strengths and play styles, using the Xperia Play’s game pad or touch screen to unleash top spin smashes, slice shots, lobs, and more. The varying environments of the 18 stadiums also affect ball movement across clay, grass and indoor courts.


In SPT World Tour mode, players use the money they earn progressing through full virtual tennis seasons to buy into major tournaments. In Exhibition Match mode, players can quickly dive into a game in an unlocked court to play a single or doubles game. And since real tennis stars never play alone, Virtua Tennis Challenge also allows players to compete with friends and fellow amateurs over Bluetooth™ in single or doubles play.


"I love how the game represents real-life tennis movements with the touch mechanics," said Sony Mobile's Brand Ambassador and former World No 1, Caroline Wozniacki. "I will certainly be checking this one out in my down time, as I travel extensively I am always up for something new to entertain me on the go!"
Aaaaand here's the trailer:


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So, what do you think of the new game?

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:02 pm
by Gavvie
It's a rather large download. 363MB last I checked...best not be additional data to add onto that.

I'll likely pop it onto my tablet. I've got all of SEGA's Android games on there, except for Sonic 4.1, as it still isn't compatible with Android 3.0...

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:09 pm
by crippenstation
Looks pretty much like Virtua Tennis 3 for touchscreen mediums. Kind of like PSP's Virtua Tennis World Tour was a portable VT2 with additional features.

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:39 pm
by Reknoc
"Intuitive Gesture Controls" is basically code for "bad game".

Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:22 pm
by Wrath Oskvro
Well, I was going to check it out..BUT

"This app is incompatible with your Asus Transformer TF101."

What the fuck Sega? All of the other Sega titles work.