Virtua Tennis 3
| Virtua Tennis 3 | |
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Players Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Venus Williams appears on the U.S. cover art for the game. | |
| Developer(s) |
Sega AM3 (AC, PS3) Sumo Digital (X360, PC, PSP) |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Mie Kumagai |
| Series | Virtua Tennis |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) |
Arcade PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 PSP & PC |
| Genre(s) | Sports game |
| Mode(s) | 1 to 4 Players |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| Arcade system | Sega Lindbergh |
Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 3 in Japan) is the second arcade game sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, Virtua Tennis. The arcade version of Virtua Tennis 3 is powered by the PC-based Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. Ports for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles are also available with a traditional collection of tennis minigames that the home versions of Virtua Tennis are known for. In 2009, Sega updated and re-created Virtua Tennis 3 in Virtua Tennis 2009.
Console versions
Besides having Tournament Mode and Exhibition Mode from the arcade version, the home versions include a World Tour Mode and Court Games mode. These game modes replace the Challenge Mode that was present in the arcade version.
The Xbox 360 version has exclusive Xbox Live online tournaments and modes, whilst the PlayStation 3 version incorporates the option to control the game using the Sixaxis motion-sensitive controller.
Both the 360 and PS3 versions offer native 1080p support.
A playable game demo of the Xbox 360 version was released on Xbox Live Marketplace on March 16, 2007.
Players
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Male (ATP) Players
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Female (WTA) Players
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Unlockable Players (Bosses)
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| Key | |
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| New | Players new to the series. |
Courts
Grand Slams
Australia Challenge (Australian Open) – Melbourne – Hard
French Cup (French Open) – Paris – Clay
England Tennis Classic (The Championships, Wimbledon) – London – Grass
US Super Tennis (US Open) – New York City – Hard
Special Tournaments
King of Players (Tennis Masters Cup) – Cruise ship – Atlantic Ocean – Hard
SPT Final (ATP World Tour Finals) – Prague – Indoor
World Tour Series
Düsseldorf Open (Düsseldorf Open) – Düsseldorf – Grass
Barcelona Open (Barcelona Open BancSabadell) – Barcelona – Clay
Milan Open (Internazionali BNL d'Italia) – Milan – Hard
Vancouver Open (Rogers Cup) – Vancouver – Grass- L.A. Indoor (Los Angeles Open) – Los Angeles – Indoor
Shanghai Hardcourt (Shanghai Rolex Masters) – Shanghai – Hard
Advantage Series
- Advantage Series Italy (Internazionali BNL d'Italia) – Milan – Hard
- Advantage Series Germany (Düsseldorf Open) – Düsseldorf – Grass
- Advantage Series Spain (Barcelona Open BancSabadell) – Barcelona – Clay
- Advantage Series Canada (Rogers Cup) – Vancouver – Grass
- Advantage Series China (Shanghai Rolex Masters) – Shanghai – Hard
Advantage Series Japan (Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships) – Tokyo – Indoor
Challenger Series
Challengers I (Dubai Tennis Championships) – Dubai – Hard
Challengers II (Argentina Open) – Buenos Aires – Clay
Challengers III (Kremlin Cup) – Moscow – Indoor
Challengers IV (PTT Thailand Open) – Phuket – Hard
Challengers V (Grand Prix Hassan II) – Casablanca – Clay
Challengers VI (SA Tennis Open) – Cape Town – Hard- Challengers VII (Brisbane International) – Gold Coast – Hard
Used only in World Tour Mode (not available for matches)
- Tennis Academy – San Francisco – Hard
Game Modes
World Tour
This is the main mode of the game. In this mode, the user creates a tennis player (male or female), and enters the SPT World Tour with a ranking position of 300th, and with the goal of becoming the number 1. The player needs to improve his ranking by winning matches and tournaments, as well as his abilities by successfully completing training minigames and academy exercises. This mode also allows the player to interact with the featured professional tennis players.
Tournament
This mode is similar to the arcade version of the game. The user can select either a featured professional player or one of his created players (from the World Tour mode), and must win 5 matches in different surfaces and venues to win the tournament. If the player performs well enough and gets a very good rank (A), he is challenged by Duke, one of the game's bosses. However, if the player performs well in the tournament but achieves a mediocre rank (D), he is challenged by King instead.
Exhibition
This mode allows the user to play single matches with customized options, such as the player, the opponent and the court.
Court Games
This mode features the minigames from the World Tour mode and is dedicated to multiplayer gaming.
Xbox Live
The Xbox 360 version of the game features online play which still has active servers and players as of August, 2015, over 8 years after the game's launch.
Reception
- Arcade version
- Arcade Belgium 19/20[1]
- PS3 version
- IGN 7.8/10[2]
- GameBrink 78/100[3]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly 7.33/10
- Play UK 90/100
- Edge 8/10(UK)
- PSM3 85/100
- Pelit 88/100(Finland)
- Pure Magazine 9/10(UK)
- Official UK PlayStation Magazine 8/10
- GameSpot UK 8.2/10
- Xbox 360 version
- IGN 8.0/10[4]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly 7.33/10
- 360 Gamer Magazine 9/10(UK)
- Official Xbox Magazine 9/10(UK)
- Eurogamer 9/10(UK)
- GameTrailers 8.4/10[5]
The average scores on GameRankings are 81% for the PlayStation 3, 80% for the Xbox 360 & PC, and 79% for the PlayStation Portable.
References
- ↑ "Arcade Belgium — Virtua Tennis 3 review". Arcadebelgium.be. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ↑ Simmons, Alex. "Virtua Tennis 3 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ↑ "Virtua Tennis 3 Review". Gamebrink.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ↑ Perry, Douglass C. "Virtua Tennis 3 Review". IGN. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ↑ "Virtua Tennis 3 Review". GameTrailers.com. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
External links
- Official websites
- Fansites