one fun tennis game

Top Spin is a well designed tennis game published by Microsoft. It offers good graphics. The animation is done very well. If your on clay you slide when you come to a running stop. Swinging a racket feels and looks wonderful in this game. The controls are really responsive when you swing the racket to connect with the ball. As the ball and racket collide a well chosen "pop" is heard. The sound really reflects real tennis. These include sneakers grating against the surface to fans yelling player names. There is big omission in the game here though. There are no announcers calling the action. This is woeful when every sports game made has a commentary. You might get used to not having announcers while in the thick of the fast action though. The gameplay is wonderful. You can perform slice, spins, backhands, forehands and more. The players move really well. The game has several court surfaces. There is grass, clay, and hardcourt. The player models look great too. There a selection from stars like Sampras, Hewitt, Grosjean and others. There are however only ten or so real players. There should have many more to choose from. The stars look like the actual players though. There is a good player create mode. This feature is lets design choose your player's appearance and clothes and equipment. The stadiums are made well. The career mode is fun. This experience is very complete. You hand pick tourneys to play all around the world. As you win titles you improve your rankings. You get better endorsements and by doing so you more rackets and clothes.

Almost everything is done very nicely here. This an excellent tennis game.