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- Reviewed on: 12/19/2006
- Released on: 12/18/2006
- Originally published on GameSpot: Tennis (Wii) Review
Released in late 1985, Tennis was one of the first sports games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Though it may not seem very impressive now, Tennis was a substantial improvement over the Pong clones that had been passed off as tennis games up to that point. But unlike Ice Hockey, the game hasn't aged all that well. While it can be fun to play a few rounds here and there for nostalgic purposes, it's difficult to recommend when you consider the Wii already comes with a tennis game.
Tennis would have been much better if you could play against a friend.
Tennis lets you play a singles match against the CPU, but the only way to play with another person is to team up and challenge the computer in doubles. There's no two-player singles play. There are five difficulty settings: Level 1 is slow and relatively easy, while level 5 is superfast and very tough. The sweet spot for most people will likely be level 3. At this level, the game moves at a brisk pace, and you don't always have to hit a perfect shot to win because the CPU will sometimes make mistakes. A match consists of three sets, and you need to win two sets to win the match. Each game is scored just as it is in real tennis, so if you tie at 40, you'll play out a deuce.
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