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Addictive, challenging game play

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 13
Date: March 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the most polished Virtua Tennis in the series.

I played the older versions in PS2 and PSP. Game play wise, VT3 actually is the same as those older versions. You get the latest and greatest tennis stars and new mini games to power up your custom player. The interesting thing is in VT3 the computer AI is quite smart. You cant cruise through the game like before. Have to use some brain. Thats the nice part.

Other than part, its pretty much the same game as the previous versions with better graphics (1080p!)

If you never play Virtua Tennis before, then I highly recommend this game to you. Its easy to learn and play. Its fun and addictive.

Great game for all level of tennis game fans

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 12
Date: March 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game about a week ago and haven't been able to put it down since. I played a lot of tennis games on different consoles, I'd say the best one I played was Virtual Tennis 2 on Xbox (Much better than the ps2 version), but since I don't own an Xbox I was only able to play that at a friend's place, my favorite tennis game for PS2 was Top Spin 2, and now comes this game...
Pro:
-Sharp graphics, better than the Xbox 360's version.
-Broad difficulty range, this game is truly for tennis fans of all levels
-Challenging play, requires GOOD skills to win on the hardest level
-Good music and commentary
-Short game loading time compared to Top Spin 2
Con:
-No online game playing, as was stated by others
-The computer tends to "dive" for the ball a lot, but this can be avoided

To me this is definitely the best tennis game out there right now, although I haven't really tried to play the Xbox's version. The game loads a LOT faster than Top Spin 2 (My biggest headache with that game, it loads slow even on the faster PS3 system), I don't really care too much about the lack of online play since I like it a lot more with having friends over and play 4 people doubles team. Unlike Top Spin 2, the skills required for this game is high if you want to beat it on the hardest level, I started out at Normal and was able to breeze through, I beat Hard on the first try also but in 3 close sets, and now I'm on Very Hard and I was only able to win 1-2 games per set. The "dive" problem can be avoided if you get yourself closer to the ball before hitting a button, so the player "swings" at the ball in a closer range, it'll take a bit to master that since coming from Top Spin 2 I tend to press the button right after the ball left the opponent's court. Overall this is a really fun game, I'd recommand this to all the tennis fans out there.

Interesting and fun way to play tennis

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: August 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

VT3 is a pretty neat game. I've never played a VirtuaTennis game before. I was expecting some neat gameplay and some tournaments and that's it. However, the "World Tour" mode is very engaging. It give you a calendar with tournaments taking place around the world. You go to the minigames to hone the skills of your player so that you can win tournaments and move up the rankings. Along the way, you get new gear from sponsors and other players. It doesn't do much, but it's something. The neat part is how you have to manage your stamina to make sure you have enough when a tournament comes around. Once or twice, I was playing so many mini-games I forgot to go to the tournaments. My character "got the flu" from playing so hard without rest that he was out for 4 weeks. Kind of interesting.

The graphics are great and the motions are spot on. Once you get to more skilled players the action really heats up and gets very engaging. I was just ho hum about tennis before, but this really made it seem interesting and engaging.

If you think VirtuaTennis might be interesting, download the demo and try it. If you like the demo, you'll LOVE the game.

Fun to play, very realistic and great graphics

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I already had the previous game on PSP and I loved it. Now, this one comes out on PS3 and it is soooo gooooood. Has excellent game play, very real movements, graphics are breathtaking. There is nothing wrong I can say about this game. If you like Tennis, this is a must have.

The best tennis game out!

Graphics are good, but the game is useless after a few hours(PS3 version)

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 12
Date: March 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Firstly, I am not a fanboy of any console. Here is my unbiased opinion on Virtua tennis3. Get the XBOX 360 version if you want to play online. The ps3 version might look a tad better graphically(in offline mode), but lacks online functionlity and I know for sure that many of you folks would love to play any sports game online since CPU based challenges are quite boring.

Everything else about the game is pretty good. Definitely better than Topspin 2, but Topspin for XBOX is still the best tennis game(unfortunately Topspin does not play on the 360).

As for the PS3 owners(including me), we have to hope the SEGA magically develops some interest towards PS3 and gives us online play(both Virtua tennis and Virtua fighter) or Sony needs to develop more sports games inhouse too.

great fun... for a while

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I've played this game for about 30 total hours now. It's very well done and addictive. Nice graphics, good depth in developing abilities with training games. The only gripes are about difficulty, Having mastered the gameplay, Hard is too easy, yet Very Hard is a nightmare. The CPU runs down EVERYTHING, and even when lunging returns shots at impossible angles to deny hard earned points. The volleying doesn't work like it should, also denying sure points with inexplicably weak returns. These "cheating" elements have now killed the game for me. The Chasm of Difficulty between settings really hurts an otherwise great title. With a friend it could still be very fun, but there's no online option. Worth the price, but could be better.

Fun to play

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

As many users here, I owned the PSP version of this game, which was extremely fun and addictive. The PS3 version has several upgrades, but the game remains quite similar. Create a player and start practicing and participating in events to rank up and access more challenging championships.

With an extensive rooster to choose from, you'll soon be hooked up to this game, its easy to learn but it gets really challenging. Graphics are great, and most of the players resemble their life counterparts.

Where this game fails miserably is in the soundtrack. Its a non-stop arcadish tune that drives you insane during the matches, fortunately you can turn it off and enjoy the game.

Another issue is that the game lacks multiplayer option. I must say that it would be really fun to have a world ranking system, but probably to much to ask.

If you like tennis or looking for a simple and fun game to play, get Virtual Tennis.

PROS:
- Great Graphics
- Highly addictive
- multiple languages depending where you play

CONS
- Annoying soundtrack
- No mutiplayer options

Very fun game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: March 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I love tennis games, and this game looks and plays amazingly real. You feel like your out on the court playing, and it's a great feeling. Definitely a must for lovers of the sport, or for those with an interest in tennis.

Lack of online features is the only bad part

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I would have given 5 if the PS3 version of this game has included online matchups but for some reason Sega did not include that feature unlike its XBOX360 counterpart. Yet, the visuals are stunning, and the gameplay is highest possible i can imagine, thanks to Sega's long time history with arcade-game style. It is a lot of fun to play with your friend, both on Singles (1 vs. 1) and Doubles (2 vs. 2).

Career mode is also great. It is a BUY unless some other title comes along that combines strong-gameplay and online feature.

Great game, but short story

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: November 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was very excited when i first got this game.
It has great graphics, and is very fun to play.
The only problem that i see, is that even though it has various game modes, they are not so exciting, they help you to improve your in game abilities, but the get very boring after a while.
I finished playing with the story mode in 2 weeks, its kind of hidious because all you do is play and play the same thing over and over, but there is not much to do about it, its a tennis game, the same happens with soccer games, basketball games, etc.
I havent tried it by playing with somebody else, none of my friends are PS3 fans, but it looks like a great game to play between 2 or more people.
I am a huge fun of tennis, and thats why i got it, when i cant go out to play real tennis because of rain or other reasons, the game makes me feel almost as excited as playing in real life.
Its not a must have, unless you are a big fan of the game!

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