Virtua Tennis is a game franchise you may have come across at the arcades, and thankfully over the years various console editions have gone on sale. Today we will be reviewing the PlayStation 2 version of the game known as Virtua Tennis 2 (VT2) in Europe, released November 2002. In North America the game is called Sega Sports Tennis. VT2 is a game you can choose to play by yourself, or with 3 other people. It is game created by Sega, and it will be fully explained why this is such a quality title. --------Gameplay-------- In this arcade-style tennis game you can play as one of 16 professional male and female tennis players, including the likes of ...  Read the complete review

On the face of it Virtua Tennis 2 may seem like any ordinary tennis game. However load this baby up and your welcomed to a world of fast paced non stop enjoyment! The Players Since this game is now around 10 years old (where does time go!) the players are a little outdated with the women consisting of the Williams sisters, Lindsay Davenport and five other top females. The men consisting of Tim Henmen (Come on Tim!!) Pat Rafter, Carlos Moya and other superstars of the time. Graphics/Sound The graphics are solid although maybe a little blockey at times. The characters closely resemble their real life counterparts and it ...  Read the complete review

After playing the original on the now retired Dreamcast, I was very interested to see how this would stand up when a second game came out on the playstation 2. This was something of a mega hit on the dreamcast and it's appeal was worldwide, being one of the bigger titles on the Dreamcast. Therefore when I saw it fall to a very affordable 10.00 I snapped it up on the ps2. There are a number of big tennis players on this game including Pete Sampras, Tim Henman, Kafelnikov and Patrick Rafter. All of the tennis stars a reflection of the real life counterparts, with Henman for instance having a great serve and volley game, while his backcourt strokes are ...  Read the complete review

Virtua Tennis 2 is a great knockabout tennis game for the PS2. Although a little dated now and much better tennis sims being available, this is an excellent cheap alternative. The gameplay takes a little getting used to as you have to get the player into position early and swing early to hit the shot with maximum power but once you've realised this then the game is great fun. The World tour mode is a good single player feature as it encompases loads of different tournaments as well as a series of different mini games designed to improve your players skills, ranging from volleys, groundstrokes, serving, footwork and power. As a ...  Read the complete review