Virtua Tennis 3 For The PS3 Game Review      

January 31st, 2008

Virtua Tennis 3 is available from Sega of America for $37.99 on Amazon.com. Sega’s Tennis games have always entertained me whenever I have played them. This latest game is pretty much as entertaining, if not more.

One great attraction of Virtua Tennis 3 is career mode. With the help of the game’s character editor, you can create a male or female player. You then choose your home city and country. Then begins the long journey from rank 300 to being number one in the world.

You can learn the basics of the game at tennis school. This is a fun experience, but I liked the minigames even more. here your footwork, volley, serve and ground stroke matter the most.

After learning the basics, you need to enter the singles and doubles tournaments for newcomers. These happen around the world. Stamina is an issue in the games. Energy drinks serve to replenish your stamina, but also increase your injury risk. To avoid this you need to take vacations.

The fast paced action in the game sometimes is arcadelike. Playing with the sixaxis controller is real fun. This latest offering is the most refined tennis game in the series. With the PS3 version of the game there is no online play like the Xbox version. With detailed player models and new tweaks, this is not a game I would suggest you miss.

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