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Virtua Tennis 2009
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 32 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 17 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Genre(s): Sports, Tennis
Players: 4
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: June 9, 2009
Summary
Create your own player and join the new World Tour where you are trained by a real-life legend of tennis to compete for the #1 ranking against the biggest stars. Then take your character online and prove you're the best with the new online ranking system! With brand new courts, a new roll call of tennis stars to compete against and even more court mini-games, Virtua Tennis 2009 is set to be the #1 tennis title once again! New Players / Courts - Play as or against over 20 of the world’s top players, including seven new to Virtua Tennis and three legends. All-new arenas and the officially licensed Davis Cup provide the most realistic tennis competition to date. New Player Creation System - You now have full control over facial, body and clothing customization, as well as the depth to populate the game world with hundreds of unknown opponents. More Court Games. Playing alone or with up to three friends compete in 12 mini-games, five completely new, and upload your hi-scores on the worldwide rankings in games such as Zoo Feeder and Pirate War. Improved Gameplay - Courtside action is better than ever, with extensive updates to the famous arcade-style Virtua Tennis match engine, as well as 3D crowds and a more realistic courtside experience. [Sega]
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Also On The Web: Official Website
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Nintendo Life
You’d be extremely hard-pressed to find a more complete tennis package on Wii – Virtua Tennis 2009’s offline and online career modes offer the most engaging representations of the sport on any console.
Read Full Review >NGamer UK
What Virtua Tennis lacks in panache or style, it makes up for with substance, including a comprehensive World Tour mode and the best tennis controls on Wii. [July 2009, p.62]
Read Full Review >Pelit (Finland)
A quite good tennis game. The MotionPlus-support makes all the difference. Without it the game feels clumsy ja awkward. What's with the constant and annoying MotionPlus-activation, though? [July 2009]
Cheat Code Central
It’s a solid step up from what’s been on the Wii so far, and it’s addictive enough that we kept playing well past the point where our arms got sore.
Read Full Review >WonderwallWeb
The best version released this year. Wii MotionPlus turns this game from average to excellent.
Read Full Review >NZGamer
Virtual Tennis 2009 is definitely a more detailed experience than what we’ve seen in Wii Sports.
Read Full Review >Games Master UK
A beast of a tennis game, with MotionPlus support and more options than you'll ever use. [Aug 2009, p.79]
Zentendo
Virtua Tennis is easily one of the better tennis games on the Wii right now.
Read Full Review >NintendoWorldReport
A really good tennis game, primarily due to its variety of satisfying game modes. Unfortunately, the game is weighed down by several glaring flaws.
Read Full Review >Boomtown
It's not the prettiest looking game, and it does have some minor issues, but the motion controls make all the difference, they do take a bit of getting used to, but once you get the hang of them it really makes it feel authentic.
Read Full Review >Official Nintendo Magazine UK
As a first attempt at Wii MotionPlus controls this is a decent effort, but it's not quite the definitive article. [July 2009, p.88]
Read Full Review >IGN
If you’re looking for the definitive version of Virtua Tennis 2009, look no further. The Wii affords players the best tennis action around, despite lacking game design and aesthetics.
Read Full Review >GameFocus
Without any doubt, the Wii version of Virtua Tennis 2009 bests its Xbox 360/PS3 counterparts The lacking visuals and sound may be a disappointment, but the awesome online and intuitive controls make this well worth it for any fan of the sport.
Read Full Review >XGN
The controls of this game are working well, although at first you have to practice a little. Wii MotionPlus is supported but the difference isn't groundbreaking. Fortunately Virtua Tennis 2009 from itself is already a strong game.
Read Full Review >Vandal Online
In conclusion, Virtua Tennis 2009 shows up as what it is, without experiments in its gameplay. It just modifies the control to adapt itself to Nintendo's machine, and makes use of the Wii MotionPlus to optimize its control.
Read Full Review >Gamer.nl
Virtua Tennis 2009 is an excellent tennis game that offers the same modes and gameplay as the other versions, but the implementation of Wii Motion Plus could be much better.
