Sega Superstars Tennis (DS)

****What is it**** When I first heard the name of this game I thought 'Super stars' referred to the real life players that are currently doing the tennis tournament circuit, such as Nadal, the Venus sisters, Murray etc. and almost wrote it off as being another typical game of this genre alongside Top Spin and the like. However, the characters in this game aren't based on household tennis stars at all. They include characters from famous and retro Sega games and this is the unique selling point of this game. Being a bit of a classic gamer, and loving the Sega line up (after all I grew up in the heyday of the Sega V Nintendo battle for gaming ...  Read the complete review

Designed and marketed as a game suitable for all ages, Sega Superstars tennis is an attempt to bring tennis to the DS with the fun and memorable characters from the Sega universe. Sega's previous titles on the DS, namely Sonic Rush, have been decent but the company has not given us anything extraordinary, and it doesn't seem that this is about to change. Graphics There are a vast numberof courts and characters available for players to choose from. Even though the 3D engine works smoothly and is quick, there is nothing that will amaze you. The courts are nondescript and are vaguely related to Sega's games. The characters are easily recognised and are ...  Read the complete review