Seems those latest current-gen consoles -besides a few games on the Wii and another one or two offerings, that is- haven’t yet managed to come up with a truly unique, truly groundbreaking, truly unique, must-have game. Well, not in my eyes at least they haven’t, though, I have to admit there are some very promising projects just around the corner. Virtua Tennis 3 for the Sony PS3 on the other hand is not. Neither around the corner, nor groundbreaking or particularly innovative. It’s just here, it offers pretty classic multiplayer thrills and it’s actually comparable to the Sega Dreamcast original. Ok, might be a bit better too. Oh, yes, and it’s absolutely brilliant fun. And a visual stunner with what seems like a thousand gameplay options. Now, as I’ve only played the thing at a friend’s house and quite obviously with an assortment of semi-drunk friends, I can’t really offer deep insight, but do trust me on this: the game is a great multiplayer offering and plays a fantastic, quite arcade-y game of tennis. Happily, Virtua Tennis 3 is very well priced too and you’ll get some very interesting mini games to go with it. Mind you, this one is on par with Wii Tennis… Either that, or I was really confused. Heh.

Posted on May 19th, 2008 by konstantinos