Read Full Review >VideoGamer
Despite the fact that all the evidence suggests Virtua Tennis is a series stuck in a rut, Virtua Tennis 2009 is still great fun and this Wii version feels different enough that it'll be worth a shot for many.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
Good fun; you just have to do some work to get the most enjoyment out of it. [Aug 2009, p.89]
Teletext GameCentral
Grand Slam Tennis was a false start after all, as Sega demonstrates the full potential of Wii MotionPlus.
Read Full Review >GameZone
If you're a Wii-only player without other options, Virtua Tennis 2009 is worth a few swings; otherwise, you might want to rent it and leave it at that.
Read Full Review >InsideGamer.nl
It is very fun to go wild with the Wiimote in Virtua Tennis 2009, but there is a lot of room for improvement. The career mode is very boring and the Wii Motion Plus need some fine tuning. The minigames are however very funny and it is entertaining to play with some friends.
Read Full Review >N-Europe
The most realistic tennis game on Wii, the title's depth will be challenging to some but a joy for others.
Read Full Review >games(TM)
Virtua Tennis's motion control satisfies with a trademark pick-up-and-play experience that nevertheless mirrors the sport to an authentic degree. [Sept 2009, p.127]
Game Informer
The Top Spin series, despite its gameplay issues, at least made an effort. Virtua Tennis needs to try much harder if it’s going to regain its title as the preeminent tennis franchise.
Read Full Review >Gameplanet
Virtua Tennis 2009 is a solid, enjoyable game however lacks the finesse of other Wii tennis titles in the market.
Read Full Review >3DJuegos
As a first attempt at Wii MotionPlus controls this is a good effort, but it's not the definitive one.
Read Full Review >Multiplayer.it
Virtua Tennis 2009, as an arcade, is worse than Wii Sports Tennis; as a simulation, is worse than Grand Slam Tennis. Game mechanics were thought to work with a traditional pad, and they were just adapted later to Wiimote and MotionPlus; compared to Grand Slam Tennis, it seems from another era.
Read Full Review >Cubed3
The fact that this is one of the first titles to use MotionPlus shows badly. At times it feels at best poorly implemented and at other points it just feels like it has been tacked on as an afterthought.
Read Full Review >Meristation
VT2009 for Wii makes a new experience in the genre thanks to the Wiimotion Plus add-on. Become one of the best 25 world tennis players with tons of jaggies and poor court details, but with different gameplay choices combining the Wiimote with or without Nunchuck and Wiimotion Plus for all kinds of gamers.
Read Full Review >Eurogamer Italy
Thanks to MotionPlus, Virtua Tennis 2009 is a good game, with its limits. Lack of innovation starts to be a problem as happened with the other versions but the good number of choices and a good multiplayer could be interesting for someone still loving this sport.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
It's a pretty lackluster effort overall, and not at all what I was anticipating. I'll stick to my fonder memories of the original, and hope that at some point Virtua Tennis can bring back some of that excitement and fun that I had with the series when it began.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 17 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jorge P gave it an8:
It's funny to play and controls are good.
Gareth M gave it a10:
Best tennis game on the Wii! It's great without the motion plus and the motion plus just makes it all the more fun.
J S gave it a4:
I bought this game based on good reviews but was very disappointed. I play the Wii games with my 5 year old son and although a good video game this is not a good "Wii" game. For multiplayer there is no split screen so you are essentilaly playing backward if you are in the far court (I would think for the Wii this would be a no brainer) (and half the time your player is obstructed by the scoreboard that overlies the back upper area of the screen which I found extremely annoying. The online multiplayer was not of much use as I could not find someone to play with (this may change as more people buy the game). The game also does not take advantage of the motionplus (main reason i had bought the game) (Compare with Tiger Woods 10 and Grand Slam Tennis (which I bought after this). Overall for a single player it is OK but for multiplayer look elsewhere.
luke s gave it a9:
Very happy with the game. Wii motion plus works very well, but does does take some skill to get to work with you.
