Smash Court Tennis: Pro Tournament 2

Smash-Court 2 aces the competition.

By Duncan C  Aug 14, 2004 | 3 out of 3 found this Smash Court Tennis: Pro Tournament 2 review helpful

Pros: Players, graphics, sound effects, playability

Cons: Limited create a player options, no Federer

The original Smash-court was a decent game. The graphics and sound-effects were great. For once, it sounded like someone hitting a tennis ball, not opening a Pringles can. However, there were a few faults. There was not a Create-a-player option. It&#...39;s always nice to see yourself (or at least someone who looks a little like you) beating the top pros. In addition, you only had eight plyers to choose from, and not current big-names at that. Rafter had retired the previous year, Hingis had also retired, Kafelnikov was really coming off the boil, so on.Perhaps the biggest problem, however, was the desperately slow play. Agassi should not be hitting forehands like your average 80-year-old country-clubber.Smash-cou
rt 2, though, is a huge step in the right direction. It has a create-a-player mode, and a pretty good one at that. It could be more complete, but no big problem. You also get 16 players (twice what the original offered) to choose from. They are the big-names too. Roddick, Ferrero, Henin-Hardenne, etc. Why Federer is AWOL, however, is a mystery. Perhaps licensing issues, who know's? Last, but not least, the play is much faster. The pros actually play like they are not straight out of a retirement home. All-in all a great, if not perfect game. The guys at Namco have really come up with a serious rival for the X-Box's Topspin. Read more Less