Mario Tennis Aces

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  1. toonlinkman
    Jun 22, 2018
    6
    Don't believe the fan boy reviews who work for Nintendo. This is a poor game. It has to rely on Mario brand to even sell.

    If you want a causal game which is fun to play and aren't worried about a 5 hour life span then buy this.
  2. jeffbizloc
    Apr 11, 2019
    6
    This is a rhythm game disguised as a tennis game. Mario Tennis Aces is no doubt pretty fun to play but didn't keep me engrossed after beating Adventure Mode.

    Pros: - The design with Zone and Trick shots work well - The Adventure mode was decent Cons: - In the Adventure mode I felt like there should be more or something different to keep me engaged - Online was pretty slow to    This is a rhythm game disguised as a tennis game. Mario Tennis Aces is no doubt pretty fun to play but didn't keep me engrossed after beating Adventure Mode.

    Pros:
    - The design with Zone and Trick shots work well
    - The Adventure mode was decent

    Cons:
    - In the Adventure mode I felt like there should be more or something different to keep me engaged
    - Online was pretty slow to find a partner and just didn't feel great    … Expand
  3. TheRedHood1
    Nov 14, 2018
    6
    I am a huge fan of the Mario Tennis series and I was very excited to get my hands on this game. But this games disappointed me in more places than one. The overall game is good and the base tennis game is fun and I really like the added mechanics but this games single player mode is not the best it is short and not to much fun. One of my biggest gripes for this games is the AI cheatsI am a huge fan of the Mario Tennis series and I was very excited to get my hands on this game. But this games disappointed me in more places than one. The overall game is good and the base tennis game is fun and I really like the added mechanics but this games single player mode is not the best it is short and not to much fun. One of my biggest gripes for this games is the AI cheats they can do things that the player cant do. The online really excited me but yet again I was disappointed I did not have a single stable game. This game was some fun but overall disappointed me.… Expand
  4. Quizoid
    Jun 24, 2018
    6
    The basic game play of Mario Tennis Aces is on point. The new system, with limited brackets that break, interplay with the normal rules of tennis to create interesting, on the fly strategic decisions. It's really fantastic. Do you try and block that power shot with perfect timing, or just let it go by so you don't risk damaging your racket? What choice you make depends on where you are inThe basic game play of Mario Tennis Aces is on point. The new system, with limited brackets that break, interplay with the normal rules of tennis to create interesting, on the fly strategic decisions. It's really fantastic. Do you try and block that power shot with perfect timing, or just let it go by so you don't risk damaging your racket? What choice you make depends on where you are in the match and how much life is left in your racket; and what choice you make can be the difference between a win or loss. The basic, arcade game play of Mario Tennis Aces was exceptionally well-designed.

    Everything else is unfinished and sub par for a AAA Nintendo game. I really wish they took more time to make a quality game than do what they did.

    When I say, "unfinished" I mean that literally. I honestly think Nintendo did not finish this game before they put it out. Examples:

    1. You can only pick stages randomly in free play. As an inconvenient workaround, you can toggle stages on and off (effectively letting you choose if you toggle everything off but the one you want).
    2. You can't play doubles in tournament mode. You can only do doubles in local and online free play.
    3. The main campaign has to do with collecting "Power Stones." When you get one, a magical chest opens, dramatically revealing... nothing. The way the shots are composed, it really looks like something was supposed to be floating out of that. There's even one shot where the camera zooms way back after a chest opens. I can just see, in my mind's eye, the Power Stone floating up out of the chest: the power stone they never made.
    4. Some challenges in the story campaign involve doing certain things within a time limit. Many challenges have several phases. In good game design, they will give the player a time bonus, or reset the time, after each phase. This way, if the player takes so long on phase one that they'll never have time to finish phase three, the game just cuts the player off right there (instead of pointlessly letting them play phase 2). In the early part of adventure mode, the game is designed this way. In the later part of adventure mode, you get your time up front in a big lump. I think they meant to go back in later and divide it out, but just never did.

