Sega Superstars Tennis

by Sega Of America, Inc.

Product Features

• Fun-filled tennis party guaranteed to be a smashing good time for the whole family
• Hilarious cameos and comical guest umpires from SEGA¿s rich gaming history
• 16 characters with superstar alter-egos that give them the winning edge on the court
• 10 fantastical-themed courts; 4 action-packed tournaments with unlockable bonus content
• Up to 4 friends can challenge each other in tournaments, exhibitions, and special events

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000XUPBDS
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: March 18, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,783 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3

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Sixteen fan-favorite SEGA characters from Sonic to NiGHTS are serving up non-stop fun in SEGA Superstars Tennis. Multiple madcap mini-games will keep the party rolling and up to four friends can challenge each other in tournaments, exhibitions, and unlockable special events. With hilarious cameos and comical guest umpires from SEGA’s rich gaming history, this fun-filled tennis party is guaranteed to be a smashing good time for the whole family!

Features:

• Zany SEGA characters with superstar abilities: each of the 16 characters has their own superstar alter-ego which gives them the winning edge on the court.
• Ten fantastical-themed courts: guest umpires will supervise the action on a wide variety of colorful courts from Sonic’s lush Green Hill Zone to Ulala’s galactic Space Channel 5 world, to name a few.
• Four action-packed tournaments: as players slice their way through the competitive tournaments they will unlock loads of bonus content.
• Classic soundtrack: faithfully recreated in full Dolby Digital 5.1, treasured SEGA tunes will entertain SEGA fans new and old.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good - Worth it for Sega Fans, July 25, 2008

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Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sega Superstars Tennis (Video Game)

When I first saw this title, I was skeptical - "Isn't this basically a Sega version of Mario Tennis?" While it doesn't exceed that expectation or comparison, Sega Superstars Tennis is still a better game by itself than I expected.

Unlike Mario Tennis, which only uses characters from the Mario franchise, Sega Superstars Tennis is more like "Super Smash Brothers" with tennis. Characters from almost all of Sega's series are here, with 8 in the beginning and 8 more that can be unlocked by playing the game. The series represented are Sonic the Hedgehog, Jet Set Radio, Samba de Amigo, NiGHTS, Space Channel 5, Super Monkey Ball, and even classics like Alex Kidd and Golden Axe. There are characters from each series (5 characters from Sonic, while most of the other series have 1 or 2 characters each) as well as a themed stage. Furthermore, some series that didn't get characters in the game still have stages, such as House of the Dead, Puyo Pop, and Virtua Cop. Basically, if you've ever owned a Sega Dreamcast, there will be at least one series in this game that you will enjoy.

The gameplay feels a little more realistic than Mario Tennis; the only "gimmick" is the Superstar Mode that each character charges up by hitting the ball back and forth and getting points. Once the Superstar Mode gauge is filled (represented by a star underneath the character going completely golden) the character can activate Superstar Mode. The main effect of Superstar Mode is to change the pattern that the ball is launched in. It's different for each characters - some characters cause the ball to spiral around, some cause the ball to zig-zag, and some cause the ball to make sharp, sudden turns. There's usually another effect as well, some sort of obstacle launched at the enemy to make it more difficult to hit the ball. For example, Dr. Eggman's SS Mode launches waves of electric mines with each hit, and the opponent has to dodge those in addition to hitting the ball. Using Superstar Mode makes it more difficult for the enemy to return the serve, but it's by no means impossible once you get the patterns down, which is nice.

Other than that, the game is pretty simple tennis. There's no "charge levels" like in Mario, and there's no items or anything on the field either. The characters handle noticeably different from each other; characters like Beat from Jet Set Radio move really fast but don't hit hard, and when you switch to a heavy character like Dr. Eggman, it's easy to notice the difference in power and speed. However, the game also feels sort of empty because of this simplicity, as well; it's just tennis that happens to have Sega characters playing it.

To offset this, there are some thematic minigames (involving tennis) that can be played on some stages. The House of the Dead stage has a minigame where you need to avoid zombies and knock them down with the tennis balls that a machine is launching at you. Jet Set Radio's stage has you collecting spray cans lying around the court. These minigames use the same controls as the main tennis game and provide a reasonably interesting diversion from the main game.

The graphics and sound are both pretty good; there's a diverse selection of music for each stage, and both the stages and characters are rendered reasonably well. There's some voice acting in the game, but it's limited to grunts and post-game taunts. Neither is worth getting the game for by itself, but it helps make the package more solid.

Probably the main problem with this game is that despite the array of characters, stages, and minigames, it doesn't feel "Sega" enough. There's a good array of games represented, but the gameplay itself is basically Tennis with a single charge-up gimmick. Whether or not that's good or bad is up to you, but to me personally it didn't feel like there was enough character in each match. However, as a whole the game is pretty good, and worth it for a fan of any of Sega's series.

7/10.

Written by James Shea

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny/enjoyable game, April 21, 2008

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Moha - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sega Superstars Tennis (Video Game)

Obviously you will notice this game looks like Virtua Tennis 3 and combined with another characters (Sega superstars) the result is .. great game with a great idea.

Gameplay: interesting, funny and enjoyable, there is mini-game mode which I see it good addition to try a different ways of game play, also with challenge and tournament modes will make your kids spent much more time on PS3.

Graphics really looks perfect specially sega characters as well as Soundtracks with classics ones on the game.

There is an online mode that unfortunately they couldn't use it due to lack of players.

the game designed for little kids, it just worth buying this game for your child, they will love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game, May 6, 2008

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R. Tang - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Sega Superstars Tennis (Video Game)

It's really a great game. Kind of like mario tennis with way more mini games and online play. If you like mario tennis, you'll love this.

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