GV writes: "The Wii owes much of its success to tennis. Wii Sports came with every Wii sold, which means gamers (and everyone else) had a chance to experience motion controls before the term "waggle" was associated with just about everything on the system. Of the games bundled with the system, bowling and tennis were the most popular, and remained, for a long time, one of the most practical applications of the motion technology. It's been years since the Wii's launch, and as of yet no one has been able to top Wii Sports when it comes to tennis. Tiger Woods quickly overtook golf and Punch-Out!! recently dethroned boxing, but tennis remained unscathed. Seeing this missed opportunity, EA has stepped onto the court with EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis, hoping to take advantage of the Wii MotionPlus's arrival and create something that wouldn't be possible without the peripheral."
Andy Robertson writes "Grand Slam Tennis 2 brings tennis to PlayStation Move but ends up being jack of all controllers and master of none. Great fun for families but for grownups more promise of things to come than a fully fleshed out motion experience. I suspect Grand Slam Tennis on Wii U will be the de facto version."
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The biggest test for this approach is how well the more hardcore audience on the PlayStation 3 (and Xbox 360) will take to Grand Slam Tennis 2. It maybe that motion controls are less important here. Perhaps testament to this is the inclusion of some (also quite interesting) Skate style “flick-it” racket controls where the right stick is used to control your swing.
After playing on the Wii, I'll never play a tennis game with sticks again. That is OLD! Has to be motion controlled for moi.
