I plodded along various dots on a representation of a world globe, scoping out places to either practice my strokes, rest in a hotel to build up my endurance or just plain do nothing. The navigation menu felt like a Nintendo DS scheme borrowed from a Mario title. “Virtua Tennis 4” for PlayStation 3 was a little odd. Williams’ character serves extremely well in this game and poor Borg was left guessing with his returns. I lost 4-21 in a so-called “super tiebreaker” (first player to score 21 points) to Serena Williams. No way I could lose with those looping, heavy topspin ground strokes, right? I trudged off in search of another match, this time playing as Bjorn “The Iceman” Borg, a personal favorite. But when I waited too long to swing, those late hits lacked the power to pin my opponent to the back of the court. Time it right and the word “perfect” appears in green letters. “Top Spin 4” delivers the tennis strokes on the release of the controller buttons to the right, while the player movement is dictated by the thumb stick on the left. I had to learn to time my shots better to succeed online with this title. Federer summarily polished those off with crosscourt winners. It was an interesting match and I had several game points, only to squander them with late hits that came up short in the court. The result? I lost 0-6, 0-6 to someone online playing as Roger Federer. I chose Ivan Lendl’s character for my first foray in online head-to-head play, hoping a bit of his signature crushing forehand would lead me to victory. There were some enjoyable moments, but they were fleeting and mired amid long stretches of yawn-inducing action.įor “Top Spin 4,” online play was the highlight, thanks to match search menus that allowed me to find opponents quickly. I played “Top Spin 4” and “Virtua Tennis 4,” and neither delivered as much fun or competitiveness that tennis deserves. In this video game image released by 2K Games, animated version of tennis player Roger Federer is shown in "Top Spin 4."ĭetails: for PlayStation 3 $49.99 ratedįor the sport of tennis on the video game console, a simple question remains: When will they get it right? Considering the latest releases “Top Spin 4” and “Virtua Tennis 4,” the answer is simple: not yet.
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