Smash Court Tennis 3 PSP
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  • Summary: It'll be game, set and match as players compete as or against 16 of their favorite Pro-Tennis stars including #1 ranked Roger Federer and 2006 French Open champions Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin. Smash Court Tennis 3 arms players with twice as many customizable items than its predecessor including racquets, sportswear and more as they compete to be #1 in the world. Perfect a devastating array of strokes from a selection of top ranked and promising professional tennis stars, each of whom are modeled after their real-life counterparts. Own the court by developing and acquiring new skills such as increasing your hit speed or serve accuracy. Mental elements also play into how characters act and look, so stay focused on your game. Test your skills in various gameplay modes including Arcade, Exhibition, and Pro Tour Mode. Want a quick hiatus from the circuit? Try one of the imaginative and addicting mini games. Smash Court Tennis 3 boasts a game sharing system, where players can go head-to-head with a friend in versus mode using a single UMD. Intensify bragging rights as local rankings add to the fun of wireless play via Ad Hoc mode. [Namco Bandai Games]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. Operation Sports
    90
    It is easily among the top sports titles available on the PSP.
  2. Game Informer
    85
    A very solid contender that will give PSP tennis fans more than their fill of racket action.
  3. Eurogamer
    70
    It's certainly decent enough, but it's not good enough to unseat Virtua Tennis from its position as the best game of tennis on the PSP.
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    48
    From the annoying time management of the schedule-based career mode to the ho-hum training minigames, Smash Court feels like a less entertaining "Virtua Tennis" knock-off. [Aug 2007, p.84]
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  1. TennisFan
    8
    I prefer this to Virtua Tennis, but that's probably because I already play tennis and have some understanding of how the sport should be played. Virtua Tennis is an arcade game, not a tennis simulation. VT used to make me angry because it's the only tennis game in existence where serving (as opposed to returning serve) is a real disadvantage, particularly at higher levels of play. Smash Court is about timing and preparing your shots well in advance of actually making them, and a good serve can put you in a dominating position right from the start. It's tricky, but definitely not "random" as one of the reviews above suggests. If anything, the game does a really good job of not "scripting" the shots the way Virtua Tennis sometimes does. (VT seems to have set patterns for certain situations, this one doesn't ... or at least it seems deeper.) Hey, this game actually has unforced errors, winners, and aces! What happens depends on you. I like the way you gain experience for winning matches and tournaments, and I love the way you can buy special shots with the experience you earn. It means you can progress very quickly and logically, and it means that your experienced player has some nicely tailored weapons and skills. As for cons, I've run into some framerate issues here and there. Nothing to spoil the game, but it could be smoother in spots. I've also turned off the instant replay option because it was repetitive and annoying. And what's with Roger Federer being ranked Number 31 in the world when you play in tour mode? Does this take place, like, 10 years from now? I also wish the ATP or the Grand Slams could be coaxed into endorsing a tennis game so that you got to play in the real venues instead of reasonable facsimiles. Aside from all that, though, I really like it. I found it a much more pleasing game from a tennis fan's perspective.… Expand

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