It's every bit as effortless, and deep, as the Dreamcast version that stole so many summers. That raw thrill of besting an opponent through clever moves, daring bluffs, quick thinking, and sure-footed strokes soon materialises.

Suddenly - a few missed taps not withstanding - Virtua Tennis Challenge's unique brilliance shines through. I had way more fun, and way more success, when I turned on a touchscreen approximation of a bulbous red arcade stick. Thankfully, there are a trio of virtual controllers to choose from hidden away in the options, and they are leaps and bounds above the awkward and fiddly gesture controls. The controls are undeniably clever, letting you sketch your serves and slices onto the court itself, but they can be massively ineffectual and are often the root cause of missed shots. The default controls in Virtua Tennis Challenge, which have you flicking and swiping across the screen to pull off all sorts of shots, achieve neither.

They need to be so unobtrusive that a complete amateur can slot in 50p and win a few sets, but they must also accommodate the Wimbledon champ who knows the hidden secrets of lobs, slices, and drop shots. With better online play we would rate this higher but for now we give this 8/10.Virtua Tennis is the sort of game that lives or dies on its controls. I can see modding coming in here to update the game and make the online experience better as p2p does lag, Also playing online games people tend to go corners and that's it leaving you in the dust since most cant play mini games or suck at them, Also anyone higher than G goes corners on them cause the G level people can run that fast online should have a limit and a rank/level block on club houses so only G1 can enter a G1 club house single player will be all for unless I play a friend I know and I know he is my level and its a fair game. Also the game is missing a lot of mini games could be they need unlocking.Main menu is amazing graphics are amazing lets talk about online play, People are so desperate for a game online you get pros with F5 playing people with G1 even when you make a club house that says Beginners welcome. This game has great graphics but has some down falls, Lets start with Character Selection there is not many people in this game like Blake is This game has great graphics but has some down falls, Lets start with Character Selection there is not many people in this game like Blake is missing few others.

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