    Ever since the 80s, the "Nintendo Seal of Quality" has meant something. I worry about the direction of this company if they continue pushing out unfinished products like this one.    … Expand
  5. Jahz
    Jun 24, 2018
    6
    The game looks, sounds, and feels awesome to play. The gameplay on court feels smooth and rewarding, and this will be a lot of fun to play with friends.
    The real issue with this game (and it's a big one) is its lack of content. While the adventure mod offers some interesting "mini-games" to test your accuracy and logic, it lacks in every other department as it is short, doesn't provide    The game looks, sounds, and feels awesome to play. The gameplay on court feels smooth and rewarding, and this will be a lot of fun to play with friends.
    The real issue with this game (and it's a big one) is its lack of content. While the adventure mod offers some interesting "mini-games" to test your accuracy and logic, it lacks in every other department as it is short, doesn't provide much reward and is a bit clumsy in its development.
    I remember playing Mario Tennis on Game Boy Advance, where you could evolve as a player around the tennis club, and hoped for Ace tennis to offer the same kind of experience.
    Unfortunately, level progression and new rackets are kind of useless and cannot save the Adventure mode.
    Same goes for offline Tournament - 3 short tournaments that offer no real difficulty and about an hour of gameplay before being entirely done.

    I will be playing a lot of Ace Tennis with friends, and I'm sure hoping DLCs will improve the solo experience over time.    … Expand
  6. PlayerOneLycre
    Jun 26, 2018
    6
    The core tennis game play is addictive and fun, it's lovely to finally see the single player story is back in the game, it was sadly missed for the WiiU game. Sadly tho the same can't be said for the online. Most of characters are HUGELY unbalanced and some are easily exploitable (Boo, Bowser Jr Chain Chomp are examples). For Nintendo to actually leave those characters untested is veryThe core tennis game play is addictive and fun, it's lovely to finally see the single player story is back in the game, it was sadly missed for the WiiU game. Sadly tho the same can't be said for the online. Most of characters are HUGELY unbalanced and some are easily exploitable (Boo, Bowser Jr Chain Chomp are examples). For Nintendo to actually leave those characters untested is very unlike them, here hoping for a patch soon. It is nice that you can play the game without those trick shots or fancy moves in Simply class, but most players will go for Standard class. For a tennis game, its very laughable to not have any matches go for more then 3 games, like it would of been nice to be able to do 1 set, 3 sets or even 5 sets. Who thought that would've been a good amount of games.

    For my score i give this game a 6 out of 10, the story is lovely, the game runs amazing and the sound is right on for tennis, hitting those shots really makes you feel like you did that with a real racquet, But Leaving those characters unbalanced and down right exploitable, plus not being able to play a full set of tennis is unacceptable.    … Expand
  7. xiekaidream
    Nov 17, 2021
    6
    剧情模式还行 但是聚会玩实在不适合 老手很容易虐新手 体感玩法则如同鸡肋
  8. Zulu189
    Jul 9, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, it feels more like a rental game than a full price game.

    Took me about a day to complete the Adventure Mode. The Adventure Mode is generally fun, although pretty short. There are three levels of difficulty (beginner, intermediate, advanced), which gives you enough time to get familiar with the controls and the gameplay at the beginning until the game becomes quite unforgiving at the later levels. With its fairly simple controls, the story mode is easily completed for any average gamer. The hardest level for me was Kamek, which took me about ten tries. I enjoyed the bonus stages and the regular tennis matches, but I thought the boss fights we unnecessary. It's like they tried to add platforming content into a tennis game, which doesn't work for me.

    The Tournament Mode allows you to try different characters. Similar to the story mode, it has three different difficulties divided in three cups. The variety in difficulties provide enough content for different levels of gamers, although the beginner mode feels a little too easy (it's like the computer doesn't even try to hit the ball at times). This mode versus computers doesn't add much gameplay to the game, maybe one hour or two. There is also an Online Tournament menu, which I haven't tried yet.

    The online play is probably the best aspect of the game since it offers additional replay value. The challenge versus human players is also greater than the hardest levels on story or tournament mode. The only problem is the lag issue that many players seem to be dealing with. If they can fix their server issues, the online play could be worth the purchase by itself.

