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Virtua Tennis 3

May 03, 2024

Virtua Tennis 3, known in Japan as Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 3, is the second arcade game sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, Virtua Tennis. The arcade version of Virtua Tennis 3 is powered by the PC-based Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. Ports for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles are also available with a traditional collection of tennis minigames that the home versions of Virtua Tennis are known for. In 2009, Sega updated and re-created Virtua Tennis 3 in Virtua Tennis 2009.

Virtua Tennis 3
Developer(s)Sega AM3 (AC, PS3)
Sumo Digital (X360, PC, PSP)
Publisher(s)Sega
Director(s)Kazuko Noguchi
Producer(s)Mie Kumagai
Designer(s)
  • Nobuyuki Yamashita
  • Norio Furuichi
Programmer(s)Yoshifumi Ishihata
Composer(s)Kentaro Koyama
SeriesVirtua Tennis
Platform(s)Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: April 25, 2006
  • NA: 2006
PlayStation 3, PSP, Windows, Xbox 360
  • JP: March 8, 2007 (PS3)
  • NA: March 20, 2007
  • EU: March 23, 2007 (PS3, X360)
  • AU: March 23, 2007 (PS3)
  • NA: March 26, 2007 (PSP)
  • AU: March 29, 2007 (PC, PSP, X360)
  • EU: March 30, 2007 (PC, PSP)
Genre(s)Sports game
Mode(s)1 to 4 Players
Arcade systemSega Lindbergh

Console versions edit

Besides having Tournament Mode and Exhibition Mode from the arcade version, the home versions include a World Tour Mode and Court Games mode. These game modes replace the Challenge Mode that was present in the arcade version.

The Xbox 360 version has exclusive Xbox Live online tournaments and modes, whilst the PlayStation 3 version incorporates the option to control the game using the Sixaxis motion-sensitive controller.

Both the 360 and PS3 versions offer native 1080p support.

Game modes edit

World Tour edit

This is the main mode of the game. In this mode, the user creates a tennis player (male or female), and enters the SPT World Tour with a ranking position of 300th, and with the goal of becoming the number 1. The player needs to improve his ranking by winning matches and tournaments, as well as his abilities by successfully completing training minigames and academy exercises. This mode also allows the player to interact with the featured professional tennis players.

Tournament edit

This mode is similar to the arcade version of the game. The user can select either a featured professional player or one of his created players (from the World Tour mode), and must win 5 matches in different surfaces and venues to win the tournament. If the player performs well enough and gets a very good rank (A), he is challenged by Duke, one of the game's bosses. However, if the player performs well in the tournament but achieves a mediocre rank (D), he is challenged by King instead.

Exhibition edit

This mode allows the user to play single matches with customized options, such as the player, the opponent and the court.

Court Games edit

This mode features the minigames from the World Tour mode and is dedicated to multiplayer gaming.

Game Content edit

Playable Characters edit

Reception edit

The game received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1][2][3][4] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 3 version a score of 28 out of 40.[10]

GamePro gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions each a score of 4.25 out of 5, with The Watcher calling the former "an outstandingly well-made game. Its technically impressive visuals, easy to learn but hard to master gameplay, and great selection of mini-games makes Virtua Tennis 3 an ace";[28] and Ouroboros later saying of the latter, "Bloated expectations aside, Virtua Tennis is a fan service treat from the moment you open the box, and setting down the controller without blowing hours on end requires considerable willpower, even if it all comes to feel like just a more refined, balanced version of what we already played to death on the Dreamcast."[29] Edge gave the PS3 version a score of eight out of ten, saying, "This new outing for Sega's ever-appealing sports series is a deeper, more serious and demanding beast than before, yet happily manages to retain the series’ lighthearted atmosphere and is, on occasion, utterly bonkers."[30] Retro Gamer gave the PSP version a score of 80%, saying, "Admittedly, it's still a great game, but when you consider that World Tour can now be purchased for just under a tenner (and an absolute bargain it is too), it's very hard to justify shelling out extra money for a near identical experience."[31]

Gabe Boker of GameZone gave the Xbox 360 version a score of 8.2 out of 10, saying, "It provides solid online multiplayer, a career mode bursting with life, and addictive mini-games fans have come to expect."[32] Ronnie Hobbs gave the PS3 version 7.5 out of 10, calling it "A fast, frantic, and high-octane style of tennis. If this sounds like fun then you will feel right at home. Anyone looking for a more realistic approach will want to find another source."[33] Louis Bedigian gave the PSP version eight out of ten, calling it "a content-filled, mini-game-infused joyride that anyone can love."[34]

References edit

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  34. ^ Louis Bedigian (2007-04-05). "Virtua Tennis 3 – PSP – Review". GameZone. from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2023-05-17.

