Virtua Tennis 3 on Xbox 360 and PS3

BlimBlim
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 | 9:05 AM
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Sega just announced that Virtua Tennis 3 would be released during spring 2007 on both PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles. Great news :) First screens inside.
Update : Sega just contacted me to tell me that these screenshots are from the arcade version of the game, running on a Lindbergh platform.

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mehdino1

Commented on 2006-04-25 14:47:35 In reply to Rudds

awesome

Posted by Rudds

Virtua Tennis has always been better than Top Spin!

yes,specialy in animation

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MoBiUGeArSkIn

Commented on 2006-04-25 14:47:58

In what way? Top Spin has the better career mode and more depth.

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monkey1988

Commented on 2006-04-25 14:50:36

but how's the actual like on court gameplay of vitua tennis?? like how does it control?
i reckon topspin 2's on court tennis is great, there is room for improvement but it is quite a bit more realistic thatn topspin1 and i reckon that's great...its much better than any other tennis game...i mean if u can actually use tactics to beat pro players that other actually use against them in real life to win, such as returning roddicks massive serve with a slice and starting the point from there, then they are getting it pretty right.........its just the other stuff around topspin 2 that is crappy and here's hoping that virtua tennis will really raise the bar for the features a tennis game has, and deserves to have as it is such a deep game

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MoBiUGeArSkIn

Commented on 2006-04-25 15:12:02

Virtua Tennis is pick up and play, it has little depth. I assume that's why so many people like it. Top Spin is harder going, Top Spin 2 is harder still. It also features the best career mode. Since these shots are from the Arcade version I doubt VT3 will be sporting more complex play. So what's the point?

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Cream

Commented on 2006-04-25 15:17:54

All we need to know is....

Can you play doubles online with 4 360's....... If not I don't see how it's going to be much better than topspin. If it does it'll be a topspin killer. Certainly in my clan. 2 on 2 clan matches

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Shinamano

Commented on 2006-04-25 15:45:12

I also hope that this news (a Lindbergh game) leads to more Lindbergh games on the 360...mainly Virtua Fighter ;)

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bama

Commented on 2006-04-25 15:47:25

The PS3 and the XB360 can be even better then Arcade in grafix they are more power horse in this 2 to push alot more thing then in the arcade.

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munkieNS

Commented on 2006-04-25 16:10:36 In reply to mipon

You'd be hard pressed to see any graphical differences between this and Top Spin 2, however I feel that the gameplay in this will FAR surpass what TS2 gave us.

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Prez

Commented on 2006-04-25 16:10:41

And i still want to see Next Gen- Anna Kurnikowa

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BountyBob

Commented on 2006-04-25 17:50:48 In reply to monkey1988

Posted by monkey1988

here's hoping for a fully flegded out game like a madden or something...with all the tournament, or at least all the grand slams and masters series....lots of real life players with good variation and great gameplay on the court...

Look away from Virtua Tennis then. It's an out and out, pick up and play arcade game. Top Spin 1 far exceeded Virtua Tennis 1 and 2. I played VT3 at an arcade trade show in January and I thought it felt better than VT1 and 2 but still not up to the depth of Top Spin.

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seagate40gb

Commented on 2006-04-25 18:55:52

Unimpressive screens, IMO.

The poster who said Top Spin looks better is correct.

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Inflatable

Commented on 2006-04-25 18:57:23

Lots of mixed opinions here about both Topspin and VT.. Like I said, I only played the Topspin games, but what I read about VT I very much doubt it beats Topspin2 in terms of *realistic* tennis gameplay.. It may be more fun to play for some people then Topspin, but it's probably not a better 'tennis' game.. That's also why I like Topspin2 more then Topspin1, because it more about real tennis, and less about (imho stupid arcady) riskshots.. What monkey1988 said is correct, lots of the effective tactics in Topspin2 are bassicly the same as used in real tennis, that's also why it's so cool to play when you play tennis IRL yourself imho..

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f2hunter

Commented on 2006-04-25 18:58:03

i hear asome of u doubting VT3's graphics:

http://www.kikizo.com/viewer/vidview_games.asp?gam...

D/l that and see how awesome it looks and moves and how god-damn fine the animation is.

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Inflatable

Commented on 2006-04-25 19:02:42

After seeying that movie I'll agree the playermodels look a lot better in VT3.. 1 thing that bothered me though was the stupid flash when they hit the ball, which is a sign of a more arcady game..

We'll see.. I'll buy VT3 if it really turns out better then TopSpin2.. But that means more then just better looking playermodels and overall graphics.. Realistic gameplay is most important for me in games like this..

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satoshi

Commented on 2006-04-25 21:33:24 In reply to f2hunter

Posted by f2hunter

i hear asome of u doubting VT3's graphics:

http://www.kikizo.com/viewer/vidview_games.asp?gam...

D/l that and see how awesome it looks and moves and how god-damn fine the animation is.

i v already seen this...if the chars models really look as good as those models in close ups,then i m sold....but looking at the screenshots it doesnt seem the case.....also remember the close ups,in the vid u posted,feature no background as well....

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monkey1988

Commented on 2006-04-26 01:00:51

wow that video is awesome......much better character models and some nice animations...the faces look like the real players....remember that screenshot of topspin 2 a whileback that had the faces that looked really realistic but they actually look nothing like that in the game...lets hope this is different.
i'll be getting this whether it is better or worse that topspin 2 gameplay wise...i just hope that it plays like tennis....that guy in the movie that knifes that volley looks quite good though so early signs are good haha

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MoonWalkinYiddo

Commented on 2006-04-26 01:30:09

lol @ some of you thinking top spin is better when it tried to carbon copy VT, and add a crappy 'top spin' button to make it seem different. The mini games in the career mode were shockingly ripped from VT

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Cloudpiercer

Commented on 2006-04-26 05:21:19

Ok good, Now they need to announce Virtua Fighter 5 for PS3 and 360 :)

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PoS3PLAYA

Commented on 2006-04-26 10:38:12

i remember the good old days with the original, aaahh the good times :D

this is looking shweet indeed

yup yup

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PlumbDrumb

Commented on 2006-04-26 11:26:21 In reply to PoS3PLAYA

Posted by PoS3PLAYA

i remember the good old days with the original, aaahh the good times

Dreamcast?
Yeah that game was just bliss. I never knew a tennis game could be so satisfying.

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attalus

Commented on 2006-04-26 11:39:29 In reply to BountyBob

Posted by BountyBob

Not true. VT2 has alot more to it than you first realise, the vollying and positioning aspects in particular take some mastering.

That video shown is old, and strangely the animation looks like it was taken from VT1, but I expect that to change.

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SimonM7

Commented on 2006-04-28 16:13:36

Of course Virtua Tennis is deeper, everyone with half knowledge of both games know that. People keep confusing complexity with depth. Top Spin has more variables, more stats mudding things up and some half random "risk" shots that basically swallow the game whole. That's what throws people off.

When you pick up VT it's accessible, but beyond that, it's about you. How good you get at it, not what it says in front of your "risk shot" stats.

Then again, I suppose in a sense an RPG is "deeper" than Ninja Gaiden aswell. Doesn't mean you're a more skilled player or have learned more after going through the RPG though.

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Splicer261

Commented on 2006-04-30 02:45:14 In reply to PlumbDrumb

Posted by PlumbDrumb

Dreamcast?
Yeah that game was just bliss. I never knew a tennis game could be so satisfying.

And addicting!

I remember when i used to call my friends over and just play for hours..then play when they leave so i could get better and beat them the next day..

powerstone and virtua tennis..my dreamcast drugs

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