    Pros:

    -Fun story mode
    -Different difficulties for different levels of players
    -Controls are responsive and easy to master
    -Online play add value to the game
    -Of course, the Mario universe

    Cons:

    -Very short Adventure Mode and Tournament Mode. They could have made the Adventure mode longer
    -No "retry" option when you fail a level. You have to go through the loading screen and the little animations every time you fail a stage, which make you waste about a minute
    -Some later stages can be frustrating until you figure out a pattern (Kamek stage)
    -Laggy online mode

    Recap: Recommended if you don't mind overspending for a game and you enjoy the Mario universe/tennis games. Not recommended if you expect more value for your buck.    … Expand
  9. StoneColdBread
    Jul 17, 2018
    6
    Tough to give the game a 6 when I can honestly say that I really enjoy the game. Below I made two lists of what, I believe, are the game's good characteristics and what are the bad ones.

    The Good: 1. Online Play has a fun tournament style matchmaking system 2. Standard Mode (with the energy/special moves) is actually REALLY FUN and good for competitive play 3. Shorter matches makes    Tough to give the game a 6 when I can honestly say that I really enjoy the game. Below I made two lists of what, I believe, are the game's good characteristics and what are the bad ones.

    The Good:
    1. Online Play has a fun tournament style matchmaking system
    2. Standard Mode (with the energy/special moves) is actually REALLY FUN and good for competitive
    play
    3. Shorter matches makes a ton of sense and feels right
    4. Playing with friends is fun

    The Bad:
    1. ELO system for matchmaking needs to be better (currently you could be matched with anyone
    regardless of skill, only matters what stage of the tournament you're in)
    2. Adventure Mode is boring and not too challenging for the most part
    3. COM Tournaments are too easy for all three cups
    4. Characters need to be balanced (Looking at you Bowser Jr.)

    Final Recommendation:
    I would recommend this game for fans of the series who can play with friends often or want to get online and smash some rackets. However, I would not recommend the game for anyone who is thinking of just playing it's (very short) story mode.

    *IF Nintendo adds online Doubles so that I can play with friends I will give this game a 7/10 but as of today that is not the case.    … Expand
  10. Wsm87
    Jul 18, 2018
    6
    I loved the original Mario Tennis back on the 64 (obsessively so) - sadly this doesn't seem to have the same magic. It's a fun game with some serious flaws (online balancing, latency issues, terrible character balancing etc) that just make it a tad less than the special game I'd been hoping for.
  11. WolfLink303
    Jul 25, 2018
    6
    eh perfectly describes this game. yes I suck at it but seriously, it is not worth the money. it is very bland but a good game to play with friends (course I don't have any of those) fun game, not something I would typically play. I would prefer if it was 30 or 40 dollars but still a good game.
  12. GoldyTrez
    Oct 31, 2019
    6
    This one ain't that great. The gameplay mechanics are great, but all the side content is lacking and the courts don't reach close to the creativity from the older games. This game is greater with friends, like every party game.
  13. Filmanwalt
    Oct 8, 2020
    6
    Mario Tennis Aces Review Date 05.06.2020

    I played through the campaign (except for the ruins of the exam) and found that okay but nothing more. I would have wished for more tournament tennis as a reference point for a story and, above all, the opportunity to activate it (characters, skins, rackets, etc.). Everything seems very reduced, most of it is unlocked online or in challenges.    Mario Tennis Aces Review Date 05.06.2020

    I played through the campaign (except for the ruins of the exam) and found that okay but nothing more. I would have wished for more tournament tennis as a reference point for a story and, above all, the opportunity to activate it (characters, skins, rackets, etc.). Everything seems very reduced, most of it is unlocked online or in challenges. Individual sections of the campaign were also very frustrating and had to resort to "relief" once.

    In multiplayer it's fun as always, but overall a bit too little for a really good Mario Tennis. Most of the time I play without the power frills.

