Top Spin 3

Product Details

Top Spin 3 brings the fun, action packed excitement of tennis to your console with authentic features including signature styles and expressions for over 20 top ranked players, more than 40 real world venues, jaw-dropping graphics via all-new Evolutionary Visuals, and much more. Grab your racquet and prepare to be immersed in every game, set, and match in the most realistic and exciting tennis experience. Are you up to the challenge?

Key Features Complete Wii Functionality-Through the Wii Remote, a player's forehands, backhands and serves are perfectly mirrored by the game's realistic swing motions. Play With and Against Real Stars-The only full-packaged tennis game on the Wii featuring 16 licensed players on 10 real-world venues such as Roland Garros, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. Fun Party Games-Hilarious mini-games for single and multi-players are a blast while improving your technique. With four difficulty settings, everyone can be part of the action. Easy to 'Pick up and Play-Intuitive controls that feel like swinging a racquet and up to 10 in-game tutorials make it easy for gamers of all skill levels to master. Embark on the Road to Glory Mode- Fully immerse yourself in an ambitious career mode that mimics a player's rise through the ranks through 11 challenging tournament events. New Split-Screen Mode-Invite your friends over and experience full wide screen action with single or doubles and up to four different players.

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Product Reviews

(3 stars) - Cool game. Don't love the nunchuk requirement
This game is fun, and more-true to-life than the Wii-Sports tennis game in terms of strokes and movement around the court. One thing that feels restrictive to me is the requirement to use the nunchuk. because it's tethered to the controller, I cannot take swings (especially forehands) at the ball the way I normally would in real life. It limits my ability to really whack the ball with correct form and full arm extension.

(1 stars) - Annoying controls..
I tried the wii version and it was extremely frustrating after the Wii-Sports Tennis. The game forces the use of a nunchuck and the motion control seems more like an after-thought.

Unexciting graphics and long start-up time (disclaimer screens) are additional detractors.

(1 stars) - disappointed in this
i was so excited to play this- i LOVE Wii sports tennis. so this version, top spin 3- not sure how anyone can say it is just like playing tennis, b/c you have to use both hands and each hand is doing something different... not like real tennis at all, and frankly not like Wii Sports tennis. who plays tennis with two hands and directs them to do different things every moment? nonsense. Plus, i don't like that i can't pick or create players. i love roger federer to death, but i'd like to play him instead of be him... anyway- waste of my money, i'm back to Wii Sports until the next one.

(4 stars) - Nice Tennis Simulator
Top Spin Tennis for the Wii

This is a more realistic game of tennis than that of Wii Sports and Sega Superstars Tennis. This game utilizes the Wii Remote to `swing', and the Nunchuck to position your player, aim the ball, and get ready to serve. I found the game was more fun after going through the 2 pages of tutorials. This is not necessarily a game that you can play right out of the box, unlike Wii Sports. Unlike other games before it, it utilizes different physics from one court to the next and the players have different strengths. Not one player is maxed out in statistics, like in games like Tiger Woods (although, in his case, it probably is more like reality but back to Tennis).

Graphics is mediocre but there is no screen flicker or slowdown. There are replays and `screen action modes' to get a zoomed up view of your player; however, it does get old so clicking `B' gets you right back into the action. You can also perform gestures to show your happiness or frustration with your player. Music is actually good, and not repetitive.

Setup of your Wii remote involves holding it on its side, which is unconventional from the standard way to hold the remote, so it is awkward to start. You can opt for Normal Serve or Easy Serve/Special shot with the Nunchuck. What makes this game more realistic is the ability to aim your shot, make your player run to the baseline or net, hit Top Spins or Slice Shots. You can also perform Drop shots and lob shots.

I find Singles play to be easy for me. Conceptually, I cannot get into the rhythm of Doubles play, so I will pass.

Menu navigation is easy. There are three modes: Party, Exhibition and Road to Glory. Road to Glory involves progressing in your seeding through various events. Party involves winning by capitalizing on various aspects of a match.

The male players are listed below:
Roger Federer
Tommy Haas
Gael Monfils
David Nalbandian
Andy Roddick
Andrew Murray
James Blake
Mario Ancic
Tomas Berdych
Mark Philippoussis

The female players are listed below:
Maria Sharapova
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Justin Henin
Nicole Vaidisova
Caroline Wozniacki

The Different Venues include the US Open, Sony Ericsson Open, Australian Open, Pacific Open, and Roland Garros.

There are a lot more technical factors when compared to Wii Sports. A lot of the physics from one court to the next are also very good.

Overall, it's a very fun game.

(4 stars) - Not Perfect - but miles better than "Wii Tennis"
After about a year of playing the Wii Tennis that's part of Wii Sports, I was hungry for a tennis game that looked more like real tennis and allowed me to move the player: This is it. Other reviewers detail the way this game lacks certain features and certain players, and they're right: Nadal especially should have been included, as well as more women. But my main focus and goal in purchasing this game was to have more control over the players, as well as to play full first-to-six sets, which the fun-but-dopey Wii Tennis doesn't have. And in that regard, Topspin 3 delivers.

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