Virtua Tennis 2009
Virtua Tennis 2009
Virtua Tennis 2009 Reviews
First, I must say that the day Grand Slam Tennis was released those who were used to playing the Wii with the old remote said they didn’t get how to use the new motionplus or thought it was broken and gave it a couple stars. Little by little all those votes were changed as people realized it was user error because it really is like getting off of a bicycle and learning to ride a motorcycle and thinking it will be the same. Now that game is almost up to 5 stars in just a couple days. Be patient and you’ll be amazed.
Give yourself time to get used to the motionplus. If you are used to just having to flick your wrist and do a killer shot as you could for the first wii tennis games, you will soon realize that form does matter here. And that’s a good thing. Like a real tennis game, how you hold the racket and position yourself and move makes a lot of difference and the motionplus, like magic, picks it all up.
It brings realism into the tennis game.
Give it a day and you’ll realize how tremendous the motionplus is.
That said, I agree with tbe other reviewer who stated you MUST complete the training section in order to master the controls. And I also agree that it seemed like I mastered them easier playing Grand Slam tennis.It’s worth it.
For the non-tennis buff vs. the expert: We have both in this household. One loved the shopping mode during tournaments because it added fun to it, the expert did not and just wanted pure tennis. You can turn that off but it’s a positive if you are still learning the game or want a little more added to it.
The graphics are better in this than Grand Slam. Grand Slam’s players are a bit like Speed Racer cartoons…you get who they are but they aren’t as real as this. This denotes further realism.
I agree that the 1:1 reaction time of the motionplus seemed more evident on this one. We had a few issues where it didn’t seem that way on the Grand Slam tennis. However, another review commenter noted that if we have an HDTV you either need special cables or to set some wii games otherwise you wont get the appropriate reaction time. We did that and it did seem to improve. Still, this one seemed better from the get go on reaction time when compared one after the other last night.
The cost of this game, as of this writing, June 13th, is the best buy for the new games that are motionplus compatible. However, this one does not come with a motionplus and it should be noted that Tiger Woods does, as does the upcoming Wii Sports Resort. If you plan on ordering any of those games and have the motionplus, you’ll wind up with a spare for friends if you buy one separately with this game. If you dont have one and are thinking of getting any of those games, it makes it free with Sports Resort as of today’s price. If you get it with the Tiger Woods game it is now ten bucks more because the cost of that game shot up ten bucks the day after it’s release due to demand. The moionplus was originally free in that game.
This enables a new era in gaming for tennis playing and truly improving your tennis skills because you can make the ball do soooo much more with the motionplus and how you control your racket totally matters now so you are more a part of the game than before.
So which one wins? I say this one does. My honey says the Grand Slam tennis. It comes down to personal preferance I believe. Honey is the expert player and I am not if that helps your decision.
UPDATE: We just got two more votes from friends who are both tennis players. They both chose this one as the best. But also agreed it was almost too close to call. They also played with and without the wii motionplus for comparison (bear in mind, it is not included with this game) and they agreed it took a day to master but paid off in more realism in the end.
This is another great tennis game for the wii. We are actually glad we got them both as it’s fun to switch them out and get some variety. Unlike the old school wii tennis games, you’ll come out of this one a better player…not just better at flicking your wrist to get a shot!
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