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Systemanforderungen

  • Setzt 64-Bit-Prozessor und -Betriebssystem voraus
  • CPU: Intel Core i3-3210 / AMD Athlon II X4 555
  • GFX: Radeon HD 6670 or NVIDIA Geforce GT710 with Min 2GB Memory
  • RAM: 4 GB RAM
  • Software: Windows 7 x64
  • HD: 15 GB verfügbarer Speicherplatz
  • DX: Version 11
  • LANG: Englisch
  • Setzt 64-Bit-Prozessor und -Betriebssystem voraus
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-4200 / AMD Phenom II X4 970
  • GFX: AMD Radeon R9 390X or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 with minimum 4GB Memory
  • RAM: 8 GB RAM
  • Software: Windows 10 x64
  • HD: 15 GB verfügbarer Speicherplatz
  • DX: Version 11
  • LANG: Englisch

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Toller Tennissimulator! Tolle Grafik, einfache Steuerung. Es gibt keine Alternative zu diesem Simulator!
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review vom 4.2.2020

ich habe das spiel vor 2 tagen gekauft, obwohl so manche kritik nicht sonderlich geklungen hat. als pc spieler und tennisfreund aber dennoch verlockend, also her damit. nach etwa 8 stunden spielzeit bereue ich nicht das geringste. auf höchster auflösung läuft das spiel flüssig wie wasser, ich hatte nicht das geringste problem. erstmal fiel mir auf, das einige spieler nicht enthalten waren, ebenso wie zeitgemäße werbeträger. dies braucht absolut nicht zu kümmern, da es im menü downloadbereiche gibt. dort gibts allerlei listen zur verfügung. so kann man sich die aktuellen ATP top100 GRATIS runterladen. da sind schon die gesichter, alle werbemarken und sämtliche outfits mit dabei. dasselbe gilt für veranstaltungen, veranstaltungsorte usw. die atmosphäre des spiels finde ich richtig gut gelungen. schiedsrichter, publikum und umgebung erzeugen ein sehr stimmiges bild. die steuerung ist intuitiv und man hat den dreh sehr schnell raus, selbst als neueinsteiger. dazu gibt es auch passend vielerlei einstellungsmöglichkeiten was den schwierigkeitsgrad, turnierablauf etc betrifft.
fazit: ein gelungener titel, der tennsifreunden viele stunden spaß bringen wird. nach dieser erfahrung eine klare kaufempfehlung meinerseits. ich bereue den kauf keine sekunde und würde das spiel jederzeit wieder erwerben. danke für einen zeitgemäßen tennistitel! :-) *quiet please. thank you*
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Verfasst: 26.01.20 13:09
Muss jetzt auch mal was zu diesem Spiel schreiben. Habe es jetzt länger in der Karriere auf Halbprofi gespielt und finde es alles andere als Realistisch. Habe gegen 8 Gegner gespielt und nicht einer von dehnen hat seinen Ball während des Spiels ins aus geschlagen. Währen man selber am ende eines Satzes immer ein Paar unerzwungene Fehle hatte stand beim Gegner immer eine 0 in der Tabelle. Sorry aber selber Vollprofis wie Nadal oder Fedderer machen Fehler nur hier schlagen die letzten Tüten immer ins Feld!!!! Ha,Ha. Sehr REALISTISCH. Genauso werden Bewegungen abgebrochen heißt der eigenen Spieler bleibt einfach stehen obwohl er den Ball locker erreicht hätte, meistens wenn man 0/40 bei Aufschlag Gegner oder 40/0 eigener Aufschlag hat. Habe es bisher nur einmal geschafft mein Aufschlag zu null durchzubringen im gegensatz zu den Gegnern . Spiele selber Tennis und habe auch andere Spiele wie TOP SPIN und Virtuall Tennis gespielt die natürlich auch ihre schwächen haben aber nicht solche gravierenden im Spielverlauf wie hier. Habe gestern Abend mit einem Freund aus Spaß ein Match gespielt. Wir habe beide Nadal genommen und wir konnten die Knöpfe und Richtungshebel solange halten und drücken wie wir wollten. Keine Fehler, kein Ball ins aus und der Punkt zur Schlaganzeige immer Grün. Punkt nur wenn der Gegner nicht mehr an den Ball kam. Sorry aber das hat nichts mit Realistischer Simulation zu tun. Deswegen, Daumen runter, von mir.
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An sich eine gute Tennissimulation. Das worauf es ankommt, die Matches, machen viel Spaß. ABER es gibt bugs die dem Spiel gar nicht gut tun beispielsweise das der eigene Spieler einfach stehen bleibt nachdem der Gegner schlägt, sodass man keine Chance hat den Ball zurückzuschlagen. Ein anderer oft vorkommender bug betrifft den Gegenspieler dieser läuft manchmal zum ball um dann einzufrieren anstatt zu schlagen.

Außerdem hätten sich die Entwickler die Zwischensequenzen nach einen Turniersieg sparen können (Karrieremodus), da diese sich ständig wiederholen und einfach schlecht gemacht sind.

Ansonsten macht der Karrieremodus viel spaß und wenn dann die Bugs evtl auch noch gefixt werden, kann man Problemlos über die schlechten Zwischensequenzen und der Mittelmäßigen Grafik hinwegsehen.
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Na ja, die Grafik haut mich nicht vom Hocker, wobei Games dieser Art grafisch auch nicht 100%ig überzeugen müssen. Die Steuerung fühlt sich hingegen nicht wirklich intuitiv an, gerade nicht, wenn man wirklich mal Tennis gespielt hat und Bewegungsabläufe etc. nachvollziehen kann. Das Spiel versucht gute Ideen einzubringen, scheitert aber an der Umsetzung.

