Venus Williams Tennis (Mobile)

GameSpot editors' review

• CNET editors' rating: 2.5 stars OK
  Detailed editors' rating
  Overall score: 5.1 (2.5 stars)

• Reviewed by:
  Ryan Davis
• Reviewed on: 08/17/2004
• Originally published on GameSpot: Venus Williams Tennis (Mobile) Review

Since breaking onto the women's pro tennis circuit in a big way in the late '90s with her sister Serena, Venus Williams has remained one of the most visible and talented players in the sport. The same sort of glowing things cannot be said about her new mobile tennis game, which is choppy and shallow. It's mostly functional, but that's about as positive as you can get.

Venus Williams Tennis is a very stripped-down tennis game, in terms of both the gameplay itself and the gameplay options. As you start the game, you're given the choice of playing as Venus Williams or as one of four other, fictional tennis pros. There are two modes of play: tournament and practice. The practice mode is essentially worthless, though, as it offers no tutorial or helpful tips and is otherwise identical to the tournament mode. The tournament mode is broken up into four different tournaments, each of which you'll need to play through at least twice before you'll be eligible to advance to the next tournament. The gameplay is incredibly streamlined, to the point that it doesn't require you to hit any buttons to swing your racket--just position your player in front of the ball, and she'll swing auto-magically. The downside is that Venus Williams Tennis turns into basically a glorified game of Pong; the upside is that the game is easy to control with a single hand. Unfortunately, the controls are inconsistent. Your player will often pay you no mind as you press a direction, and the range in which your player can make contact with the ball is pretty fuzzy. The game seems to oscillate between easy and frustrating. Most of the time when you miss a shot, you get the feeling that it wasn't your fault.

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