Virtua Tennis: World Tour
 European cover art which includes Tim Henman, Andy Roddick, Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova | |
| Developer(s) | Sumo Digital |
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| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Series | Virtua Tennis |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Virtua Tennis: World Tour (Power Smash: New Generation in Japan) is a tennis video game which was released for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
Overview
Virtua Tennis: World Tour was first released on 1 September 2005 in Europe with a North American release following shortly afterwards on 6 October 2005. It was later released in Japan on 26 January 2006 under the title Power Smash: New Generation.
The game features 14 real-life professional tennis players, four court surfaces (with multiple arenas of each surface) and multiple game modes.
Players
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Male Players
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Female Players
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| FIC | Fictional Players |
Two fictional female tennis players, Carolina Relandini and Sarah Bailey, were added to the list to even up the male/female numbers. The pictures which accompany these two players are actually photographs of two female employees at Sega Europe.
Courts
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- Super Exhibition - Pacific Ocean - Carpet
French Cup - Paris - Clay
US Super Tennis - New York City - Hard
Australian Challenge - Melbourne - Hard
English Trophy - London - Grass
World Tour Final - Tokyo - Carpet- BNP Paribas Cup - Los Angeles - Carpet
Lufthansa Challenge - Stockholm - Hard
Wilson Grand Prix - Berlin - Hard
SEGA Cup - Singapore - Grass
Volvo Open - Moscow - Carpet
FILA International - Barcelona - Clay
Honda Women's Hardcourt - Hong Kong - Hard
Fossil Doubles Challenge - Doha - Clay- NTT Communications Ladies - Miami - Grass
Fossil Men's Indoor - Cape Town - Hard
Challengers I - Rio de Janeiro - Hard- Challengers II - Gold Coast - Hard
Challengers V - Casablanca - Clay
Challengers VI - Vancouver - Grass
Game modes
World Tour
This is the main 1-player mode of Virtua Tennis: World Tour. In this mode, you create one male and one female character and attempt to win all the tournaments in the game to reach you goal of becoming the #1-ranked player in the world. In between tournaments, skill levels may be raised by competing in a variety of quick minigames.
Quick Match
As it sounds, Quick Match just throws you into a match, automatically selecting the players and court.
Ball Games
These are a few minigames, perfect for a short play time. These are Blocker, Balloon Smash, Fruit Dash and Blockbuster.
Tournament
You select a player and attempt to play through 6 matches in order to win a tournament. Courts are automatically selected. There is also a retry option which enables the player to try to win again and again.
Exhibition
You can select a player and select your opponent. You can select a court.
Multiplayer
Using the PSP's Wi-Fi capabilities, up to 4 players can compete in a tennis match.
Reception
In a GameSpot review, Virtua Tennis: World Tour received a score of 8.2.[1] IGN gave the game "8.5".[2] However, many critics were disappointed by the added element of two fictional female players, on the account of the high numbers of top players in the WTA.