Other gameplay gripes include the serve, which could do with some tweaking. It almost leads me to think that these are just scripted events that are triggered every so often to keep things varied and end some points early, which takes away some sense of a hard-earned point. Throwing in an in-depth tutorial mode would also work wonders as at times some shots are tame and others are ferocious without any real indication on screen as to why, regardless of the amount of time the shot button is held, positioning of the player and height of the ball. It wouldn’t do any harm to loosen the shackles a little though, as many points tend to play out the same way, and instead of focusing on varied shots, it’s more a case of getting into the right position early and trying to hold the shot button for as long as possible in an attempt to generate the most power possible. It’s still easily accessible to beginners and offers a high enough ceiling that seasoned players can gain advantages where necessary. World Tour mode aside, the game plays a pretty solid match of tennis. That’s not to say the mini-games or other such quirky additions should be removed, because at the end of the day this is an arcade game and its these thing’s that set the title apart from titles such as Top Spin, but it should closer reflect that of a real-life tennis career.
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Sadly this has been the trend of the series for far too long and is definitely in need of a full revamp. Surely it wouldn’t have been too hard a task to stick in some full-on tournaments that take a fair amount of time to play through, as oppose to these tennis snapshots. When you do finally get into a practise match or tournament, after navigating the farcical map, it’s over before it ever really begins as they simply aren’t long enough to extract any real enjoyment out of. There simply aren’t enough words to describe just how tedious of a process this is, and detracts from any real progress you make. However, if you don’t have the right ticket to land on your desired space you are forced to bypass it completely and move on, as you can never turn back.
With these you can land on certain practise matches, tournaments and mini-games that help boost your star ranking and skill levels. We’ll begin with World Tour mode, which is the main single player portion of the game, and this time around has been transformed into a board game of sorts, were you collect tickets that allow you to move a certain amount of spaces. Sure there are now a few more characters, courts and some truly bizarre mini-games, but the general feel and overly-vibrant colour scheme remains the same, and its here that both the success and the failure of this latest offering lies. Despite its name, Virtua Tennis 4 is now the fifth console entry into the series and since its conception back in 1999 it hasn’t changed all that much.
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