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great game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: September 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this is a great game where is anna kornikova ! whith great women players but not so good men

What a letdown...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game has alot going for it on the surface. Unfortunately, it doesn't put it together and ends up being a rather flat package.

PLUS: Decent cast of players. Men's players are kind of blah (where is Agassi, Safin, Roddick, Hewitt???), but the ladies are well represented with the Williams sisters, Monica, and Lindsay. The graphics are incredible, and extra pains were takent to replicate the style of the players. Watching Lindsay serve in this game is like watching tape of her playing.

MINUS: The gameplay is shoddy and is NOT tennis. It is nearly impossible to hit a winner on any setting (other than easy, which is WAY TOO EASY!!!). When a fat, useless pig like Alexandra Stevenson can run down shot after shot off Lindsay or Venus' racquet, something is definitely wrong. Half the shots the computer players use are invented shots and physically impossible in the actual sport of tennis. Because of this, the game becomes an exercise in frustration.

A shame...I was hoping Sega can go out with a bang. Instead, barely a whimper.

Awesome graphics . . . poor playability

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you liked the original Sega Virtua Tennis, this is a must have because it's still the best tennis game on any platform. The graphics are fantastics, more players, more options and more everything. Unfortunately, it's too difficult. Also, the World Tour mode requires the player to develop both male and female player. It requires too much time. If you have the time and the patience, this is a great game.

A worthy sequel to Virtua Tennis

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: October 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you loved "Virtua Tennis", picking up "Tennis 2K2" is a no-brainer. This sequel is simply more of what made "Virtua Tennis" a surprise hit. If you have not played the original and are not a tennis enthusiast, consider buying the original....

Reasons why this game does not deserve five stars:
1) The most popular players (Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova) are still not here and most likely will be appearing in a rival tennis game for PS2 in the future.
2) If you played the original "Virtua Tennis", you already know this game -- you will not be getting a substantially different game here.

Reasons why this game deserves better than three stars:
1) Women are here! A not-too-shabby list of women players includes the Williams sisters, Lindsay Davenport, and Monica Seles.
2) Sega still sports the best blend of realism and approachability in a tennis game. Tennis enthusiasts and casual gamers will all enjoy this game.
3) The new create-a-player mode adds a unique RPG element to the game. And if your favorite player is not among the included 16, you can create him or her from scratch.
4) Minor improvements over the original game can be seen throughout this sequel. For example, the graphics are noticeably cleaner (with nice touches such as scuff marks on the court surfaces) and game control now includes slicing.

Great sequel, but original still best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I loved Virtua Tennis, so I was a little disappointed at first of 2k2. Once I got into this game, however, I started to really enjoy it. Play is faster than the original, and you can do some wicked cool (nasty to your opponents) net play that you couldn't do before. The create-a-character mode is a nice option, and you have to work to build up your player through the training in the world tour mode, which I thought was neat. The world tour is also an excellent upgrade from the first and more challenging, but on the downside you can only play your created character and not one of the pros. It's nice to see the women were added as well. 2k2 doesn't get a 5 because it doesn't have the arcade friendly play of the original, but this game is still very addicting.

Great game...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game that will provide a ton of enjoyment for gamers, even those who aren't avid tennis fans. Hell, even the original Pong was a kickash game that was addictive as all gets out, and Tennis 2K2 simply takes that original classic premise and amplifies it to involve more skill, more complexities, more details, more of everything. The graphics aren't too shabby either. Unfortunate that this game was released so late in the Dreamcast's life cycle.

Didn't pay attention to detail

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun but the makers didn't pay attention to detail in this game. Every match you play must be one set and only one set. In real life, men's matches are best of 5 sets and women's are best of 3. The only other downside is that it doesn't have Sampras, Agassi, Roddick or any other great players other than Rafter. Fun game all in all and worth buying.

Hard game but good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is very hard but its all good. The nice graphics and short loading are the best features. :)

Great Game!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I love this game, there's a dissappointment only in the fact that you can't change shoes once a match have started. I play tennis myself and playing this game have somehow teached me some good movements. I would have liked other choices in Men, Agassi, Sampras....they've been for years champions all around the world and they should be in this game.

