Sega Superstars Tennis
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| Developer(s) |
Sumo Digital Feral Interactive (OS X) |
| Publisher(s) |
Sega Feral Interactive (OS X) |
| Composer(s) | Richard Jacques |
| Series | Sega Superstars |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Mac OS X |
| Release |
Mac OS X
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| Genre(s) | Sports game |
| Review scores | |||||
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| Publication | Score | ||||
| DS | PS2 | PS3 | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
| Destructoid | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 |
| Edge | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7/10 |
| Game Informer | N/A | N/A | 7.25/10 | 7.5/10 | 7.25/10 |
| GamePro | 2.25/5 | N/A | 3/5 | N/A | N/A |
| Game Revolution | C− | N/A | D | N/A | D |
| GameSpot | 6.5/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| GameSpy | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |   |
| GameTrailers | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.5/10 |
| GameZone | 6.6/10 | N/A | 5.5/10 | N/A | 6.9/10 |
| IGN | 6.9/10 | 6.4/10 | (US) 6.4/10 (AU) 6/10 |
6.2/10 | 6.4/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 8/10 | N/A | N/A | 8/10 | N/A |
| OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6/10 |
| PSM | N/A | |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wired | N/A | N/A | 6/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Aggregate score | |||||
| Metacritic | 65/100 | 70/100 | 67/100 | 71/100 | 67/100 |
Sega Superstars Tennis is a tennis video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. The game was released in 2008, and includes sixteen playable characters and ten courts from various Sega franchises. In total, fifteen Sega franchises are represented in the game. Along with Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, it was announced that SEGA Superstars Tennis would be ported to Mac OS X by Feral Interactive. The Mac OS X version of the game was released by Feral Interactive on October 17, 2013.
Superstar Mode allows the player to play missions which include exhibition matches, tournaments and tasks based around a specific Sega game including Sonic the Hedgehog, Puyo Pop Fever and Virtua Cop. Completing missions unlocks items such as courts, stages, soundtracks and characters. Exhibition Mode offers the chance to challenge a character to a match on one of many courts, including Sonic's home court of Green Hill Zone, or Amigo's Carnival Park court. Whichever court is chosen, there are a host of Sega celebrities cheering them on from court side. Tournament Mode allows the player to play in a series of matches against opponents chosen at random by the computer in an arena also chosen at random. There are several playable minigames in Sega Superstars Tennis, including ones from Sega games such as a House of the Dead meets Space Invaders game, in which the player has to hit moving targets in the form of zombies, a Space Harrier game, a Puyo Puyo game, and a Virtua Cop game.
Each character has its own unique 'special attack' giving the player more chance of scoring a point. For example: Gilius throws a magic bottle in the air and covers the opponent's side with thunderbolts, if they touch one the character will be stunned for a brief moment, or Sonic's signature "Super Sonic" attack, which causes the tennis ball to zig-zag in various directions around the court when he hits the ball.
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