NZGamer writes: "Have you ever picked up Mario Tennis and wondered what it would be like with Sega characters in place of Mario & co? Wonder no more because Sega Superstars Tennis brings everyone's favourite hedgehog - along with almost every other mascot from the past two generations - to the tennis court.
The characters include AiAi (Super Monkey Ball), Nights (Nights into Dreams) and, of course, their main mascot Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog). Sega has a good track record with Tennis games with their quality Virtua Tennis series, so it's no surprise that they would try their luck with a tennis title featuring their biggest mascots. Although Sega Superstars Tennis looks like a shameless Mario Tennis clone on the outside; a bunch of mascots thrown together in a genre - unrelated to their specialties. It does everything Mario Tennis does - only better."
For Sega and Sonic the Hedgehog aficionados, Sega Superstars Tennis is a solid blend of simple sports action and glossy fan service.
SEGA Superstars Tennis will be released for the Mac on October 17th, Feral Interactive has today announced. Developed by Sumo Digital Ltd., published by SEGA for consoles and inspired by two decades of SEGA history, SEGA Superstars Tennis sees 16 fan-favourite characters serving up extreme arcade tennis.
Following news that Sega is planning on bringing 20 Dreamcast games to XBLA, and the possibility of Saturn games to follow, NowGamer went straight to Sega and asked them how they mastered the art of fan service.
