In Japan, Famitsu magazine scored the Dreamcast version of the game a 33 out of 40. It has been ranked in the top 100 games of all time by IGN both in 2005 (#91) and 2003 (#89). The game became one of the few Sega All Stars.
Players were pleased with the quick learning curve and the wide variety of training exercises available. Virtua Tennis received very positive reviews with the UK version of the Official Dreamcast Magazine rating it at 9/10, as well as overwhelmingly positive reviews from users. By completing the hardest difficulty with a certain amount of time left or points scored, an outfit is unlocked, which players can wear in all modes. Each exercise has three levels, with the difficulty increasing progressively. The focus of the training exercises are to be fun, rather than realistic. These matches are unlocked by completing easier matches or training exercises.
The user enters with a rank of 300th, which improves as matches are won. Users have to win matches and complete training exercises in order to progress and unlock new ones. Other options include the court that the match is played on and the skill of the opponent(s). The duration can be varied between one game and one set. The match can be played as singles or doubles with up to 4 human players (2 for singles). This is a single match in which the options are customizable. If the player performs well enough, he is challenged by Master, one of the game's bosses. The player must win 5 matches played on different surfaces and venues to win a tournament.
The latest addition to the franchise, Virtua Tennis 4, was released on May 10, 2011. Virtua Tennis 2009, was released on Jon PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii platforms. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PC versions were released in 2007.
2006 saw the release of Virtua Tennis 3 in the arcades (using the Sega Lindbergh hardware). A Game Boy Advance version was also released in 2002.Ī sequel, Virtua Tennis 2, was released in 2002 and was later updated and ported for the PlayStation Portable, under the name Virtua Tennis: World Tour. It was later ported to Dreamcast in 2000, and for Microsoft Windows in 2002. For the home console market the game was expanded with the introduction of the campaign mode. The player competes through tennis tournaments in an arcade mode. Virtua Tennis (Power Smash in Japan) is a 1999 tennis arcade game created by Sega-AM3.
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