Great tennis sim if you have the time
Top spin 3 is a game which requires the player to know the controls for the game to become enjoyable. Lets start with the graphics, the player models are great and really detailed so they look like tennis players such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick to name a few. The animations for each character are well done as each tennis player has their own style at which they swing to hit the ball with. Another thing great about this game exhaustion system. As a match progress or the player is running back and forth their heart rate will increase showing a sign of exhaustion. Another sign of exhaustion is that the players shirt will begin to drench in sweat and their faces will pinken.
Next is the gameplay as I said at the start to fully enjoy the game the controls need to be know, otherwise the ball will pass you left, right and centre. This is why it is important to use the top spin tennis centre to learn the basis. The tennis centre will start to teach you how to swing, serve and later do more difficult techniques like pull off a drop shot and how to serve and volley.
The modes available consist of a quick match, career mode, online play, create a character and a place to buy equipment for the character.
Quick match is simply a mode where you chose you tennis player and play a match of singles or doubles.
Career mode is really basic in which where you take your created character and progress from a lowly amateur to a professional tennis player.
Online play allows you to go online and play with others alone in single matches or with a friend against other players in a double match. The doubles match can be played on a single console with two controllers.
The create a character mode enables players to create a near prefect image of themselves with the accurate modelling tools.
Unlike other tennis games like virtual tennis or smash court tennis, top spin does not have any mini games which help improve your character.
To sum it all up top spin 3 is an ultra realistic tennis sim in which the results of not learning the games control will lead to a swift defeat.
Pros:Great multiplayer, In-depth create-a-character features, exhaustion physics
Cons:Controls are difficult if time is not put in.
