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Virtua Tennis: World Tour, known in Japan as Power Smash: New Generation, is a tennis video game which was released for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
| Virtua Tennis: World Tour | |
|---|---|
 European cover art which includes Tim Henman, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova | |
| Developer(s) | Sumo Digital |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Series | Virtua Tennis |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Overview
editVirtua Tennis: World Tour was first released on September 1, 2005 in Europe with a North American release following shortly afterwards on October 6. It was later released in Japan on January 26, 2006 under the title Power Smash: New Generation.
The game features 14 real-life professional tennis players, four court surfaces (with multiple arenas of each surface) and multiple game modes.
Game modes
editWorld Tour
editThis is the main 1-player mode of Virtua Tennis: World Tour. In this mode, the players create one male and one female character for use in all tournaments in the game to become the No. #1-ranked player in the world. In between tournaments, skill levels may be raised by competing in a variety of quick minigames.
Quick Match
editAs it sounds, Quick Match just throws into a match, automatically selecting the players and court.
Ball Games
editA few minigames for a short play time. These are Blocker, Balloon Smash, Fruit Dash and Blockbuster.
Tournament
editThe players select a player and attempt to play through 6 matches in order to win a tournament. Courts are automatically selected. There is also a retry option which enables the player to try to win again and again.
Exhibition
editThe player selects a player, opponent and a court.
Multiplayer
editUsing the PSP's Wi-Fi capabilities, up to 4 players can compete in a tennis match.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Computer Games Magazine |   [5] |
| Edge | 7/10[6] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.33/10[7][a] |
| Eurogamer | 9/10[8] |
| Famitsu | 27/40[9] |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10[10] |
| GamePro |  [11] |
| GameSpot | 8.2/10[12] |
| GameSpy | [13] |
| Hardcore Gamer | 3.75/5[14] |
| IGN | 8.5/10[15] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [16] |
| Pocket Gamer | [17] |
| Retro Gamer | 91%[18] |
| Maxim | [19] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | [20] |
The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[4] Many critics were disappointed, however, by the added element of two fictional female players, on the account of the high numbers of top players in the WTA. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of three sevens and one six for a total of 27 out of 40.[9]
Notes
edit- ^ In Electronic Gaming Monthly's review of the game, one critic gave it 6/10, and the rest gave it each a score of 8/10.
References
edit- ^ Castro, Juan (2005-09-12). "What's Left for 2005?". IGN. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) Launches Today Across Europe". GamesIndustry. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Chris-Leigh (29 August 2005). "Updated Australian Release List - 29/08/05". PALGN. Archived from the original on 29 June 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Virtua Tennis: World Tour for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Review: Virtua Tennis: World Tour". Computer Games Magazine. No. 181. theGlobe.com. December 2005. p. 93.
- ^ Edge staff (October 2005). "Virtua Tennis: World Tour". Edge. No. 154. Future Publishing. p. 96.
- ^ Lee, James; Tsao, Jennifer; Mauro, Patrick (November 2005). "Virtua Tennis: World Tour". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 197. Ziff Davis. p. 154.
- ^ Reed, Kristan (2005-09-01). "Virtua Tennis: World Tour". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ a b Gantayat, Anoop (2006-01-31). "Now Playing in Japan". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Kato, Matthew (November 2005). "Virtua Tennis: World Tour". Game Informer. No. 151. GameStop. p. 182.
- ^ Mr. Marbles (November 2005). "Virtua Tennis [World Tour] Review for PSP on GamePro.com". GamePro. IGD Entertainment. p. 130. Archived from the original on 2006-01-15. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Davis, Ryan (2005-10-21). "Virtua Tennis: World Tour Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Leeper, Justin (2005-10-05). "GameSpy: Virtua Tennis: World Tour". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Hulegaard, Dave "Shoegazer"; Off, Greg "Roger Danish" (November 2005). "Virtua Tennis: World Tour". Hardcore Gamer. Vol. 1, no. 5. Prima Games. p. 62. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Castro, Juan (2005-10-04). "Virtua Tennis World Tour". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Virtua Tennis: World Tour". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 99. Ziff Davis. December 2005. p. 138.
- ^ James, Chris (2005-10-18). "Virtua Tennis World Tour". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Jones, Darren (2006-05-25). "Virtua Tennis: World Tour". Retro Gamer. No. 25. Imagine Publishing.
- ^ Semel, Paul (2005-10-06). "Virtua Tennis World Tour". Maxim. MaximNet, Inc. Archived from the original on 2006-03-02. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ Hill, Jason (2005-09-15). "Perfect match". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2023-05-16.