Review for Tennis World Tour. Game for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 22/05/2018 The version for PC came out on 12/06/2018 The version for Nintendo Switch came out on 12/06/2018
The return to the field of Tennis World Tour marks the release of this reissue sponsored by Roland Garros e called Tennis World Tour: Roland Garros Edition. Following criticism from the international press for its incomplete sale - even some have defined the release as in early access - Breakpoint, with the distribution of BigBen Interactive, has tried to adjust the shot and work to improve the title. Of course, we are probably still a long way from having a complete video game, however we must give credit to the development studio for continuing to support this chapter. Tennis World Tour, therefore, returns on the shelves of the videogame market with the renewed Roland Garros Edition.
Tennis World Tour Roland Garros Edition contains all the DLC released so far, including those of the Legends Edition which include André Agassi and John McEnroe as usable players. Also, as the name suggests, three fields with full Roland Garros licenses are added: Philippe-Chatrier, Suzanne-Lenglen and Simonne-Mathieu, which therefore bring the number of usable stages to 21. Added to this is the ability to play career mode at Roland Garros and at Mutua Madrid Open, with the central court “La Caja Magica”. The 31 players of the original roster are added Rafael Nadal, Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia. Of course, we are always talking about a fairly limited number of choices, however thanks to the motion capture technology all the movements of the tennis players are perfectly represented on every type of court. Different surfaces affect the style of play differently, this translates into a phenomenal Nadal on clay as well as an Isner master of serve & volley. In addition to the Roland Garros and Mutua Madrid Open licenses, the real strength of the production lies in the presence of numerous prestigious brands, including official equipment and historical sponsors: from Adidas to Nike, from Fila to Lacoste, passing through the sports line. by Roger Federer.
These little gems enrich what is perhaps the only interesting mode of the whole video game: the career. Finely crafted and with a decidedly profound character editor, the career mode is perhaps the only bulwark, together with the aforementioned licenses, which holds the title on the level of sufficiency. Once the digital alter ego is created, we will begin what is arguably one of the best accomplished careers within sports titles. Starting with the possibility of choosing from a lot of equipment, such as rackets, cuffs, caps or shoes, up to the style cards. These objects are used to paint our tennis player's stay on the court, which is defined on the basis of three archetypes: defense, attack and serve & volley. By making tournaments, winning games and unlocking the aforementioned cards, we will be able to tailor the playing style of the digital alter ego. Added to this is the possibility of hiring coaches or managers who in turn offer various bonuses, such as the increase of a statistic but rather the economic gain deriving from winning a tournament.
Each season is divided into different elements: you can decide to sign up for a tournament, train in a fundamental such as service, hire a new coach, sign a contract or rather take a little rest between one tournament and another. If this choice does not allow us to have stat bonuses or economic gain, it is still essential to avoid injuries, which could keep us away from the field for some time and therefore lose ranking positions.
Starting with the smallest tournaments, up to the Grand Slams, the goal is to reach the top of the ATP / WTA Ranking. A delineated and decidedly profound structure. The same cannot be said for the other modalities. In addition to the career, in fact, you can only choose between an exhibition or the creation of a tournament, an element absent initially. Also, the option to play a double has not yet been implemented. However, these should be added with new updates.
The gameplay does not differ much from what is the original version. With the buttons you can decide how to hit the ball between a flat shot, a slice, a lift, a lob, a damped or a volley. We are not talking about the realism of Top Spin 4, however it is at times decidedly funny when you are able to field different strategies. We noticed some goodies playing on clay courts: by making a slip, in fact, the sign of the slip remains on the pitch. At other times we have seen tennis players getting angry about a wrong play, letting go and sailing complaints like throwing the racket.
The AI of the opponents is good even if sometimes fluctuating. We have noticed that very often the exchanges are long and tiring, unlike what happens in a real game where you try to get the point with a short exchange. Sometimes it is easy to fool the opponent by playing a long ball followed by a volley at the net, other times the opponent is able to find passers-by worthy of the best Roger Federer.
What revolves around the pitch, however, is not done with the same level of detail: both the referee and touch judges look fake. There is no possibility to request the hawk eye and the referee never gets off his chair to check the contested points. The sound is quite pleasant, if we limit ourselves to the sound of the ball and the verses of tennis players or tennis players. Instead, the commentary by Paolo Bertolucci, a well-known commentator of Sky Sport, is often asynchronous with what happens on the pitch.
Tennis World Tour: Roland Garros Edition marks a clear improvement over the basic version of the game, making it clear how much the software house is trying to support a title that at launch had received various criticisms, especially on the contents. The official license of Roland Garros, combined with the addition of new tennis players and some official fields, as well as the possibility of creating a tournament and a detailed career, make this re-edition reach a full pass, even without a roster not so long and at a poor level of detail. Tennis World Tour: Roland Garros Edition is not yet a complete video game to be promoted with flying colors, but rather a pleasant and fun simulation. If the software house continues to support the title as it is already doing, perhaps we could again have a tennis video game worthy of this noble sport.
► Tennis World Tour is a Simulation-Sport game developed by Breakpoint and published by Bigben Interactive for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 22/05/2018 The version for PC came out on 12/06/2018 The version for Nintendo Switch came out on 12/06/2018
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