6.6 /10 1 Votes
Designer(s) Bertrand Brocard Genre Sports game | 3.3/5 My Abandonware Initial release date 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Developer Infogrames Entertainment SA Platforms Philips CD-i, DOS, MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems Publishers Philips, Infogrames Entertainment SA, Philips Interactive Media, Pathé Interactive Philips Interactive Media games Escape From CyberCity, Burn:Cycle, Laser Lords, Mutant Rampage: Bodyslam, Thunder in Paradise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International Tennis Open is a sports video game developed by Infogrames Multimedia and published by Philips Interactive Media in 1992. It was released on PC, Philips CD-i, Macintosh, and DOS. It was a pack-in game for some CD-i models. The UK version of the game is available in French and English as it is a French game.
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International tennis open by infogames on philips cd i gameplay commentary
Plot
Players take on the role of "Victor Player" - An experienced player whose nationality depends on what language has been selected. There are several different gameplay styles. Match - Allows players to play a single game of tennis. Tournament - Allows players to play a series of games against various opponents. Training - Allows players to practice before playing a game. This involved playing against a ball throwing machine.
In between or at the start of games, sports commentator George Eddy would comment on the game.
Reception
GamePro gave the CD-i version a perfect score, lauding the game for its "awesome, realistic, rotoscoped graphics and animation similar to, but more fluid than, Delphine Software's Flashback", its realistic sounds, and its challenging AI opponents.