After a few games the game starts to feel stale and there is enough interesting things to keep the fun factor levels high. Training with mini-games lack the zest that other tennis games before it have offered. There is not a lot to spice things up between events.
The problem here is that Grand Slam Tennis 2 is very “vanilla”. While you earn XP by playing the tournaments you are also offered opportunities to play exhibition matches and training mini-games to boost your stats. You can also acquire new clothes and equipment which may or may not offer a performance boost just like in Tiger. As you play though the career you earn ability points which can be attributed towards increasing various stats including power, accuracy, speed and stamina. Speaking of Tiger Woods, if you are familiar with the career progression in that game you will find yourself right at home here. I put it on par with a game like Tiger Woods including The Masters and other Majors. For the first time in any tennis game, all four majors are fully licenced and represented. The focus here is on the Grand Slam events. Grand Slam 2 offers a 10-year career mode where you can create your own character and guide them through the season schedule of tournaments. This is easily the best controlling tennis game I have ever played as serving and making simple shots feels natural. This all comes with a bit of a learning curve but it is well worth it. This just feels way more natural since you’re not focused on a power meter. It is far easier (and natural feeling) to just time your swing with the animation on screen. While there is a power meter on the screen it is very hard to time a good release by just following the meter alone. Serving is handled much in the same way as the other shots. Simple trigger modifiers allow you to do drop and lob shots. You simply pull the stick back and let it go for slice shots. Much like a slap shot in NHL you can add power on the top spin by holding back on the stick before moving it forward. This applies to both the more aggressive top spin shots and defensive slices which can give you more time to get back in to position. Want to take something off a shot? Ease the thumb stick in the direction a bit slower for more finesse.
The quicker you press up, the deeper the ball should go on the court. Standard flat spin shots are handled by moving the right stick in the direction you want the shot to go.
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Termed Total Racquet Control, Grand Slam 2 introduces twin stick controls to the series and it is a great fit. Historically tennis games have mapped the different shot types to the face buttons. Grand Slam Tennis 2 is no exception and is anything but a glorified Pong game. Tennis fans can now put virtual spins on the ball, deliver power serves, angle shots and play with a number of colorful characters from the sport both past and present. I, for one, do not agree as tennis games have come a long ways over the years. As ridiculous as that statement may be, some still believe it. It has been said to me on a few occasions that tennis games are nothing more than a glorified version of Pong.
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After a decently successful debut exclusively on the Wii, the sequel finds its way onto the other consoles with a new control scheme and full licencing for all of the major Grand Slam tournaments and players. Being a fan of the sport of tennis I was really excited to get my hands on Grand Slam Tennis 2 by EA Sports.
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