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Top Spin (Xbox) | 
| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
New (2) Used (11) from £1.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 4638
Platforms: Xbox, No Operating System
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 3 - 18 years
Operating System: Xbox
UPC: 805529493407
EAN: 0805529493407
ASIN: B0000A1OSA
Release Date: November 7, 2003
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Realistic Tennis July 27, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am a heavy gamer and a tennis player, so every time a tennis game is made i feel i have to try it. To be honest apart from Smash Court i have found them all very arcade-game like and no realism to the physics and feel to the game.
Top Spin was a pleasant surprise.
The graphics are not amazing but to be honest they dont need to be, how fluffy can a yellow ball be?? You start your career as a nobody, no skills, rubbish clothes etc. Your ambition is to become world number one.. After you create your custom character you start on the circuit. You have to train your character in areas you choose (serve, volley, forehand, backhand etc) and get to choose how good each part of your games gets. This ultimately affects how you play as a player with weak volleys can barely hit the ball at the net. From here you have to play through small tournaments, then majors and grand slams to gain money to buy equipment and gain sponsors and climb the rankings. There are a few pro's that you will know on the tour and they play very like the real things. Sampras for example is great serve and volleyer but from the back of the court fairly weak.
Trying to climb the rankings is not always hard or easy as the draw you get in the tournaments can help or hinder. Meeting a serve and volleyer of clay is going to be easy on clay, but on the grass of london a different match all together.
The main thing about this game is the movement of the players, how important timing is with shots and tactics. If you dont think and move like a player you will struggle in the matches against the top seeds.
The way the players move is the best i have found on any tennis game. Don't expect to serve many ace's though, the serves can open the court well for you, but actually getting the ace's you require are few and far between.
I recommend to any tennis fan but give it time to really get the feel for the game. This is not one to simply pick up and play, skill is required to get you through
The Tennis Bug April 29, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
A fantastically enjoyable game. Will definitely be the prescription to a tennis bug. Very satisfying. Just not perfect yet. A 5 star game has to be one that you play everytime. You don't need any other games if you have a 5 star game. Brilliant though
 A BIT OF A LET DOWN August 19, 2005
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have to say that I was a bit dissaopointed with this game.The graphics are good as is the idea of the game but there are too many gizzmo's. On first inspection i thought i had got the ultimate tennis game. What I found so disappointing was that it is way too easy to play. There really is no challenge to playing the game and I don't play computer games that often so i'm easily impressed. I actually completed the career mode of the game in one evening! I'd love a really hard tennis game that is true to real tennis. In career mode the sets are played the best of 3 games. However, the matches were so easy to win that playing best of 6 would have resulted in the machine being switched off. I can't fault the graphis and sound. For me this game was a big let down : - (
 top bannana April 24, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
this game is awsome. i got it the day it came out and ive played on it so much i have onli just got the chance to write this review. The onli bad thing is you cant get federer on it. maybe the will include him in the 2nd top spin. if you dont like tennis still buy it it is no duffer
Ecellant Game But.................. October 1, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought this game a few weeks ago and have been completly hooked on it. The graphics and game play are brilliant to any other sports game i have played on the xBox, apart from Tiger Woods. The mulitplayer and career modes are amazing and xBox live isjust another story. The game really comes to life when you start playing on xBox live because you can compete with friends or people over the other side of the world. I would definatly recommend it to anyone. My girlfriend hates tennis with a passion and as soon as she picked up the pad she was hooked and that has to say something. The players are easy to use and developing skills takes time but you can soon become a master at tatical shots to crush your apponent. The only reason it did'nt get 5 stars is that it has no mixed doubles and there is not a great choice of players but im sure these will be addressed in the next installment. Apart from that i would recommend buying it to anyone who just loves playing great xBox games.
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