Top Spin 2 review

Game. Set. Match?

GamesRadar+ Verdict

Pros

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    Beautifully rendered stadiums/parks

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    Building stats in Career mode

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    Angry messages left by trainers

Cons

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    Not a perfect conversion

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    Never feel in complete control

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    Not as much depth as Virtua Tennis

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We’re a bunch of contrary bastards. For all the flak we give sports sequels, which rarely amount to more than thoughtless rehashes, the truth is that the meat of such a game is the sport itself. It can have a feature list the length of Peter Crouch - the tallest soccer player at 6’7” - but we’ll still tear it apart if it doesn’t play a decent game of football/baseball/Frisbee. Top Spin 2’s absolutely packed with options and ideas, but is the tennis good? Kinda.

More info

GenreSports
DescriptionDon't knock the humble appeal of video tennis - get some friends together and this is a well-executed, sweet-playing bargain.
Platform"Xbox 360","PC","DS"
US censor rating"Everyone","Everyone","Everyone"
UK censor rating"","",""
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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