Grand Slam Tennis 2 PS4

On top of the fact that there are only a few match types, there are only four major and four minor events available.

You might wish to keep pushing onwards if you long for a greater challenge: Once you move from amateur to pro, winning matches requires a lot of skill, not just a highly rated player. As a first effort on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Grand Slam Tennis 2 is a fine introduction but could have used some more work. Even with some flaws, this is still a positive aspect of the game.To augment the creation options, Big Ant has supplied an excellent custom-content sharing feature called The Academy. But on the women's side, there are only eight players included, four present and four classic. However, between points the absence of a human voice is noticeable.EA’s Grand Slam Tennis for the previous generation of consoles had commentators in-between points, and it was horribly repetitive. Here, you can replay some of the most iconic Grand Slam matches from the last 30 years. YouI cover sports video games like NBA 2K, Madden, MLB The Show, FIFA, NHL, EA UFC, Fight Night, Super Mega Baseball, DIRT, F1, NASCAR, Forza, and everything in between. I was controlling Stan Wawrinka and he had Nadal. It isn't necessary to hit that sweet spot to have a successful shot, but the closer the line is to the peak, the more likely it is that the serve will result in an ace. Completing the more recent matches unlocks older ones and the opportunity to play a few fantasy matches that have the best of today's players playing against the best from the past.

Because other tennis games don't include commentary, the advantage goes to EA. Unfortunately, the career mode lacks depth and fails to hold your interest for very long. This kind of option has always been the best way to close the gap left by a lack of licensing for real-life players and venues.As good as the CAP system is, the venue creation options are perhaps even more in-depth.AOT2 does have some real stars like Rafael Nadal, and others, but it is missing Serena Williams, Roger Federer and retired legends like Ivan Lendl and Boris Becker.Thankfully, there are some very talented and knowledgeable tennis fans in the AOT2 community who have already created versions of several players who aren’t currently in the game and available for download. Now, I'm looking for my next adventu Want us to remember this setting for all your devices? My son and I went head-to-head and found ourselves enjoying an intense battle. Alternatively, you can try to complete training exercises while famed tennis player John McEnroe yells at you, or take part in exhibition matches that unlock additional gear and attributes. Both know their stuff and are interesting, but they end up repeating themselves after a short while if you tend to play a particular type of tennis. While the inclusion of all four Grand Slams is nice, it's the only real highlight of the mode. In a day and age where sports games have card-collecting modes, and other more arcade-like options to balance the simulation aspects, AOT2 plays it straight.This isn’t a huge issue, but it does make the game a little too vanilla for the current climate of sports video games.I’m playing AOT2 on the Xbox One, and the load times–especially heading into a match–are really long. One of the highlights of Top Spin 4 is its fantastic and deep career mode, which includes a plethora of tournaments and game types to take part in, not to mention that your created character earns experience regardless of the mode being played. But for those who want simple button presses to dictate shots, that option is also available and can be grasped in no time.

This system makes your first year so easy that even with a created character at a rating of around 35, you can easily beat the best players in the game, such as the highest-rated player, Novak Djokovic. You can also find me previewing and recapping WWE PPV events.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. AOT2 isn’t an instant classic, but there are some obvious positives.I’m a sucker for a strong creation suite in sports video games, and AOT2 has a good number of options available when it comes to crafting the face of a created player for a career, or offline play.There is a ton of sculpting for every part of the face. I can definitively say the game has more positives than negatives and feels less raw than its predecessor, but it still isn’t as complete as other sports titles. Being able to win all four majors in your first year in real life should be impossible. The first is that it's limited. Each match starts you off at a particular point--perhaps down two sets to one--and you must complete specific objectives. There is also commentary from former tennis greats John McEnroe and Pat Cash.