Top Spin: Pong reinvented and boy is it fun!
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100% score
I'm an avid tennis player and own Virtua Tennis and didn't think virtual tennis got any better than that. I was wrong. That said we wouldn't have Top Spin if it wasn't for Virtua Tennis, because if it ain't broke don't fix it! Sorry Sega, they have polished everything in Virtua Tennis and some. The first thing you notice is the more simulated approach to the game, even though there are a view arcadey things like a trail given off by a fast tennis ball. The cool control scheme, such as X for a back spin shot, make it easy to dive right in and can keep tennis masters hard at work developing strategies for months! The graphics take full advantage of the X-Box hardware with spotless player animation and cool lighting effects. The only graphical problem, I'm nit picking, is the crowd which looks really pixelated. All is well in the land of tennis, and what? Oh, yeah! There is great X-Box Live support that will have you up at night finding someone as devoted as you to test your tennis skills on. This is a great game and even if you don't like tennis this is well worth the price of admission. If only NFL Fever could have had this polish!
