It’s an unfinished, unpolished product released at full pricing. It doesn’t even have doubles matches! Breakpoint Studio has promised to address this issue via game updates, but the damage has been done. One reason is that the game gravely lacks content. Even the Grand Slam venues are solely lacking, as only the Rod Laver Arena is included.īreakpoint Studio’s Tennis World Tour debuted to sky-high expectations, but sadly, those expectations are largely unmet.
Just as problematic is the game’s lack of licensing, which means other than Nadal and Germany’s Angelique Kerber, your choice of professional players is quite limited. The player models are good, but they all appear to have the same style of movement, from their gait to their swing, and even in the way they nod their head on the title screen. The animations are decent at best, and this observation is shared by Push Square in its own review of the game. Movement is largely restricted, making the game an unrealistic, slow-paced simulation of tennis. Tennis is a dynamic, fast, and vibrant sport, yet none of that is apparent in this Rafael Nadal-headlined game. Made by Australia's Big Ant Studios, AO International Tennis serves up a double fault, with the main problems lying in the gameplay itself.
In this article we look at how each game has been received.ĪO International Tennis was described as “one of the hottest tennis video game releases in years” in a review penned by Forbes contributor Danielle Rossingh.
However 2018 is different, as two tennis simulation games have been released within weeks of each other: AO International Tennis and Tennis World Tour. Unlike football, there aren’t that many tennis games released on an annual basis. Today, it is not uncommon for fans of certain sports to have had their first contact through digital media. I would wait for a AAA developer since I am done with low budget tennis games.As the gaming industry has evolved over the last couple of decades, so too have the sports simulators. The game just never feels tight and I have never struggled to win a match in any other tennis. Not to mention the large amount of times my player shanked the ball off oh his rachet and it happens on consecutive returns. You have to attack the net to have any advantage and way too many times my player doesn’t reach for balls retuned you him. Also the game has the AI opponent able to chase down all balls unless you paint the corners. The game isn’t well balanced with the difficulty where easy is too easy and all other difficulties are too hard. The biggest issues with the game are the controls and AI. I am glad it has doubles and the campaign seems pretty deep. The players on the roster aren't large but decent enough. The Game has a pretty extensive create a player and also you can find all current and a lot of old players created by the public. The game has way more features than tennis world tour and a new campaign from the original. I read reviews the few that were available which should have been a sign.