    6/10 tennis balls.    … Expand
  14. ElSmasher
    Oct 14, 2021
    6
    Aces is better than Ultra Smash that's a fact. Indeed, the game is more complete with a powerful roster, a continued competition and a story mode !! However, the latter is poorly managed especially in terms of its difficulty; In addition, aces often relies on the achievements of the Wii U game, but that's not bad.
  15. ChillCat
    Jun 26, 2021
    6
    Mario Tennis Aces is a good entry into the Mario Tennis series, but with only a good story mode and a great character roster being its only pros, it's just tennis, which is disappointing as I expected much more from a Mario game. I'd even go as far as to say that Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour on the GameCube is better than this game.
  16. 2bitplayss
    Mar 16, 2021
    6
    the game is fine its not bad but it doesnt have the same charm as mario power tennis the menu feels bland. the gameplay is fine not the biggest fan of the zone shot things. i also wish there where extra fun game modes like in power tennis like fighting a mecha bowser painting a wall defeating ghosts running from a chainchomp you know stuff like that.. i also wish there where more uniquethe game is fine its not bad but it doesnt have the same charm as mario power tennis the menu feels bland. the gameplay is fine not the biggest fan of the zone shot things. i also wish there where extra fun game modes like in power tennis like fighting a mecha bowser painting a wall defeating ghosts running from a chainchomp you know stuff like that.. i also wish there where more unique wacky characters the roster is kinda generic. again its not bad but ive seen better (mario power tennis)… Expand
  17. Ardho
    Sep 3, 2021
    6
    Mostly i play tourney mode and gameplay is okay, i can enjoy it, but the adventure mode is trash, it's too much, even though I want an exciting match, it turns out there are a lot of weird minigame and mini boss modes
  18. Pierce8
    Dec 26, 2021
    6
    This is actually one of the better Mario tennis games out there, in fact I would say the energy system in the game is pretty good at making the game more intense and fun. However, one mechanic completely drains any sort of fun in matches (and some parts of story mode), racket breaking.

    By deflecting a super shot and “mis-timing” your swing, your racket takes damage, once it depletes (max:    This is actually one of the better Mario tennis games out there, in fact I would say the energy system in the game is pretty good at making the game more intense and fun. However, one mechanic completely drains any sort of fun in matches (and some parts of story mode), racket breaking.

    By deflecting a super shot and “mis-timing” your swing, your racket takes damage, once it depletes (max: 3 hits) your racket breaks and the other player scores the point or you lose. This would be a decent mechanic if it wasn’t for the ridiculous timing required to not only deflect a super shot, but also not take damage. You can use energy to slow down time and make it easier, but to get a good chance at deflecting the shot without taking damage, you must consume tons of energy, which becomes detrimental in the long run and will most likely cause you to lose.
    It becomes frustrating just to play the story mode as well, where sometimes they spam multiple super shots.    … Expand
  19. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    6
    casual fun but not my favorite. Still hoping for a super sluggers remastered
  20. live134
    Aug 16, 2023
    6
    Mediano, novos tipos de controle, tem um modo aventura, porém ele não prende igual os antigos. Jogo feito as pressas para pegar trouxa.
  21. Jorchking
    Oct 29, 2019
    5
    FLOJO. Una gran oportunidad desperdiciada por una increíble precariedad de modos de juego y opciones.
    En el tema jugable podríamos criticarlo en que se fueron extremadamente a lo ficticio, muy lejos de lo que ofrecía Mario Tennis 64 o un poco menos el Mario Power Tennis (ambos juegos buenísimos y superiores a este desde todo punto de vista). Agregaron muchos efectos y opciones en los    FLOJO. Una gran oportunidad desperdiciada por una increíble precariedad de modos de juego y opciones.
    En el tema jugable podríamos criticarlo en que se fueron extremadamente a lo ficticio, muy lejos de lo que ofrecía Mario Tennis 64 o un poco menos el Mario Power Tennis (ambos juegos buenísimos y superiores a este desde todo punto de vista). Agregaron muchos efectos y opciones en los golpes que alargan innecesariamente los puntos y que los hace excesivamente repetitivos. Sé que dirán que está el modo clásico, pero está ahí, de relleno. El modo principal es lo que describí al principio.
    Lo que sí rescato es el modo historia, que si bien es muy divertido es muy corto. Luego de eso ahí se termina la diversión, puesto que el modo sin línea NO SE PUEDE ELEGIR UN PARTIDO A 3 Ó 5 SETS, algo que sí permitía TODAS LAS VERSIONES ANTERIORES. Esto es un gran retroceso desde todo punto de vista a la saga. Hay otros modos de juego que unos tantos necesitan sí o sí conexión a internet, por ende queda descartado de este análisis (el modo anillo de N64 le pasa el trapo a todo este juego). Y queda el modo realista, que si bien es divertido para jugar con gente casual no está del todo bien pulido y raras veces detecta bien los golpes.
    El modo online un desastre, primero que en estos lares está casi muerto, segundo es que es un juego que tiene, como casi todo juego del Switch Online, conexión P2P y no servidor dedicado. Vergonzoso.
    Así que para destacar: + Modo historia + Modo "realista", aunque limitado ahí está.
    Para criticar: -Jugabilidad extremadamente artificial, que ya poco de tenis tiene (mejor que el de Wii U pero peor en contenido) - Mala calidad del online y escasa gente para jugar - modos de juego sin línea lamentables y sin posibilidad de jugar más de 1 set en un juego de tenis. - Música: De mala calidad, cansadora y repetitiva. - Tampoco hay variedad suficiente de pista, no se puede elegir ni siquiera eso en el modo exhibición. - Es increíble las limitadas opciones que tiene este juego, es insólito.

