Virtua Tennis | |
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Developer(s) | Sega AM-3 |
Publisher(s) | Sega |
Composer(s) | Chiho Kobayashi |
Series | Virtua Tennis |
Platform(s) | Arcade, Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage |
Release |
Arcade 1999 Dreamcast 2000 Microsoft Windows 2002 Game Boy Advance NA 2002 EU 2003 N-Gage 2003 |
Genre(s) | Sports game |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Cabinet | Upright |
Arcade system | Sega NAOMI |
Display | Raster, medium resolution |
Virtua Tennis (Power Smash in Japan) is a 1999 tennis arcade game created by Sega-AM3. The player competes through tennis tournaments in an arcade mode. For the home console market the game was expanded with the introduction of the campaign mode. It was later ported to Dreamcast in 2000, and for Microsoft Windows in 2002. A Game Boy Advance version was also released in 2002.
A sequel, Virtua Tennis 2, was released in 2002 and was later updated and ported for the PlayStation Portable, under the name Virtua Tennis: World Tour. 2006 saw the release of Virtua Tennis 3 in the arcades (using the Sega Lindbergh hardware). Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PC versions were released in 2007. Virtua Tennis 2009, was released on June 9, 2009 on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii platforms. The latest addition to the franchise, Virtua Tennis 4, was released on May 10, 2011.
ATP Players
Unlockable Fictitious Players1
Unlockable Bosses
1Included in the Dreamcast and PC ports only. 2Mark Philippoussis was removed from the PC version as he was already featured in a licensed tennis title for that platform.
Grand Slams
Special Tournaments
Other Tournaments
The player must win 5 matches played on different surfaces and venues to win a tournament. If the player performs well enough, he is challenged by Master, one of the game's bosses.
This is a single match in which the options are customizable.