Interview here.
"There will be online support for the game for as many as four players, and users will be able to connect with others online for new opponents. But again, we'll discuss more about online capability a little later on. "
It looks off in places but SEGA have their work cut out for them with Virtua Tennis.
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Grand Slam Tennis First Trailer - 4 Player Online Confirmed
Update 4/1:
New trailer looks okay, I think SEGA had done better work with Virtua Tennis on the Dreamcast, unless I have the nostalgia glasses on. I'll wait to see how their game shapes up anyway, but will get the one that is most feature packed and fun, not the one that looks best.
This interview about Motion Plus is very promising. So responsive they have to tone it down to make the game playable for noobs of the sport like most of us are going to be anyway :P
I'm knee-deep in Mario Power Tennis at the moment (pay no attention to reviews. The game is as awesome as Mario Tennis on the Game Boy), so the confirmation that Motion+ has not been delayed and will be here in June is the only thing that really interests me about it. But yay, I guess.
4 player online support is impressive, I only hope Virtua Tennis has the same. I'm more keen on that game really , I don't like the art style used here at all.
"It would be nice to get a REAL tennis game, one of the few sport games I enjoy (pretty much the only one actually, unless you include cartoon style golf)."Al3xand3r said:
"real?"I mean real in the sense of a proper game. Sorry. One that plays properly and has all the bells and whistles, not a cut down version.
I don't think it's cut down in anyway Brett.. It may have caricature players but you would be wrong in thinking this is aimed at kids. This game looks fully featured an solid already. I'm still banking on Virtua Tennis to be better though.
"So why would you think this is a cut down version? A cut down version of what even? >_>"Linkyshinks said:
"I don't think it's cut down in anyway Brett.. It may have caricature players but you would be wrong in thinking this is aimed at kids. This game looks fully featured an solid already. I'm still banking on Virtua Tennis to be better though."As was said to Homer in a big hole - "dig up stupid."
It seems this game has already won over SEGA's Virtua Tennis, if online reports are to be believed as more than rumours. Apparently, Grand Slam Tennis will be bundled with Motion Plus in Europe, and retail for 59,99 Euros. 49,99 without Motion Plus. That means Motion Plus is only 10 Euros, which will probably translate to a cheaper $10 for the USA. Good stuff all around, I expected it 10 over that both for US and EU. Yay.
Edit: Hmm, unless they also let SEGA make a bundle and people get to choose which they want? We'll see I guess. If not, that's a major boost for Grand Slam, and a low blow for SEGA, they'll probably not be too happy. Then again, their game seems to be a mere port in this case so far...
We'll see...
Still, it makes sense to get it with a game and save up, as well as actually make use of it. Whether that game is going to be from EA (and this one) or Nintendo (Resort). Or someone else. And you could buy two games that have the bundle available if you want it for more remotes. So that's pretty sweet that it gets bundles for more games than one.
This interview about Motion Plus is very promising. So responsive they have to tone it down to make the game playable for noobs of the sport like most of us are going to be anyway :P
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