1. JohnR

   10

   Great game for a family to play on a local PC. Internet connection not needed. We have 4 xbox360 wireless controllers that work well with our Vista64 bit PC. I play with my wife and 2 children. We love this game. The graphics and sound effects are superb. I turn off the music though, as it is repetitive. For local multiplayer gaming, you can't go past this one!… Expand

   • Helpful? 2 of 2 users said Yes.
2. GeneW

   8

   Coming from my favorite tennis game ever, Mario Tennis on the N64 (don't laugh...underneath the cute graphics is a game with incredible depth), I actually found Virtua Tennis 2009 extremely enjoyable as a multi-player game. As someone who plays tennis 3+ times a week, I find it refreshing to be able to concentrate on strategy, and not on whether my knees are going to hold up! The blend of arcade feel + simulation control is near-perfect. I'd like to have some control over how my player is facing, and perhaps have some customization options on how the players actually execute certain shots, but that seems to be out of scope of games of this nature.… Expand

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3. Scree

   6

   Virtua Tennis is still the ultimate "arcade" tennis game with the 2009 edition, being very easy to jump into and play. But it's really no major improvement over version 3, except for maybe a bit better realism and ball control in gameplay - however, a dropshot never really seems like one; it's 99% impossible for you to hit the ball out; it's 99.8% impossible for the AI to hit the ball out; and the AI never faults!!! Unless it gets more realistic as you approach the top 10 in pro mode??). The graphics are nice but not much improved over ver 3 in my opinion, e.g. the character models are just damn ugly and have completely lifeless faces (save the mouth but even they are usually black inside!), have unmoving eyes that look like a hypnotized robot, pretty much unrealistic skin tones/texture, and simply the ugliest man-hands ever on the female characters (luckily the trophy cutscenes are skippable). Not exactly the next-gen title I was hoping for; I still find Top Spin 2 from 2006 to be the king of PC tennis games, even with its flaws. Major flaw in this day and age: No online mode!!! And when is any tennis game going to finally implement the challenge system?! That would be so cool! But anyway, since I am a big tennis fan, Virtua Tennis is still fun which keeps it above average for me.… Expand

   • Helpful? 0 of 1 users said Yes.
4. cHaSeR

   2

   terrible game, terrible lag, very poor

   • Helpful? 0 of 2 users said Yes.

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