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i've been playing this game a lot, and really enjoying it. the AI is challenging and the graphics are good (i'm playing at 1024 resolution on a geforce 7600 gt with 2 1/2 megs of ram. main issue holding me back from giving this a five star rating would be the choppiness of the graphics at times. once in a while it will interfere with the gameplay but not enough to make it less of a fun game. if aspyr were to delight us with a patch to heal the stuttering issue that would be grand. also, the ball boys come out when you hit the net on your side, but they miss the ball attempting to pick it up. a little ball boy patch would increase the realism factor. all in all, an inexpensive, very fun game. i'd say for the price it's a buy. just be careful if you have an older system. it could run slow in places. have fun.
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I have installed it on Vista home Premium without any issues. Graphics are good (not half-life2 like, but what do you expect for $17?), game play is really good. Much more detailed shots and advanced game play than Virtua tennis or similar games. The biggest problem so far for me is incredibly long load times. It takes sometimes more than a minute for the game to go from one level to the next. I don't know if this is an issue just for me, so i would appreciate if people let us know if this is a known issue.
Other than that, so far it's been good. No wide screen is another culprit, but the game does not look bad in 4:3 format either.
Gamepad is a must for playing this game, forget about the mouse and keyboard.
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After a lot of work, I finally realized that the controller was not working properly. I bought an XBox 360 controller and the game worked. In the career mode, As opposed to Top Spin that allows you to do or play in any tournament at any time, this like Virtua Tennis severely limits your choices, train, one tournament, or special event. The problem is that much of the time you may have in reality, due to lack of cash, or too low a ranking, NO choice and have to pass the whole month. It cost you to train, but not to play in tournement. Odd deal there. One odd quirk in the game play is that if you hit the safe mode it can't go out. This is just plain silly. On the other hand if you at an angle with top spin (which in reality would help it stay in) it can go out of bounds. The caveat here is that when you hit a safe shot the good players will usually make you eat it. The "risk shots" feel gimmicky and not intuitive. If you don't use them, the points can last a LONG time. Since this is a re-review it won't let me re-star. I would give 3 stars for fun and 2 for overall and 0 for Aspyr's pitiful support.
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