There hasn’t been a new Top Spin in 12 years, but thankfully Top Spin is back with Top Spin 2K25. We played an hour of it and quickly found that while it lacks the top-shelf presentation its predecessors had in previous console generations, it still plays fantastically.
WTMG's Leo Faria: "Top Spin 2K25 is a return to form for the legendary franchise, but it does feature a few issues. Of course, there’s the everlasting conundrum regarding 2K’s monetization practices, but this game did not feel as grindy or egregious as its basketball counterparts. If you are not into online play, you won’t have a lot of options; you will most likely spending many hours grinding for experience points to upgrade your avatar. Thankfully, the gameplay is downright impeccable. Grinding won’t be a hassle, as playing matches or completing additional events is fun and intuitive. More than anything else, it set a foundation for even better sequels. It might not be an ace, but it’s still a winner."
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I'm glad there's a chance we might finally see the return of a proper tennis game on console after such a long absence.
Personally I'd rather see them drop licenses though. I don't care about real-life players, venues, tournaments and brands. I'd rather see them just going with fictional locations so you can have far more variety and thus have gorgeous locations to place your courts in, as well as cool colorful fictional characters.
I have missed Virtua Tennis so much! That game was the best! I would even be happy with backwards compatibility on any of those games.
The good ol xbox one is also getting this game!
take my money