Virtua Tennis, not Virtual Tennis, has a whole bunch of tennis mini-games, and a different way to play tennis.

Along with that this multiplayer Wii game comes Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection ranking system.  Become the top tennis players!

Pro:	A whole bunch of customization for your character Fun/ interesting mini-games to play besides tennis Enter the world tour for money to get equipments and upgrades for your character! In-game medal systems adds more to the game
Con:	Medium-long load time in between Controls might take you by surprise

Virtua Tennis 2009 Gameplay

Controls

Okay it’s a tennis game, but still the game is still a tennis game.  You know how you hit the ball, you have to figure out when to hit to get it where?

Well in this game there is a meter that shows you where the ball is compared to your height, simply put the game tells you when to hit the ball to get the desired direction.

• Swing the Wiimote to hit the ball
• Use the nunchuck to move around (or take it off and the game moves for you)

The movement thing is pretty similar to Grand Slam Tennis if you haven’t noticed.  You have to swing weaker, at specific times, etc to do lobs and many other special shots as oppose to pressing specific buttons.

Gameplay

You play tennis.  If you’re not interested in tennis I somehow doubt you’ll be here so I’m sure you know.

You can just jump into the game or you can go to World Tour Mode and:

• create your own custom character
• Play mini-games/matches for money
• And then buy equipments and all sorts of other goodies

Be warned the game follow real time so everything you do waste stamina you have to take vacation/breaks when you’re out

You’ll be taught by the legendary tennis player Tim Henman.  He really doesn’t help you except for tutorials and improving your characters.  When you’re ready take the tennis game online!

Virtua Tennis 2009 Multiplayer

What’s there to say?  Online matches + offline matches (with friends) + mini-games = lot’s of things to do.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

Play online with other people in a ranking system.  Win and go up against harder people, lose and well, play with people more of your… stature.

Offline Matches

You play singles or doubles, up to 4 people total can play.  Choose your courts and other fun options and try to get aces.

Mini-Games!

There are 12 mini-games and they are:

• Alien Attack – Attack alien blocks with ground strokes (note: the alien shoots the ball at you)
• Avalanche – Collect fruits as tennis balls come flying at you!
• Block Buster – It’s like playing tennis with a wall, except the wall breaks and you get points for it!
• Count Mania – It’s the dreaded, hit the specific area of a court game.  Hit a spot that’s labeled with numbers starting from 1.
• Court Curling – Hit the ball into a space to get points
• Drum Topple – There are red drums.  You have to hit them with your best shot to knock them down!
• Meat Defender – Protect the meat on your side from crocodiles.  No…you’re not going to smack them with your racket, you’re going to hit ground strokes at them
• Pin Crusher – Think bowling + Tennis.
• Pirate Wars – Pirate ships shoot tennis balls and cannon balls.  Avoid the cannon, but try to hit the tennis ball back at the ships.
• Pot Shop – Think pool/billiards + Tennis balls as the cue stick.
• Shopping Dash – Collect shopping items while avoiding getting hit by tennis balls.
• Zoo Feeder – Animals are hungry!  The zookeeper will throw food at you, and it’s your job to strike it at the animal.

Conclusion

With a lot of mini-games and the classic tennis matches, this is a great bundle of fun.

The controls are somewhat unique combined with the bars and specific ways to hit special balls make this game even more unique.

To top it all of the game also has Nintendo WFC!  Sweetish!

If you’re interested in tennis games you should buy this game since it’s pretty new, but you can also rent it first at Gamefly starting as low as $8.95 or Try For Free!

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