    Flojo y decepcionante. 5/10. Volved al Mario 64 o al Power Tennis que son mucho mejor videojuego.    … Expand
  22. askeptic
    Jun 22, 2018
    5
    Typical Metacritic, people giving this game 10's and 0's, none of which are even close to being accurate. Here is a short to the point review from someone who actually bought the game: This is another release by Nintendo that leaves much to be desired. Has Nintendo completely lost their magic lately? This game is the very basics of Tennis, almost only including what they needed to squeakTypical Metacritic, people giving this game 10's and 0's, none of which are even close to being accurate. Here is a short to the point review from someone who actually bought the game: This is another release by Nintendo that leaves much to be desired. Has Nintendo completely lost their magic lately? This game is the very basics of Tennis, almost only including what they needed to squeak by. The lack of customization and repetitive game play leave much to be desired on the court. If Nintendo had priced this at 50% of what they are currently asking, it may of been a decision to make, but as it stands, I wish I never purchased this game. Is it the worst game i've played - no, not even close. However it is far from good. From the outside looking in, it would appear that Nintendo is now pushing games out too fast just to say they have a title on the Switch. Shame.… Expand
  23. SonicCam91
    Jul 23, 2018
    5
    Although an improvement from the last Mario Tennis game, Mario Tennis Aces also has its flaws. Adventure mode is tedious and repetitive. There is no other way to unlock all the new content, which is a shame. Multiple Rackets only work in Adventure Mode, but the boss battles are fun. Stage Gimmicks are creative yet sometimes frustrating or annoying. But the new features like Zone Shots andAlthough an improvement from the last Mario Tennis game, Mario Tennis Aces also has its flaws. Adventure mode is tedious and repetitive. There is no other way to unlock all the new content, which is a shame. Multiple Rackets only work in Adventure Mode, but the boss battles are fun. Stage Gimmicks are creative yet sometimes frustrating or annoying. But the new features like Zone Shots and Quick shots are great. This game is more fun when you're playing with friends rather than playing story mode or online. There is no way to change difficulty or fix how many tennis matches you want so you're only stuck with one match at a time which gets annoying but for a few exceptions in adventure mode. A good effort, but much improvement is needed. Wait for the price to go down.… Expand
  24. wariothelegend
    Sep 15, 2018
    5
    Sure, this game is a MAJOR improvement compared to that abomination we call "Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash", and I gotta admit, the graphics are absolutely beautiful. I also love how everyone in the game is wearing proper tennis attire (Waluigi looks the best in my opinion). But it's just one thing that really irks me in this game. The new concept...

