NZGamer writes: "Top Spin was originally a title associated with the Xbox brand. However, the series is now published by 2K Sports, which means the latest instalment, Top Spin 3, will be a multiplatform title. What can be expected from the next iteration of this excellent tennis franchise?
For starters, the game will now offer a revamped control method that will allow total control of shots thanks to use of the right analogue stick. This should make a refreshing change from the old button pushes that have been a staple of tennis games to date.
The game also offers an excellent, if short, roster of players, including classic players such as Boris Becker. All the models are fantastically rendered and you will easily be able to tell who is who. Even the swing styles have been realistically captured."
The Good:
-Signature styling and classic players
The Bad:
-The roster is a little short
The Ugly:
-Boys Like Girls? WHY?!
OPM: Thousands of Brits will be inspired to pick up a racket this week on the back of Andy Murray’s success at Wimbledon – but in this heat, and given our hand-eye co-co-ordination, we’ll be sticking to the virtual type. Looking to fill your week with some ace-smashing antics? Then join us in revisiting PlayStation’s finest tennis efforts…
Not really, most of those games were available on multiple platforms.
Just so happens that the PS magazine wrote the article so makes sense it would be 'Playstation's greatest games' :)
Gamepyre writes: "When Virtua Tennis 2009 first came out I was very excited about the game; I was so excited that I actually went and got it on release day.
Virtua Tennis 3 has been one of my favorite PSP games, and I could not wait to see what the 2009 Xbox 360 version of the game brought to the table. After playing the game, I was very disappointed in Virtua Tennis 2009; not because it was a bad game per say, but because it wasn't anything new from the previous release."
Another week and another episode of Distributed Failure is here for your listening pleasure. This week's "What They've Been Playing" features discussion on Top Spin 3, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Fight Night Round 4, Battlefield 1943, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, and much more! They follow that up with some gaming news including the latest update on EGM, the addition of prizes to 1 vs. 100, and the announcement of a new Mechwarrior game.
