Virtua Tennis 4 2011

Is it still worth playing?

Sega's 2011 tennis game, released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Windows, with motion controls through PlayStation Move, Kinect and Wii MotionPlus. In the motion control modes your character moves sideways automatically to reach the ball and you control how close you stand to the net. A dynamic camera pans out when the ball is on the opponent's side of the court, and when the ball approaches the view shifts to first person, where you time the swing. Twisting the racquet face at contact lets skilled players apply spin. Stereoscopic 3D is supported on PlayStation 3. There are single player and multiplayer modes, and a World Tour mode where you can create up to eight characters of your own. Every return is a small test of timing today: you time a first person swing yourself, and it is easy to pick up.