I'm force to use the the full extent of the control options to even have a chance to stay in the game. Next shot I struggle to parry, and a heated battle ensues, with career points and honour at stake.
Venus Williams serve is so implacably fierce that the ball - which had probably killed sister Serena if it'd contacted the frontal bone - whiz by at 145 km/h and gives her a serve-ace. And I'm suddenly playing an all-new game. Commentators repeat trivialities too often, load times are too long and the career's lack of variation makes it feel more chore than play.īut then I decide to yank up the difficulty from standard to professional.
GRAND SLAM TENNIS 2 VS TOP SPIN 4 CRACKED
Standard difficulty isn't all its cracked up to be, and the lack of concentration needed on the court has my mind starting to pick apart other aspects. This continues, with little interruption, throughout the career mode. The score starts racking up in my favour. Pressing forward on the stick at the right moment, I slam a harder stroke and force my opponent back. Pity then the opponents aren't as well practiced. It's good honest, if ordinary control scheme, but it works well and offers plenty of strategy. Shoulder buttons widen the options with lobs and drop shots. Grand Slam Tennis 2 holds true to the principles of sticks and shoulders, mapping player and racket control to the twin analogs to line up shots, as well as where and how you shoot. Obviously forgivable, but to stand out in today's retail stores expectation a title most be more rammed with content than a ball-boy's pockets mid-Wimbledon final, and offer an interactive fantasy that's true to the reality (minus broken rackets).Īs such, more developers are twinning themselves with motion controls, a setup that doesn't feel as precise as good old-fashioned controllers: which is where EA's latest comes in. But lack of options and modes was a problem. Remember the arcade classic - two sticks and a ball that used the sport of tennis as a template?įor its time it was brilliant, fun and challenging.
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