Like any sport, getting good takes practice and lots of it. Once you get over the difficulty mountain at the start, players will find the summit a very rewarding, yet constantly challenging experience. Top Spin 3 works on a swing and release system, whereby timing and positioning are essential components in striking the ball with any kind of sentiment. It'll take some time to build up the confidence to break free from the stabilisers of the four face buttons, but once those are mastered, there are a ridiculous number of shots and tricks to get to grips with, and it's these little nuances that will separate the wheat from the chaff. However, a problem from having too many options all the time means it's not unlikely for players to completely miss the ball while thinking of what shot to play next, and where the fingers must go in order to perform it. This complicated button system will no doubt alienate a lot of people and many may find themselves asking why they should bother when all they're playing is essentially Pong with lots of bells and whistles attached.
OPM: Thousands of Brits will be inspired to pick up a racket this week on the back of Andy Murray’s success at Wimbledon – but in this heat, and given our hand-eye co-co-ordination, we’ll be sticking to the virtual type. Looking to fill your week with some ace-smashing antics? Then join us in revisiting PlayStation’s finest tennis efforts…
Not really, most of those games were available on multiple platforms.
Just so happens that the PS magazine wrote the article so makes sense it would be 'Playstation's greatest games' :)
Gamepyre writes: "When Virtua Tennis 2009 first came out I was very excited about the game; I was so excited that I actually went and got it on release day.
Virtua Tennis 3 has been one of my favorite PSP games, and I could not wait to see what the 2009 Xbox 360 version of the game brought to the table. After playing the game, I was very disappointed in Virtua Tennis 2009; not because it was a bad game per say, but because it wasn't anything new from the previous release."
Another week and another episode of Distributed Failure is here for your listening pleasure. This week's "What They've Been Playing" features discussion on Top Spin 3, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Fight Night Round 4, Battlefield 1943, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, and much more! They follow that up with some gaming news including the latest update on EGM, the addition of prizes to 1 vs. 100, and the announcement of a new Mechwarrior game.
