Top Spin 4

 Xbox 360
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 54
  3. Negative: 0 out of 54
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  1. games(TM)
    Apr 25, 2011
    70
    A rather dry experience. [Issue#108, p.106]
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#29 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#80 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 86 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 86
  3. Negative: 3 out of 86
  1. schwellie
    Mar 18, 2011
    8
    I've been playing tennis games for years and years and I must say it's been a long time since I've been this impressed with one. Top Spin 4I've been playing tennis games for years and years and I must say it's been a long time since I've been this impressed with one. Top Spin 4 offers a realistic tennis experience where you literally have to fight for every point, right down to the last shot.

    I played my first match on "Normal" difficulty and found myself thrashing Wozniacki 6-0 6-0 with Ivanovic. Definitely start on "Hard" if you've mastered Top Spin 3. My next match was far more intense. I decided to play Williams on Grass on "Hard" and the outcome was far closer - a 7-6(4) 6-3 victory after close to an hour of play. Top Spin 4's gameplay is intense and you really have to work for every single point which is very refreshing especially if you're a tennis game fanatic like myself.

    While Gameplay feels and looks amazing, the sound department definitely could have used a bit more work; audience reactions to points seem a bit premature, the umpires sound as static as in Top Spin 3 and the grunts are horribly mismatched to specific players. Some of the player chants ("come on", "yeah") are so obviously dubbed and sound more like they are coming from someone giving commentary than from someone on the court.

    Something that would have been a nice addition to the Top Spin series that is obviously lacking in the fourth installment is the incorporation of the challenge system used on the real Pro Tennis Tour - something that features in Smash Court Tennis 3 and would have made gameplay even more exciting. I played many points where shots landed right on the line or seemed impossibly in and it would have been a nice touch if your opponent could challenge the calls.

    All this aside, Top Spin 4 can be described as a solid, well rounded tennis simulation game. Gameplay is fast, exciting and intense and this game is hands down the most realistic tennis game ever made. One can only hope that Virtua Tennis 4 and Grand Slam Tennis (from EA) will take notes from this game.    … Full Review »
  2. Jobadkins
    Mar 23, 2011
    10
    I cant seem to understand certain reviewers on this game.This is the BEST tennis game ever created so why in the original Top Spin stillI cant seem to understand certain reviewers on this game.This is the BEST tennis game ever created so why in the original Top Spin still higher rated then 2,3 and now 4.This game is downright amazing in every aspect.Top spin 3 in my opinion was frustrating in the beginning but after a while of getting the controls it was amazing.It was a revolution in the tennis genre.This game isn't frustrating at all but brilliant all over the place.Sports games are really getting good now a days.With the show as my favorite then nba 2k11,I say this is third on my favorites then Fight night champion as 4th.Top Spin 4 is smart,fun,exciting and the replay value is off the charts.FINALLY Tennis at it's best!… Full Review »
  3. ANTtheKNEEEE
    Mar 15, 2022
    8
    So many bad tennis games in general. But this one was my favorite. The serving felt so smooth.
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