    So, the game's main thing about it is    Sure, this game is a MAJOR improvement compared to that abomination we call "Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash", and I gotta admit, the graphics are absolutely beautiful. I also love how everyone in the game is wearing proper tennis attire (Waluigi looks the best in my opinion). But it's just one thing that really irks me in this game. The new concept...

    So, the game's main thing about it is that every character now has an energy meter that they can fill up by performing Charged Shots (a slow process) or by doing Trick Shots (which is almost impossible). And with this energy, you can use it to aim where you're shooting the ball, slow down time, or initiate a Special Shot. This is not a bad idea, in fact, I personally think it's wonderful! It's just that it's REALLY difficult. I'm not joking. This game takes tennis all the way to hell.

    The Adventure Mode in the game is a whole other subject of it's own. The story is that Wario and Waluigi, being possessed, hands over Luigi an ancient racket that contains a demons spirit in it. Well how 'bout that! So Mario and Toad set off on their quest to figure out how to stop this evil racket. In the game, you move around the world map doing random mini-games and matches. But the most infuriating part of the game is the boss battles. They're hard as heck, giving you no warning when their next attack is going to come, leaving you no chances to gain energy (which is what you need to beat the boss) and you don't get anything worth it for beating it either, as if the game wasn't hard enough.

    Look, Nintendo clearly put lots of heart and dedication into this game, but clearly, it was meant for people with more patience and precision, unless throwing your controller at a wall is what you enjoy doing in your spare time, I would not recommend this game. Great graphics, weird story, and a frustrating game system...    … Expand
  25. SirEpicPigeon
    Jul 11, 2018
    5
    Story mode is a lot of fun but way too short.. I was expecting that this game would appeal to single AND multiplayer oriënented gamers. Turns out the game was mainly meant for multiplayer. Couch co-op or multiplayer is a lot of fun! Core gameplay is solid but the game is lacking features like a simple stage select of retry button. Arms maintained replayability by giving the player theStory mode is a lot of fun but way too short.. I was expecting that this game would appeal to single AND multiplayer oriënented gamers. Turns out the game was mainly meant for multiplayer. Couch co-op or multiplayer is a lot of fun! Core gameplay is solid but the game is lacking features like a simple stage select of retry button. Arms maintained replayability by giving the player the ability tot customize and try out arms. Mario Tennis has no customization options aside from the bad implementation in the single player which has no significant influence whatshowever... I regret my purchase.… Expand
  26. ANKPlays
    Jun 22, 2018
    5
    Mario Tennis Aces isnt perfect. Far from it. I'd go as far to say the game isn't worth your money, let alone at full price. Yes, it looks nice, Yes, it has a decent amount of characters for a sports game, yes, the music is nice, but the gameplay is frustrating and tricky. You can say that I'm only complaining because I'm bad, but some of the reasons for losing are outright stupid. TheMario Tennis Aces isnt perfect. Far from it. I'd go as far to say the game isn't worth your money, let alone at full price. Yes, it looks nice, Yes, it has a decent amount of characters for a sports game, yes, the music is nice, but the gameplay is frustrating and tricky. You can say that I'm only complaining because I'm bad, but some of the reasons for losing are outright stupid. The story mode is basically a well-overstayed tutorial, that you are required to beat to unlock all the stages. The simple mode is just ACES tennis minus the fun, and freestyle is buggy and also unfun, even with friends. The online can be really laggy and I will get disconnected and removed from tournaments, sometimes even penalized, for no reason. My internet is very stable and runs other switch games smoothly, so it's absolutely the games fault. You cant pick the stage you want, and you can't customize match length. The game is definitely a step up from Ultra Smash because at least the gimmick this time around isn't as terrible. This game isn't worth 60$. It is worth 20$ at Best. Nintendo really needs to proof their games more and remove the rage factors if they plan on marketing towards kids. This game is mediocre, and once again, not worth your money. There are much better games on the switch than this.… Expand
  27. IFLiden
    Oct 18, 2018
    5
    Fantastic mechanics, lovely online play. However, gets stale extremely fast and not a good single player campaign at all. This could've been so much better.
  28. Ristycakes
    Jul 24, 2018
    5
    Price Rating $30/$60

