by Nick - 06.09.09
EA’s Grand Slam Tennis should be available in stores today and I’m pretty excited. I love playing tennis and I love playing tennis on the Wii. However, reviews of the game are varying wildly from site to site. They all point out that the game, being the first in a new franchise and a first with MotionPlus, is a little rough in spots. But IGN loves it. Eurogamer, who I generally agree with, hates it.
So what do you guys think? Are you going to be picking up the game? I’m pretty sure I will be picking up what looks like the first game in what is sure to become a very fun series. Or should I wait for Virtua Tennis 09?
IGN Grand Slam Tennis Review
Eurogamer Grand Slam Tennis Review
I’m really tempted to get this, but i’ll wait for wii resort, to test out the controls and see if I like them
Edgar - 06.09.09 5:22 pm
Im picking it up on friday. I think the next one will be the best one or at least halfway there. EA have a habit of making almost good sport games and tweaking it with every sequel.
Im mostly dissapointed by the the lack of a career mode by the sound of things. Just four tournaments? You cannot be serious. Pros may play for slams but they still play in the master 1000 tournaments. I bet the PS3 version will have a fleshed out career mode. If the next one doesnt I will boycott it happily.
meeto_1 - 06.09.09 6:21 pm
What about Virtua Tennis 2009? Any love for that?
drobvice - 06.09.09 7:17 pm
is nike a sponsor?
sean - 06.09.09 9:46 pm
EA stays true to licensing. Nike and adidas sponsor most of the top players. Hence a lot of Nike ticks floating around. Look at Murray or Roddick and they fred perry and lacoste respectively.
Not really liking what I see from VT.
meeto_1 - 06.10.09 5:31 am
I picked it up yesterday and played for a couple of hours with MotionPlus, and I’m hooked. I only played using the nunchuck to control player position which is a bit tougher, but hopefully more rewarding.
Racquet control seems much better during actual games vs practice sessions with the ball machine - it’s a lot less jittery during games. But actual games are fast-paced and I’m still getting the hang of moving the player, setting up the shot, and executing it to get the desired result in a brief time. I’m fairly sure the mistakes I made were mostly me not positioning the controller properly during follow-through of the swing.
Graphically, I think the game is really attractive. Nice attention to some of the details. In all, it’s by far the best tennis video game I’ve played…
JMO - 06.10.09 12:45 pm
I really want to get this or virtua tennis. been watching the french open and queens, now cant wait for wimbledon. but which is better, vt 2009 or grand slam?
toddjamin - 06.12.09 8:16 pm