This includes more real-life professional tennis players and additional stadiums, as well as outfits and accessories. In Career mode you can now take part in both official single and double tournaments. There is the obligatory new content and features that you would expect from the next generation version of Tennis World Tour 2. It’s not very thought-provoking, but it does the job. Do well, and you win credits, which you can spend on new gear, improving skills and getting more sponsors, etc. Alongside the small tweaks made, the Career mode is now a little more enjoyable than what it originally was.
#PS4 TENNIS WORLD TOUR 2 REVIEW PS4#
I never liked this system in the PS4 version, so it’s a relief that I don’t have to waste my time with it here as it brings little to the overall gameplay. You can now disable it at the start of each season, which is a positive change in the right direction. One important change for me is that you no longer have to use the card system within the Career mode. This is not how tennis games should be as they need the controls to be tighter, and your player needs to respond to all of the movements and button presses immediately. I still found it very difficult and frustrating to play, and due to the unresponsiveness of the controls, I found myself still stood at one side of the court, even though I had pressed the R2 button to run towards the ball. There are no makers visible of where you are returning the ball until the ball is let loose, and you just have to hope you had not pushed the left stick too far so it find its spot. Whilst it’s easier to return shots, directing where those shots are going to land is, at times, pot luck. It’s slightly less frustrating than on the PS4, but I don’t get why it’s needed, and it doesn’t bring anything to the gameplay other than, once again, frustration and annoyance. The timing-based shot system reappears again, and whilst it’s a little easier to use, I still really don’t like it. All is not negative though as some of the little tweaks do help to pull you in. Loading times are shorter, which is definitely something that I would expect from all upgraded games. Performance is a little better than on the PS4, but at times I still found the controls to be unresponsive, causing frustration and sometimes making me almost throw my controller at the television. The courts look nice, and the animations of the players are fairly good, but spectator models are basic and won’t blow you away. Whilst it looks better with smoother and sharper graphics, character models are still lacking that realistic feel to them. Graphically, it’s better than the PS4 due to its upgraded 4K visuals, but it’s still not going to impress you a great deal. With this upgraded PS5 version, we get to benefit from the usual enhancements. Why the developers chose this colour to highlight the areas of the court is beyond me and makes the training sessions very frustrating. The issue I have with this is that the tennis ball is also white, and when it shoots out of the serving machine, you can barely see in which direction it is travelling, often leading you to run in the wrong direction or swing too late. And even more annoying is the white box at the top of the court that you have to try and land your shots in.
It would have added a little more realism if your coach spoke to you. All you get is basic text at the bottom of the screen giving you a brief rundown on what to do. ĭisappointing to see as last year, there being no commentator’s voice during the training tutorials. I want to start off by mentioning the training mode as I think that is where most people will start in order to hone their skills and learn the ropes. Tennis World Tour 2 has a number of play modes, including Exhibition, Career, Tournament and online, as well as the usual training modes. In my previous review for Monster Truck Championship, said game didn’t impress, and I thought it was a shoddy port, so can this ‘upgrade’ for the PS5 version of Tennis World Tour 2 better impress me? Now, as the next generation of consoles have been released, we are starting to see the usual upgraded versions being ported across. Graphically, it was okay but not as good as I had hoped.
For this type of genre, it felt out of place and unnecessary. I also disliked the card system that they used, similar to cards used in other sporting games, which give you perks and bonuses during each match. I wasn’t that keen on the timing-based shot system that they used as it didn’t flow right. I was disappointed with last year’s offering for a number of reasons. Whilst I’m not a huge fan of sporting games, tennis tends to be one of my favourite genres, alongside golfing.
First released last year, I played Tennis World Tour 2 on the PlayStation 4.
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