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Virtua Tennis Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Oct 8, 2002
  • Also On: PC
Metascore
83 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. GameNow
    100
    Far and away the best sports title to hit the GBA. [Nov 2002, p.68]
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  2. TotalGames.net
    91
    The Dreamcast may be dead and buried but Virtua Tennis lives on in this essential GBA purchase. Excellent!
  3. IGN
    90
    By far, the finest tennis title on the GBA to date. It may not be a pretty rendition of the Dreamcast series, but it plays so well it's easy to forgive the somewhat clumsy character animation.
  4. Pocket Games
    90
    The best sports game out for the Game Boy Advance. It's every bit as fun as its Dreamcast predecessor. [Winter 2002, p.42]
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  5. GameSpot
    87
    The game never skips a beat even with four players connected, which is good news considering that you'll eventually be able to tear computer opponents to ribbons.
  6. Games Radar
    85
    The true brilliance shines through whenever you get enough mates together to unearth the full potential of the multiplayer.
  7. GameSpy
    85
    While Virtua Tennis for the GBA dominates with addictive gameplay, it fails to impress with its rough-shod graphics.
  8. NintendoWorldReport
    85
    While the game of tennis may seem simple from a glance, Sega really nailed the core intricacies in terms of giving the player the most amount of control possible without hampering any other aspect of the gameplay.
  9. Eurogamer
    80
    Taken in isolation, it's easily the best handheld Tennis game.
  10. Yahoo! Games
    80
    Preserves the original's emphasis on simplicity. It's well suited to the GBA's limited control options, yet it models the physics of tennis so well the depth it achieves is considerable.
  11. Game Informer
    78
    Has the same impressive and deep career mode featured in VT2 for the Dreamcast. [Jan 2003, p.122]
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  12. Nintendophiles
    75
    The game shrinks down the arcade game successfully, even if it's not as good as that game was. It has some flaws, including some major ones in doubles play, but the rest of the game is too good to overlook.
  13. Nintendo Power
    72
    Matches feature 12 tennis stars, including Venus and Serena Williams. [Nov 2002, p.230]
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  14. GamePro
    70
    The four-player action makes this tennis game an absolute blast.
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. JochemV.
    10
    This is the best tennis game for the GBA!!!
  2. Sickofplaying
    0
    this game is a waste of money, hard to follow the ball, control of the ball when it is total garbage, don't buy this game !