The best tennis game in years...
Virtua Tennis 3 is a very good tennis videogame.It is simply such a good game,it's easy to pick up and play,the difficulty is forgiving to the newcomers and can also be challenging for those seeking greater challenges.
The graphics are pretty good and on a HD TV the game looks really good,it isn't as shiny as the new Top Spin 3 but it still looks good.Real players are very well presented in the game and they resemble very much their real counterpart.There are some players who don't really look that good,like Sharapova for example,who eventhough is the most beautiful tennis player in the world she looks terrible in this game.Anyway other players look really good,including Federer and Nadal or Andy Roddick.You have three options in the game:Exhibition where you can play a single match against an CPU player or against a friend.Then there is tournament in which you will play in various locations in the world advancing like in a tournament,you ultimate goal being achieving the most money.The most interesting mode of this game is the world tour which let's you create your own player and start your way as a novice and advance to the top of the ranking table.In this career you will be able to play single matches,double matches in which you pick your teammate ,you can play all sorts of mini-games which are very fun,you can attend a school of tennis which will boost up your stats and make your player better.You will have a 20 year career in which you will go to the top of the table by competing in all the events you can,but you also have to rest from time to time as your player get's tired and if you overplay him he will get injured and won't be able to play for a couple of weeks.You can restore the player's fatigue by resting at his home,sending him on a vacation or by drinking an energy drink.But be careful,if you drink to much energy drink your player will lose his stamina and won't be able to attend tournaments for a much longer time.
The sound is probably the worst part of the game,there is mainly just one song in the game which repeats constantly,and the players have no voices even if they sometimes approach you to tell you something.In rest the shots and the sounds players do are very good.
I would recommend this game to any tennis fan as this game is very fun and very easy to play on easier difficulties.
My Score 8.2