Binding: Video Game Brand: 2K Sports EAN: 0710425298813 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: 2K Games Manufacturer: 2K Games Model: 710425298813 Platform: Xbox 360 Publisher: 2K Games Release Date: March 29, 2006 Sales Rank: 4704 Studio: 2K Games
Features:
Play as any of 24 world-ranked tennis pros - Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Guillermo Coria, Tim Henman, Max Mirnyi, Alex Kuznetsov, Brendan Evans, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and many more
Design your own digital identity - ceate realistic player models and customize them with the highest level of details, from hair styles to smack-talk
Create your own style of tennis play with a range of shots - Slices, drops, chops, lobs and drives - with risk shots and advanced controls to string them together to pick your opponent apart
Silky smooth animations, vibrant colors, and shockingly high resolutions delivers illustrious depictions of players, stadiums, crowds, and tracksides bringing tennis to life
Seamless online play with the most comprehensive online features anywhere
Product Description: Top Spin 2 brings back everything that made the first Top Spin a hit -- then adds all-new features and options for a wilder pro tennis experience. The new DigitalIdentity truly puts you inthe game, so you can really experience the pro tour in real-world venues. New online content and gaming and you once again have the greatest tennis game ever created.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Too Hard / Too Easy
I started out in career mode and the first season was just too difficult and I lost match after match. As someone who knows how to play competive tennis it was near impossible to hit a winner or a passing shot. As I got better it was still hard to hit a good passing shot. After about 2 weeks of playing daily I never had one ace. I got to the point where I could beat players ranked 50 and below with never losing a game, but players ranked 50 or better was impossible they returned every one of my shots. It is a fun game that would make a great rental or if you only want a game that you plan on playing for a week or two. I finally got bored of the game and quit ranked 33rd.
Rating: - One of my favourite games for this console
Top Spin 2 has some amazing players with different sets of features. You have Federer who's good but slow to move around, you have hewitt - who's just a great allrounder, you have Roddick who has speed and you have this guy in a yellow or white tee called Costa. Besides some familiar names, the game really does well and has an improved 2 player playback. The computer difficulty level is just right and at hard, it can be very difficult to beat the computer sometimes but soon you will master the top spin.
One of the elementary feature of this particular version of the ever so famous, Top Spin Series, is the use of the top spin button on your stick called B. The game is touch sensitive if you're holding a button for a tad too long or if you're pressing a button softly, you will get the same reaction. What can be annoying about this game in due course of time is the fact that it still does not have replays on a regular basis and the graphics aren't up to the level of football and basketball games but then Top Spin 3 was recently launched.
New features -
a) Longer rallies with more realistic ball control
b) A new well defined series of strokes
c) Better courts, more options
d) More relaxed setting for matches with lesser crowd noise
e) Top Spin 2 had a lesser of an arcade feel than Top Spin did
Now, I must remind the reader that I'm a casual gamer and I game every now and then. My xbox 360 console belongs to me but I got it just because I wanted a console so I don't game very much. This game is well worth purchasing whether you're a fan of tennis or not. The four player can be very cool and entertaining if you're playing doubles although on my own console I haven't tried it yet but I have played doubles on a friend's and it's fun.
Overall, worthy of adding to your collection. Can it be better? Of course, I await a "sensational" tennis game until then Top Spin 2 is my best bet.
Rating: - Great for a gaming tennis player on rainy days
If you enjoy tennis and video games, I highly recommend this game. I'm a tennis player and I love this game. The shot selection, directional control, realistic results on a stroke. More difficult shots are harder to pull off. The more time you give your player to set up the shot, the better the shot will be. As with real tennis, placement wins the point; by using good tactics and placement, you can beat higher ranked opponents. The controls are easy to learn but the more difficult/winning strokes require a deft touch and chancy timing.
My only complaints are the camera angles are not great but workable, and sometimes the simulated lighting in the game makes the ball hard to track.
Rating: - not bad
graohically very nice and all! I guess I have been spoiled by Wii! so! the gameplay is no where close to the Wii system! Sorry to be comparing but I think sports game should cannot be played on traditional controls !it takes half off the fun and the Excercise!
I would be looking for topspin for Wii! its a waste of time for PS3 or XBox 360
Rating: - No Mans Land
players hitting in no mans land shows how this game is nothing like real tennis.everybody on xbox live hits in no mans land and in the game thats the best way to win points.but in real tennis no mans land is death.you should either be inside the servers box to make a volley or behind the baseline.other problems with this arcade style game you cant get in close to make a big server pay for hitting a huge serve by using his pace off his serve to send back a fast return and come in off it.also players walk backwards which as you know in real tennis players dont take backwards steps.i noticed playing this game on xbox live the best players are always the ones who come from france so on a hunch i looked at the credits at the back of the top spin booklet and sure enough all the names of the people who made this game are french names like pierre and jean claude.coincedence?i think not.this game is a step down from the first one.the quickest player is the one who wins.this game has nothing to do with how to construct a point and work a point using your tennis brain like smashcourt tennis 2 does.it just matters if you have speed.the fastest player wins.the graphics are great but great graphics dont mean a great game.if you wanna play a great tennis game that stays true to real tennis i recommend smashcourt tennis 2.top spin 2 is too arcade like and players are too fast and run down everything.in this game they make it so power is the way to win and in real tennis power isnt the way to win.edberg beat players who were much more powerful than him with the volley which takes away speed and power.but on this game you cant do it thats why everybody online stays at the baseline.not one person serves and volleys in this game online.i just hope when smashcourt tennis 3 comes out it isnt a dissapointment like this sequel was.
- Too Hard / Too Easy
- Great for a gaming tennis player on rainy days
- No Mans Land