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Virtua Tennis 3 known in Japan as Sega Professional Tennis Power Smash 3 is the second arcade game sequel to Sega s tennis game franchise Virtua Tennis The arcade version of Virtua Tennis 3 is powered by the PC based Sega Lindbergh arcade system board Ports for the PC Xbox 360 PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles are also available with a traditional collection of tennis minigames that the home versions of Virtua Tennis are known for In 2009 Sega updated and re created Virtua Tennis 3 in Virtua Tennis 2009 Virtua Tennis 3US cover art featuring Maria Sharapova Roger Federer Andy Roddick and Venus WilliamsDeveloper s Sega AM3 AC PS3 Sumo Digital X360 PC PSP Publisher s SegaDirector s Kazuko NoguchiProducer s Mie KumagaiDesigner s Nobuyuki YamashitaNorio FuruichiProgrammer s Yoshifumi IshihataComposer s Kentaro KoyamaSeriesVirtua TennisPlatform s Arcade PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 PlayStation Portable Microsoft WindowsReleaseArcadeJP April 25 2006NA 2006PlayStation 3 PSP Windows Xbox 360JP March 8 2007 PS3 NA March 20 2007EU March 23 2007 PS3 X360 AU March 23 2007 PS3 NA March 26 2007 PSP AU March 29 2007 PC PSP X360 EU March 30 2007 PC PSP Genre s Sports gameMode s 1 to 4 PlayersArcade systemSega Lindbergh Contents 1 Console versions 2 Game modes 2 1 World Tour 2 2 Tournament 2 3 Exhibition 2 4 Court Games 3 Game Content 3 1 Playable Characters 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksConsole versions editBesides having Tournament Mode and Exhibition Mode from the arcade version the home versions include a World Tour Mode and Court Games mode These game modes replace the Challenge Mode that was present in the arcade version The Xbox 360 version has exclusive Xbox Live online tournaments and modes whilst the PlayStation 3 version incorporates the option to control the game using the Sixaxis motion sensitive controller Both the 360 and PS3 versions offer native 1080p support Game modes editWorld Tour edit This is the main mode of the game In this mode the user creates a tennis player male or female and enters the SPT World Tour with a ranking position of 300th and with the goal of becoming the number 1 The player needs to improve his ranking by winning matches and tournaments as well as his abilities by successfully completing training minigames and academy exercises This mode also allows the player to interact with the featured professional tennis players Tournament edit This mode is similar to the arcade version of the game The user can select either a featured professional player or one of his created players from the World Tour mode and must win 5 matches in different surfaces and venues to win the tournament If the player performs well enough and gets a very good rank A he is challenged by Duke one of the game s bosses However if the player performs well in the tournament but achieves a mediocre rank D he is challenged by King instead Exhibition edit This mode allows the user to play single matches with customized options such as the player the opponent and the court Court Games edit This mode features the minigames from the World Tour mode and is dedicated to multiplayer gaming Game Content editPlayable Characters edit nbsp Roger Federer nbsp Rafael Nadal nbsp Tim Henman nbsp James Blake nbsp Mario Ancic nbsp Juan Carlos Ferrero nbsp Andy Roddick nbsp David Nalbandian nbsp Tommy Haas nbsp Lleyton Hewitt nbsp Taylor Dent nbsp Sebastien GrosjeanReception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScorePCPS3PSPXbox 360Metacritic78 100 1 80 100 2 79 100 3 80 100 4 Review scoresPublicationScorePCPS3PSPXbox 3604Players85 5 85 5 84 6 90 5 The A V ClubN AB 7 N AB 7 Electronic Gaming MonthlyN A7 33 10 8 N A7 33 10 8 EurogamerN AN AN A9 10 9 FamitsuN A28 40 10 N AN AGame InformerN A7 10 11 N A7 10 11 GameSpotN A8 2 10 12 7 3 10 13 8 4 10 14 GameSpyN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 GameTrailersN A8 4 10 17 N AN AIGNN A AU 7 9 10 18 UK 7 8 10 19 US 7 3 10 20 7 8 10 21 8 10 22 Official Xbox Magazine US N AN AN A8 5 10 23 PC Gamer UK 83 24 N AN AN APocket GamerN AN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 25 N APlayStation The Official MagazineN A8 5 10 26 N AN AThe Sydney Morning HeraldN A nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 27 N AN A The game received generally favorable reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic 1 2 3 4 In Japan Famitsu gave the PlayStation 3 version a score of 28 out of 40 10 GamePro gave the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions each a score of 4 25 out of 5 with The Watcher calling the former an outstandingly well made game Its technically impressive visuals easy to learn but hard to master gameplay and great selection of mini games makes Virtua Tennis 3 an ace 28 and Ouroboros later saying of the latter Bloated expectations aside Virtua Tennis is a fan service treat from the moment you open the box and setting down the controller without blowing hours on end requires considerable willpower even if it all comes to feel like just a more refined balanced version of what we already