8.2 /10 1 Votes
8/10 IGN Initial release date 28 May 2004 Developer Namco Platform PlayStation 2 | 74% Metacritic 4.6/5 Emuparadise Series Smash Court Genre Tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Publishers Namco, Sony Interactive Entertainment Similar Smash Court games, Tennis games, Other games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 is a tennis game created by Namco for the PlayStation 2.
Contents
Gameplay
The game features many playable modes including Arcade mode and the in depth Pro Tour mode in which you create a player and try to become a tennis champion. Other modes include Exhibition, Challenge and Tutorial. There are a range of courts one can play on, including those at the Australian Open (the old Rebound Ace courts), Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Players
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 contains 16 real top tennis players. The players included in the game are:
ATP Players
WTA Players
Unlockable
The game also includes secret characters from Namco's popular game series Tekken and Soulcalibur. These characters are:
Venues
Grand Slam
Special
Smash Pro GP
Advantage International
Smashpoint Series
Reception
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 has received mixed to positive reviews, with aggregate scores of 76.33% on GameRankings and 74 on Metacritic. Ryan Davis of GameSpot gave the game a 7.5/10, stating "PlayStation 2 owners should find plenty to like about Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2.". IGN's Ed Lewis gave it a solid 8.0/10, giving the closing comment of "Overall, it still isn't the best thing out there, but it's definitely a solid update and holds rather strongly by itself." One specific criticism of the game was that when entering the Davis-Cup styled 'World Tournament' as a player from a small nation, no realistic name generator was available for partners and other team members.