    Pros + Core game play is addictive and fun + you can play as a Chain Chomp Cons - Story is unbelievably boring and generic. - Frustrating limitations. No controller settings, no retry option on story mode missions, and you cant even choose what court to play on, - Poor character balancing. If you don't pick Waluigi or Bowser Junior in online matches and your    Price Rating $30/$60

    Pros
    + Core game play is addictive and fun
    + you can play as a Chain Chomp

    Cons
    - Story is unbelievably boring and generic.
    - Frustrating limitations. No controller settings, no retry option on story mode missions, and you cant even choose what court to play on,
    - Poor character balancing. If you don't pick Waluigi or Bowser Junior in online matches and your opponent does, you're basically asking to lose.

    some small patches would do wonders for this game    … Expand
  29. Ryaweasel
    Sep 27, 2018
    5
    The core gameplay is alright, but this game barely has any content. The game only has four (five) modes, Adventure Mode, Tournament, Co-op Challenge (doesn't really count), Free Play and Swing Mode. But I actually found Adventure Mode quite fun honestly, since some of the levels were a pain in the ass and had some challenge. However, I don't really appreciate that you need a NintendoThe core gameplay is alright, but this game barely has any content. The game only has four (five) modes, Adventure Mode, Tournament, Co-op Challenge (doesn't really count), Free Play and Swing Mode. But I actually found Adventure Mode quite fun honestly, since some of the levels were a pain in the ass and had some challenge. However, I don't really appreciate that you need a Nintendo Switch Online membership to play the new mode, Co-op Challenge. Also, if you wanna play with the new characters the month they release, you can't unless you get a membership. Mario Power Tennis had a lot of content at the asking retail price tag, without any paywalls. So why this game?… Expand
  30. Stonewallish
    Oct 20, 2018
    5
    MTE feels extremely bare bones, with its only saving grace being the fun and perfected gameplay. The story, simplistic beyond words and not able to engage players in any way, feels like an afterthought more than anything.

    For the majority of your time with this game, you’ll be playing the Online Torunament. It too feels shallow and empty, with only ONE single stage available.    MTE feels extremely bare bones, with its only saving grace being the fun and perfected gameplay. The story, simplistic beyond words and not able to engage players in any way, feels like an afterthought more than anything.

    For the majority of your time with this game, you’ll be playing the Online Torunament. It too feels shallow and empty, with only ONE single stage available. Customization of any kind is completely absent as well. Don’t even think about changing characters outfits or rackets, because that’s not a thing.

    All I can think of when I think of MTE is: disappointing.

    If you’re thinking about getting this game, my advice is to definitely wait for a chunky price drop.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 86 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 86
  3. Negative: 1 out of 86
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Oct 28, 2019
    80
    Mario Tennis Aces may well feature the best mechanics the series has seen to date, its new Zone manoeuvres and Trick Shots adding an exciting, madcap layer of depth to the sport. While Adventure isn’t the big single player hook I’d have hoped and some options feel a little too stripped down, it’s the game’s multiplayer that will keep this title a firm favourite for months to come. Golf next please Camelot.
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  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Dec 31, 2018
    80
    Brisk pace, easy control, good gameplay, lots of ideas and game modes. This is the new Mario Tennis Aces which is a wise purchase for your Switch. [Issue#288]
  3. CD-Action
    Sep 27, 2018
    80
    I’m pleased that we finally got a new full-fledged game by Camelot. What’s more, it will appeal to a whole lot of different people ranging from hardcore fighting games fans to your grandma and grandpa, though the difficulty level can be painful at times. The most important thing is that Waluigi begins his special move with a rose between his teeth, which puts Mario Tennis Aces dangerously close to the GOTY territory. [08/2018, p.64]
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