
Those technologies can detect the rotation of your wrist and translate that to the screen, whereas Kinect can only see your limbs. This is because it seems to use the same functionality as the MotionPlus and Move version of the game. This all works well, although the racket head itself seems to jump around somewhat. You then simply swing your arm to make a shot. This is for the good, because the same control limitations seem to be experienced by both the computer controlled players and yourself.Īs the ball approaches you the game switches to a first person view and you can see your racket. In fact it feels like the physics and general mechanics of the game are different here too.

However, because it's not integrated into the main game, and doesn't support more than two players, it was more a novelty than ongoing interest.Playing the game with Kinect is entirely different to using a gamepad. Virtua Tennis 4 (Kinect) offers an exuberant Kinect mode that initially impresses. As you twist and adjust the Move wand in your hand the racket matches you perfectly on the screen. The sense of connection is impressive and touches on Wii-Sports Resort table tennis and Sports Champions' one-to-one relationship between the controller and the on-screen character. This not only adds a sense of geographic placement on the court but also provides sight of the racket in your hands. As the ball approaches your player the camera flies down to a first-person perspective. Rather than remaining in a third-person perspective, as we are used to in other motion controlled sports games (and really, Grand Slam Tennis and Wii-Sports Tennis are my only points of reference here) the additional graphical horsepower is put to impressive use.

Even without being integrated into the main game and a lackluster application of spin, the joy of real tennis is convincingly recreated for those with a genuine interest in the sport.The Move controls themselves turn out to be much more exciting though.

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PS3 users will be able to pick up a special edition featuring two racket peripherals designed to hold Move controllers, as shown below.Virtua Tennis 4 (Move) creates a realistic tennis experience with its new PS3 Move controls.
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Virtua Tennis 4 is out on PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 from 29th April, with a PC version to follow in the summer. "Check it out from 22nd May and see if you can get a high enough score to earn our exclusive VT4 personal space and some exciting items with a VT spin." There are no firm details as to what that will entail but it's "due to launch in time for the French Open and has a Space Invaders feel to it," wrote Kumagi. On top of all of that, SEGA is also readying a mini-game for PlayStation Home. The smaller the net, the more points you'll earn if you hit it. Here you'll have to build up a score by returning balls into different sized nets. That only works with the standard controller, but Net Blitz is Move-enabled. Vintage VT classic Pin Crusher returns, tasking you with knocking over skittles at the other end of the court with your serve.

There are also two exclusive party games on offer. They will be playable out of the box and only available on PlayStation 3. The PlayStation 3 version of Virtua Tennis 4 is serving up a hefty portion of exclusive content, SEGA has revealed.Īccording to a guest post by executive producer Mie Kumagai on the PlayStation Blog, Sony patrons will be able to pick from three 'Legend' players: Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg and Pat Rafter.