The Last Great Dreamcast Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 38 / 38
Date: October 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Ah, Virtua Tennis. It provided so many hours of fun - and easy-to-learn, hard-to-master pick-up-and-play classic, with amazing graphics and a masterful 4-player mode. And here is the sequel, Tennis 2K2, which takes the basic formula of the first game and expands upon it, and the result is not only an improvement, but an altogether better game.

Sega added the game to its already excellent Sega Sports line, and as a result, the gameplay is more of a simulation than the arcadey Virtua Tennis. In addition, there are now sixteen licensed players, from Patrick Rafter to Jelena Dokic. The players look unbelievably realistic, down to the smallest detail. Monica Seles makes her trademark grunts, Tim Henman hitches his shoulders while he serves, Lindsay Davenport has her familiar racket windup, etc etc. It's almost eerie how true to life the players are - a vast improvement over the rather grotesque characters from the first game. There are now 28 courts, a HUGE addition over Virtua Tennis, and some of them are just gorgeous. The Rio court at dusk is particularly wonderous, giving the court and players a glow that's magnificent to behold.

The gameplay, while similar to VT, has undergone a few changes, making the game much more challenging. You now have three types of shots: topspin, slice, and lob. There is also much more attention paid to how powerful the shots are in relation to how close the player is to the ball, i.e. if the ball is close to you when you swing, you're not going to hit it very hard. Positioning your player in order to get maximum shot power and control is vital, adding a whole layer of strategy to the game. Thankfully, the too-often diving of the first game has been practically eliminated, as players lunge for balls just out of reach. If you should dive, however, you jump back to your feet in no time - a much-welcome improvement. You can also return serves with much more power, if you're in the right place. This makes the game more balanced, as the server was usually victorious in Virtua Tennis. The players have much more range now, which results in longer, more strategic matches. You cannot jump into Tennis 2K2 and expect victory right away if you've mastered VT - it's necessary to learn the subtle details all over again. Despite these new complexities, the game still retains the same charm and playability of the original. Credit Sega for not just re-releasing Virtua Tennis with new graphics - T2K2 is a much different, but no less enjoyable game. The best thing about the improved gameplay is it gives you more control over your player and his/her shots.

Tournament (arcade) and Exhibition modes are, in fact, set up the same as VT: pick a player (or players) and hit the courts. There is a mixed doubles option, as you cannot play two males against two females. However, the World Circuit Mode has seen some pretty drastic changes. You create a male and female player using rather limited options, and start training in your quest to become #1 in the world (you start ranked at 300th). You follow a 12-month calendar, on which different singles and doubles matches are displayed for you to enter. In between matches, you train your players using different trials, much like the first game, but instead of winning money, you improve your player's statistics in various categories (forehand power, foot speed, serve control, etc.). These training matches have the same unusual charm as VT's: you'll try to knock items off a conveyer belt to improve your serve, try to catch flags while avoiding being hit by balls fired from tennis machines, and even play a strange tennis version of Othello. These quirky minigames are just as wonderful and addictive as before, and Bulls' Eye and Pin Crasher make repeat appearances. It's very necessary to train, as your players begin basically at zero and will lose matches immediately unless you train. When you think you're ready, you can enter a match. If you win, you get money, which you can then spend in the various shops for doubles partners, additional outfits, racket upgrades, and more arenas for Exhibition Mode. You also improve your rank, imperative as you must have a certain rank in order to enter higher tournaments. These changes are, again, intended to make the game more of a simulation than an arcade experience, but it's set up in such an intuitive and compelling way that it's more enjoyable. You'll get attached to your created players quickly, and you can even use them in the game's other modes.

Tennis 2K2 is a gorgeous-to-look-at masterpiece that has even deeper gameplay than the original, and is unmatched as a multiplayer party game and as a single-player experience. It is a must-own classic that is the final hurrah for the dying Dreamcast, and is one of the system's top three games. Enthusiastically recommended!

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