Virtua Tennis 3

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22

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  1. TeddyK
    May 10, 2008
    6
    The game is fun. However it might be too much arcade for some people, including me. The ball never hits the net during a rally, it never falls on the line, it almost never goes out of court. These are very important aspects in any tennis game. Also keep in mind that with no multiplayer mode, you will perhaps get stuck with the CPU, which i found very easy to beat even on the hardest The game is fun. However it might be too much arcade for some people, including me. The ball never hits the net during a rally, it never falls on the line, it almost never goes out of court. These are very important aspects in any tennis game. Also keep in mind that with no multiplayer mode, you will perhaps get stuck with the CPU, which i found very easy to beat even on the hardest level. Graphics are nice to look at, although some player faces aren't that accurate. The create a player mode is one of the worst i have seen in a while, which is really annoying if you are playing the tour mode. If you can deal with the game's limitations, and you prefer arcade gameplay, you will perhaps have fun with it. Otherwise give Top Spin 2 a try.… Expand
  2. HowardQ.
    May 31, 2007
    10
    Same great gameplay the previous games had to offer but now its even prettier.
  3. Jadzwing
    Nov 26, 2011
    6
    Graphic is fine, it don't need frostbite, its just tennis. But every move is same, and on PC serving is parody...
    Good game, for 30 minutes, the you turn it off, and turn on 3 months later again for 20 minutes...
  4. Jorchking
    Jan 29, 2019
    8
    Se podría considerar el mejor Virtua Tennis junto al 2.
    Es el que tiene la jugabilidad más completa, aunque con sus ciertos errores.
    El arcade es difícil en modo muy difícil, la jugabildad es buena y la banda sonora genial.
    Calificación: 75/100.
  5. Ben
    Jul 6, 2008
    5
    decent graphicaly, but empty in terms of gameplay.

    It has lots of the stars of the sport in it yes, but the game lacks atmosphere and depth. The create a player is really lacking in and depth much like the arcade style gameplay. You cant preform dropshots, even when you max out the service bar you cant seem to ace anyone. Rallys can go on for ever but yet seem completley boring., the    decent graphicaly, but empty in terms of gameplay.

    It has lots of the stars of the sport in it yes, but the game lacks atmosphere and depth. The create a player is really lacking in and depth much like the arcade style gameplay. You cant preform dropshots, even when you max out the service bar you cant seem to ace anyone.

    Rallys can go on for ever but yet seem completley boring., the play lacks any of the real flow and feel of real life tennis.

    The training games are fun but somewhat silly - c'mon dodging giant tennis balls while picking up fruit!

    Its ok for a quick fun blast if your the type of person that dosent want to invest more than 5 minutes into getting used to a game but if your a tennis buff looking for a tennis simulator then look for Top spin Tennis or its sequal.

    Hopefully soon there will be Top spin 3 for PC too.

    This one for me falls well short    … Expand
  6. MarioR.
    Apr 19, 2007
    9
    Not so good for the eyes than top spin but more simple to play I like a lot.
  7. gracjanski
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Gameplay is fun as usual, the ball physics is nice and the game is more arcade than simulation, for example the ball comes very seldom to the net or out.
    Also the campaign is very interesting with a lot of attributes and many interesting training games. In the beginning of the game it is fun to improve the player and feel the development. But there is a big mistake in the campaign: The    Gameplay is fun as usual, the ball physics is nice and the game is more arcade than simulation, for example the ball comes very seldom to the net or out.
    Also the campaign is very interesting with a lot of attributes and many interesting training games. In the beginning of the game it is fun to improve the player and feel the development. But there is a big mistake in the campaign: The game gets ridiculously difficult after you reach Top 100 and want to enter the 100+ tournaments. Also the training games are very hard on 5th and 6th level, which you need for grind your attributes.
    Graphics and sounds are nice, but there could be more players, for example you play against Nadal or Federer as a rookie and win. Later on you play against them again and the games are challenging. This is unrealistic.    … Expand

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. PC Gamer UK
    83
    It straddles the abyss between simulation and arcade, and it does it seemingly effortlessly. [May 2007, p.78]
  2. PC Format
    73
    It does what it does well, but tennis sim it ain't. [May 2007, p.67]
  3. PC Zone UK
    79
    All good, except for one very stupid omission - no online multiplayer. [June 2007, p.72]