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May 26, 2011Both Top Spin 4 and Virtua Tennis 4 are good games that have a lot to offer tennis fans. Part of me wishes there could be an amalgamation of the two, but as it stands I'll end with this: Top Spin 4 is a better game overall, but Virtua Tennis 4 would definitely be more fun to play for the casual fan. It's almost as if it's striving not to be taken seriously, what with the over-the-top mini-games and fancy dress events. Is that necessarily a bad thing? Absolutely not. Depending on what sort of experience you want, the choice is really up to you.
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May 16, 2011This is a good sequel but it is far from the expectations it had generated. It doesn't change the formula of previous games, and the addition of the supershot may not be liked by series' fans.
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Jun 12, 2011When the main reason I keep coming back is a thirty second mini-game, we have a problem. Really though, the game does the absolute minimum to be considered "good." While it's fun there's nothing that keeps you coming back for more. Shame, really.
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Playstation Official Magazine UKMay 17, 2011It's still playable, but needs some extra coaching next time out. [June 2011, p.112]
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May 17, 2011A simpler party game compared to Top Spin 4. If that sounds good to you, this is probably your kind of tennis.
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May 11, 2011Virtua Tennis 4 seems more of an upgrade of lasts year's game, but with motion controls added. That doesn't mean that SEGA's new game is bad, only that it has little new to offer.
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May 11, 2011A fun tennis game, after you dig through all the fluff: Mini-games and a needlessly complex career mode.
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May 10, 2011It's by no means perfect, but Virtua Tennis 4 shows there is still life (and maybe a few trick shots) left in the tennis simulator genre.
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May 10, 2011Because of the strong resemblance to its predecessors, Virtua Tennis 4 isn't very different from them, missing the much needed improvements. The isn't a follow-up , but more of a sidestep and can be considered more 'new' than 'better'. It's a blessing then, that all of this rests on the very enjoyable foundation of the previous instalments.
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Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)May 6, 2011Tennis 4 is fun, without being so serious. [June 2011, p.84]
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May 5, 2011The revamped World Tour mode adds a touch of freshness and Move support has been dutifully applied to the PS3 version (albeit with a lack of content to leverage it) but nonetheless, at its heart, Virtua Tennis 4 is wearily familiar.
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Apr 27, 2011Top Spin 4 wins this year's tennis trophy but this more arcade style alternative is still a valid alternative with some great gimmicks.
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Apr 26, 2011Virtua Tennis 4, despite some new features and an entertaining new career mode, doesn't do enough to renovate the franchise.
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Apr 25, 2011On it's own Virtua Tennis 4 is a great game but contextualised by previous games in the series, you can't help but feel a distinct sense of deja vu. The perpetual game play can't be masked by slightly better graphics, in the same way that adding pointless elements to the game play can't excuse the fact it's a slightly shinier version of Virtua Tennis 3 with an extra side of clutter.
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May 23, 2011SEGA sticks with the arcade gameplay for years and also in Virtua Tennis 4. It looks fine, plays well and the World Tour mode is pretty cool. But the audio sounds like it is coming directly from the eighties and it is a bit too easy.
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May 24, 2011While both games more or less occupy the same video game space, Virtua Tennis 4 is less of an aggressive winner down the line and more of a straight, albeit simple, shot down the center of the court that lands deep enough to force players into a competitive but friendly rally.
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Jul 18, 2011Virtua Tennis 4 certainly offers gamers a lot of fun with its random selection of mini-games and off-beat career mode but there's definitely that more arcade feel to the game that may not provide as big a challenge for hardcore tennis fans.
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May 25, 2011It's above mediocre. But it's just…blasé.
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Jun 15, 2011Given such a large gap between Virtua Tennis 3 and this entry, you would hope that we'd see considerable improvements and a nearly flawless experience. Instead, we have yet another mediocre sports game with a bit of squandered potential.
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Apr 26, 2011A deep and varied career mode collides with the poorest gameplay ever designed for a videogame of the series.
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Games Master UKMay 6, 2011It wins the wacky factor but technically and visually we much prefer Top Spin 4. [June 2011, p.75]
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PSM3 Magazine UKMay 9, 2011A hobbled World Tour mode and repetitive action kill the fun. [June 2011, p.80]
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May 24, 2011For Virtua Tennis to survive, it needs new ideas, and a more robust experience wrapped around the fast-paced experience.
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Apr 26, 2011VT4 may be the most beautiful game of the genre, the most spectacular, thanks to the "Match Momentum" shots (even though they are less efficient in the game than on paper), but our favorite champions are not really playing Tennis. Sure, it's an arcade style that opens up for every possibility, and it's still great fun for newbies and hardcore players alike, but the series would really benefit from a little self-questionning, if only on its limited gameplay.
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May 17, 2011Virtua Tennis 4 is a weak tennis game that fails to bring the series back to its glory days.
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May 24, 2011Fans of the series will play this and be content with what's on tap, but if you're looking to experience the popular sport in video game form, please try something else.
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Jun 21, 2011At its core, Virtua Tennis 4 remains a game that can be casually enjoyed by anyone, but for the more serious tennis crowd, it feels outdated and even unresponsive at times.
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)May 22, 2011Pure-bred tennis arcade game for the masses while initially fun but become boring very fast. [Issue#203]
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May 9, 2011Virtua Tennis 4 is still the undisputed world champion of the tennis mini games and the new game board career mode is a nice touch. However, the gameplay need some work since it feels like you are on the moon while playing tennis.
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May 3, 2011It's an old truth that changing developers to the 2009 edition was a bad idea and the worst thing that ever happened to Virtua Tennis. Unfortunetly, it was an even worse idea to let Sega take back the developement. Virtua Tennis 4 is incredible uneven in every possible way and should have had much more polish before release.
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May 2, 2011Quotation forthcoming.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 33
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Mixed: 16 out of 33
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Negative: 7 out of 33
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