14 DAY TRIAL // Coming from Clap Hanz, creators of the Hot Shots Golf series, Hot Shots Tennis is ready to become Wii Tennis's direct rival, delivering a unique tennis game experience, featuring the signature Hot Shots attitude, along with the ability to host matches of up to four players (with the PS2 multitap) and offering pick up and play tennis action with a host of wacky characters, exotic court locations and fun-filled game modes.
Let's just keep it short and simple shall we? Here's the fact sheet for Hot Shots Tennis, containing key features for the PS2 exclusive wacky-sports game:
￭ Multiple Characters to Choose - 14 playable characters, along with five different chair umpires, are available, each with a distinct personality and set of tennis skills. ￭ Wide Variety of Court Locations - 11 different court settings are available to play, each filled with unique and vibrant visuals. ￭ Two player matches or Four-Player Doubles Action - Players can compete head-to-head in a quick match or engage in a party-like four player doubles session where fun and style go hand-in-hand with match strategy (PS2 Multitap required). ￭ Single Player Mode - Play "Hot Shots Challenge Mode" where the goal is to excel in seven different player classes while unlocking additional items such as new players, character costumes, court settings and chair umpires. ￭ Training Mode - Participate in various on-court drills to improve timing and skill. Players will earn scores that can be saved as a benchmark for skill progression. ￭ Tennis for the People - Hot Shots Tennis utilizes an intuitive control scheme that allows pick up and plays arcade fun for casual gamers, but also emphasizes shot direction, timing and angles to satisfy even the hardcore tennis gaming enthusiast. ￭ Signature Hot Shots Look and Feel - From the zany character behaviors and designs to the colorful locales, dramatic camera angles and realistic physics, Hot Shots Tennis delivers tennis action that fans of the franchise have come to expect.
Pretty much everything Wii's tennis game does and then some huh? Of course, the peripherals for this game are PlayStation2 Dual Shock 2 Controllers, thus beating Wii Sports will be kind of difficult. But hey, we're talking PS2 here, not PS3.
Hot Shots Tennis for the PS2 is due out July 2007.