played to death on the Dreamcast 29 Edge gave the PS3 version a score of eight out of ten saying This new outing for Sega s ever appealing sports series is a deeper more serious and demanding beast than before yet happily manages to retain the series lighthearted atmosphere and is on occasion utterly bonkers 30 Retro Gamer gave the PSP version a score of 80 saying Admittedly it s still a great game but when you consider that World Tour can now be purchased for just under a tenner and an absolute bargain it is too it s very hard to justify shelling out extra money for a near identical experience 31 Gabe Boker of GameZone gave the Xbox 360 version a score of 8 2 out of 10 saying It provides solid online multiplayer a career mode bursting with life and addictive mini games fans have come to expect 32 Ronnie Hobbs gave the PS3 version 7 5 out of 10 calling it A fast frantic and high octane style of tennis If this sounds like fun then you will feel right at home Anyone looking for a more realistic approach will want to find another source 33 Louis Bedigian gave the PSP version eight out of ten calling it a content filled mini game infused joyride that anyone can love 34 References edit a b Virtua Tennis 3 for PC Reviews Metacritic Fandom Retrieved 2023 05 16 a b Virtua Tennis 3 for PlayStation 3 Reviews Metacritic Fandom Retrieved 2018 01 09 a b Virtua Tennis 3 for PSP Reviews Metacritic Fandom Retrieved 2018 01 14 a b Virtua Tennis 3 for Xbox 360 Reviews Metacritic Fandom Retrieved 2018 01 14 a b c Jorg Luibl 2007 03 22 Test Virtua Tennis 3 PC PS3 X360 4Players in German 4Players GmbH Retrieved 2023 05 16 Jan Wobbeking 2007 04 08 Test Virtua Tennis 3 PSP 4Players in German 4Players GmbH Retrieved 2023 05 16 a b Todd Zuniga 2007 07 16 Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 X360 The A V Club G O Media Archived from the original on 2010 06 15 Retrieved 2023 05 17 a b EGM staff April 2007 Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 X360 Electronic Gaming Monthly No 214 Ziff Davis p 84 Kristan Reed 2007 03 21 Virtua Tennis 3 Review Xbox 360 date mislabeled as March 27 2007 Eurogamer Gamer Network Archived from the original on 2014 06 22 Retrieved 2023 05 17 a b パワースマッシュ3 PS3 Famitsu in Japanese Enterbrain Retrieved 2023 05 16 a b Matthew Kato May 2007 Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 X360 Game Informer No 169 GameStop Archived from the original on 2008 10 08 Retrieved 2023 05 16 Aaron Thomas 2007 03 20 Virtua Tennis 3 Review PS3 GameSpot Fandom Retrieved 2023 05 16 Aaron Thomas 2007 04 03 Virtua Tennis 3 Review PSP GameSpot Fandom Retrieved 2023 05 16 Aaron Thomas 2007 03 20 Virtua Tennis 3 Review X360 GameSpot Fandom Retrieved 2023 05 16 a b Eduardo Vasconcellos 2007 04 02 GameSpy Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 X360 GameSpy IGN Entertainment Retrieved 2023 05 17 Gabe Graziani 2007 03 26 GameSpy Virtua Tennis 3 PSP GameSpy IGN Entertainment Retrieved 2023 05 17 Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 GameTrailers Viacom 2007 03 22 Archived from the original on 2013 04 21 Retrieved 2023 05 17 Cam Shea 2007 03 20 Virtua Tennis 3 AU Review IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 2023 05 16 Alex Simmons 2007 03 20 Virtua Tennis 3 UK Review PS3 IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 2018 01 14 Jeremy Dunham 2007 03 21 Virtua Tennis 3 Review PS3 IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 2023 05 16 Jeremy Dunham 2007 04 03 Virtua Tennis 3 Review PSP IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 2023 05 16 Douglass C Perry 2007 03 19 Virtua Tennis 3 Review Xbox 360 IGN Ziff Davis Retrieved 2018 01 14 Virtua Tennis 3 Official Xbox Magazine Future US May 2007 p 82 Virtua Tennis 3 PC Gamer UK Future plc May 2007 p 78 Simon Parkin 2007 03 27 Virtua Tennis 3 Pocket Gamer Steel Media Ltd Retrieved 2023 05 17 Review Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 PSM No 122 Future US May 2007 p 76 Eliot Fish 2007 04 09 Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 2023 05 16 The Watcher 2007 03 20 Review Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on 2008 04 04 Retrieved 2023 05 17 Ouroboros 2007 04 27 Review Virtua Tennis 3 X360 GamePro IDG Entertainment Archived from the original on 2008 01 11 Retrieved 2023 05 17 Edge staff April 2007 Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 Edge No 174 Future plc p 84 Darren Jones 2007 06 21 Virtua Tennis 3 PSP Retro Gamer No 39 Imagine Publishing Gabe Boker 2007 03 29 Virtua Tennis 3 360 Review GameZone Archived from the original on 2008 10 06 Retrieved 2023 05 17 Ronnie Hobbs 2007 04 02 Virtua Tennis 3 PSP Review GameZone Archived from the original on 2008 10 05 Retrieved 2023 05 17 Louis Bedigian 2007 04 05 Virtua Tennis 3 PSP Review GameZone Archived from the original on 2008 10 06 Retrieved 2023 05 17 External links editNorth American website Archived 2009 04 14 at the Wayback Machine Japanese website Virtua Tennis 3 at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virtua Tennis 3 amp oldid 1221022535, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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