Out of Eight writes: "It seems like it's always tennis season, the minor diversion that only grabs our attention during a major or a local event. Yes, the green ball has waned in popularity, likely due to the decrease in male talent. In fact, women's tennis has been more interesting for quite a long time, ever since the druggies left the sport. The world of New Star has invaded the tennis scene, previously conquering soccer and racing with consistently good (6/8) scores. Those previous titles, as with most things, had room for improvement; has New Star Tennis delivered an improved experience?"
ApertureGames writes: "New Star Tennis feels and looks very much like a Wii game, but the important question is – does it play like one? You start off as a young tennis player and it's your task to guide them from the beginnings of a brand new career to the point where they are one of the top players in the world of tennis.
New Star Tennis allows you to plan your weeks ahead, deciding how best to spend your players' time, split between training, rest, shopping, visiting the casino, playing darts and karting. New Star Tennis manages to capture several gameplay styles into a single game, with each activity becoming its own mini game. All the additional gameplay modes manage to come back to the core goal of improving your players skill set."
Resolution Magazine writes: "Half of the time your character will automatically dash to the wrong half of the court in preparation for your opponent's serve. Finishing games can also be especially tricky if your player decides to leg it out of the stadium before the game is actually over.
It's available at a budget price, but for £10 you could just buy the superb Virtua Tennis 3. Alternatively, if the real-life roulette wheel has taken all your money, you could always just play Stick Man Tennis for free and enjoy a faster, smoother and infinitely more palatable representation of the sport."
