Matchpoint: Tennis Championships

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
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  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Jul 8, 2022
    40
    If Matchpoint Tennis had just thrown the occasional loss at me, or even let me fight back from behind at times, I would have spent so much more time playing the game. It’s unfortunate to think that here we have a tennis game that developers should be paying close attention to, because it gets so much right, and we know that won’t happen because one critical error means I have no choice but to score it the way I have. If, down the track, there’s a patch to improve the difficulty in an interesting way, then Matchpoint would be the best tennis game currently available, purely because the on-court gameplay actually gets it.
  2. TheGamer
    Jul 7, 2022
    40
    What it has made here could be considered impressive, in a way, considering its lack of expertise in this genre, because it’s not entirely incompetent. The tennis does play fairly realistically and there is a rhythm to it that did remind me of Virtua Tennis 2 at times. But I'm not sure that you'll want to spend your hours with this game, because it’ll seem like time will slow down to a crawl.
  3. JeuxActu
    Jul 17, 2022
    35
    We were expecting a pure and hard tennis simulation, but Matchpoint Tennis Championships is really just an arcade game that doesn't even measure up to the first Virtua Tennis. The gameplay is poor and limited, the game is visually ugly, and the online mode often drags. A pure disaster.
  5. Gfinity
    Jul 7, 2022
    30
    It's a shame, but Matchpoint Tennis Championships just didn't quite get there on most aspects of its tennis simulation. A lack of licenced players and UI bugs only compound the core issues with the controls being far too simplistic and repetition setting in extremely quickly.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Jul 18, 2022
    Tennis and video game lovers deserve more. His playable benefits are weighed down by all its visual, sound and content defects. [No recommended]

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. LogMan56
    Aug 9, 2022
    10
    Cool game. I love it. Best tennis game for PS4. xoxoxooxoxoxoxoxox xoxoxooxoxoxoxoxox xoxoxooxoxoxoxoxox
  2. Jt0429
    Jul 8, 2022
    6
    Good-
    Simple but effective control scheme. The strengths and weakness system is implemented well
    Bad- Barebones game modes. A small    Good-
    Simple but effective control scheme. The strengths and weakness system is implemented well

    Bad-
    Barebones game modes. A small roster of players. No support for the doubles. Can't play championships and tournaments without career mode. Flat graphics

    Thoughts-
    In conclusion, Matchpoint Tennis Championships ends up feeling like a game of two halves. On one hand, the on-court experience of trading a flurry of shots with your opponent is great – all thanks to a simple but effective control scheme and formidable opponents that will test your understanding of these mechanics. On the other hand though, everything supporting that basic structure like the career mode and training mini-games and player roster- all end up feeling barebones. Topping it all off is a lack of support for additional game modes like doubles tennis alongside a visual and audio presentation that leaves a lot to be desired. In its current state, Matchpoint Tennis Championships is a decent game but not one that you’d want to really sink your teeth into.    … Full Review »
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