Super Real Tennis Review

Considering our nation’s abject failure on the professional circuit, our love for the game of Tennis is a rather perplexing one, but adore it we do and so we should all raise our overpriced Pimms to the arrival of Sega’s Super Real Tennis.

Not only is this a damned fine tennis game, it’s also one of the more impressive demonstrations of the gaming potential currently available on your dog and bone.

The presentation is immediately impreesive, you’re treated to a 3D match playing out amidst a packed stadium backed by an endurable intro tune and things get even better when you get into the game.

The action is fast on the 3D court and the first few balls are likely to fly past your well-rendered player, put in a little practise though and you’ll begin to master the timing and soon be hammering cross court winners, diving for drop shots and lobbing your hapless opponent like a pro (and not an English one!) Shot selection isn’t faultless, and you’ll occasionally pull off a lob when you’re trying to hit a low hard cross-court, but persistence is rewarded, as are well spent skill points! Play through the tournaments and not only will you be able to savour in the great replays showing the shots from a selection of angles, but you’ll also earn addition skill points to spend on your avatar’s skills from extra speed and power to better reactions and skill – all essential as you progress beyond beginners tournament.

Super Real Tennis isn’t perfect by any means, the screen can suddenly slow down in the midst of a shot, the replays can become annoying and the lack of an option to play full 6 game sets (or even multi-set matches) is an unnecessary oversight. However none of these really detract from one of the best sporting experiences you can fit in your pocket.