I just got done reading IGN’s review of Grand Slam Tennis, which is out today. In addition to calling it “the best tennis game ever played,” reviewer mark Bozon spoke highly of the free online play, that features an interesting twist:
Part of Grand Slam’s main online mode is based on country vs. country play, so each time you win against someone else you actually earn points for your nation as well as yourself. You’ve got leaderboards for nations, a top 100 players list, and a My Stats page that shows wins, losses, total rank, and current EA Online level… and you can use your EA Nation login to avoid friend codes.
I just think that’s tops.
Is it better than Virtua Tennis 2009?
I will let you know later this week after reviewing both games, Keith.
That is pretty impressive of EA's cartoon. Country vs country. Good grief! Do I have to buy both tennis games now? Or can I play with my eyes closed and ignore the cartoons?
I got virtua tennis today and its pretty awesome I haven't played grand slam so I cant compare but either way im sure you'll be getting a good game
Tell us more about Virtua Tennis. Where did you buy it? Are you using Wii Motion Plus? etc…
Jagsrock95: have you found the click calibration before every point to be a problem? I thought it got in the way of the fun while playing it at E3.
Also, controls aside, I heard VT2009 has a better single player campaign, which is to be expected given that the series has been my favorite sports title over the last decade.
I am also interested to see which game turns out to be better, but kudos to EA for all the stats for online. That is pretty sweet.
They get my money for Tiger Woods at least, maybe both games.
no the calibration before isnt much of an issue it seems pretty natural after a while.(using wii motion plus) I found the controls to be pretty accurate and the game ran smooth up until I played doubles and then there was a bit of slowdown. haven't played online yet but here is my fc 0474-5216-1988. the single player campaign is really good and will keep u busy. plus there is also an online aspect of world tour which seems like it could really give the game more replay value. higly reccomend this game
i thought this game didn't have online… I'm pretty sure that's why previews said VT 09 was looking a bit better.
since when did this game have online?
wow blake. i'm a little surprised. total fail on quoting.
"one of the best tennis games I've ever played."
you kinda missed all the necessary context. and misquoted it. and then i had to wait through that bullshit "wait while your page loads" crap ad to read a review that wasn't quite as glowing as i had expected.
I am loving Grand Slam Tennis. Picked it up today and put in about 3 hours. haven't even touched the online goodness yet.
Graphic style is awesome in my book, and the little details (accurate stadiums, player specific reactions, and character customization) have made the single player mode awesome. Wii Motion plus does work very well, albeit quite an adjustment period. While not true 1:1, it does offer better control of shot selection and placement. Some longer points I played against my son almost began to feel as if we were really on the court.
None-the-less, Grand Slam is highly recommended from this real-life tennis nut.
hi
I agree with your points, wonderful post.