Fazit: Viel gewollt und stets bemüht aber leider insgesamt gescheitert.....
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Es macht Mega Spaß und endlich wieder ein Tennis Game wo man weiterempfehlen kann ;)
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AO Tennis 2


https://youtu.be/lF7pa9nFUME

Anmerkung:


„AO Tennis 2“ ist der Nachfolger von „AO Tennis“, ich habe den ersten Teil nicht gespielt, demnach kann ich nur den Teil bewerten den ich auch gespielt habe. Diese Review richtet sich daher nur zu „AO Tennis 2“. Ich weiß aber, dass es bereits einige Dinge gab, die sich bei der Fortsetzung nicht verändert haben, unter anderem der „Stadion-Bau-Modus“ und der „Spieler-Ersteller- Modus“.

Spieler die hauptsächlich daran Interesse haben, sollten eventuell beim Vorgänger bleiben.

Entwickler und Publisher:


Big Ant Studios ist ein australisches Entwicklerstudio für Videospiele, die 2001 gegründet wurden und sich auf Sportspiele spezialisiert haben. Das Team war nicht nur zuständig für AO Tennis, sondern vor allem für die Australischen Football-, Rugby-, Lacrosse und Cricket Spieleserie.

Bigben Interactive ist der offizielle Publisher für AO Tennis, das Unternehmen wurde bereits 1981 in Frankreich gegründet. Anders wie so mancher Publisher, konzentrierte sich Bigben Interactive erst 1993 auf Videospiele, zuvor waren sie für den Vertrieb von Quarzuhren zuständig. Aufgrund zunehmender Konkurrenz aus der Schweiz, haben sie darauf das Unternehmen auf Videospiele erweitert. Mit den kommenden Jahren hat sich Bigben Interactive vergrößert, so dass es mittlerweile mit über sechs Entwicklungsstandorte mit 250 Entwicklern angewachsen ist.

Story:


Du liebst Tennis im TV oder als Game? Du wolltest schon immer ein Tennis Profi werden und bei den ganz Großen mitmischen, dich aber sportlich nicht verausgaben? Dann erstelle dir in „AO Tennis 2“ deinen eigenen Spieler oder wähle einen von vielen lizensierten Superstars aus, gewinne im Karrieremodus alleine oder mit einem Partner die Meisterschaften, ohne dich dabei schmutzig zu machen oder körperlich zu verausgaben.

Gameplay:


Tennis ist ein Rückschlagspiel, das von zwei oder vier Spielern gespielt wird, in „AO Tennis 2“ ist es möglich Pärchen weise zu Spielen im Doppel-Match aber auch im Einzel-Match. Das heißt, es kann Mann vs. Frau antreten oder Frau und Mann gegen Frau und Mann. Es ist aber auch möglich bei Doppel nur ein Misch-Pärchen zu haben (Mann&Frau vs. Frau&Frau oder Mann&Mann).

Das Spiel besteht aus vielen Regeln, die auch in „AO Tennis 2“ eingehalten werden, sie sind aber nicht so kompliziert, dass man sich vorher durch Bücher wälzen müsste um das Spielprinzip zu verstehen. Das Spielfeld ist wie im realen Tennis aufgebaut und besteht aus einer Grund-, Mittel- und T-Linie sowie dem Netz, Mittelmarkierung und Seitenfeldbegrenzung für Einzel-Matches.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1964067969
Die Punktvergabe läuft exakt gleich ab, wie bei jedem Tennis Spiel. Beim Aufschlag darf 1 Fehler gemacht werden, wiederholt man den Fehler bspw., weil man über die Mittellinie kam, erhält der Gegner einen Punkt. Sind beide Spieler Punktegleich bei 40. muss man solange weiterspielen, bis der mit dem Vorteil erneut punkten konnte und somit die Runde für sich entscheidet.

Tie-Break:


Seit 1970 gibt es den Tie-Break im Tennis, natürlich darf der bei AO Tennis 2 nicht fehlen. Beim Tie-Break wird jeder Fehler als Punkt gezählt, dadurch entfällt die Zählweise mit 15, 30, 40 Punkten. Ein Tie-Break ist dann gewonnen, wenn ein Spieler mindestens sieben Punkte gewinnt und davon mindestens zwei Punkte Vorsprung hat. Das Aufschlagrecht wechselt, wenn die Summe der gespielten Punkte ungerade ist. Nach jeweils sechs gespielten Punkten gibt es ein Seitenwechsel. Wem diese Standards nicht gefallen, kann das Gameplay auch manuell einstellen und den Tie-Break auf fünf oder zehn Punkte einstellen.

Match-Einstellung;


Wem die normalen Sätze zu lange dauern kann hier alles individuell einstellen, so ist es möglich ein Spiel direkt nach dem ersten Satz zu beenden oder den Vorsprung höher einzustellen. Der Tie-Break kann ebenfalls niedriger oder höher eingestellt werden. Bei Turnieren bzw. Wettbewerben kann jedes Match unterschiedlich nach jeder Runde umgestellt werden, hier lassen sich auch Tageszeiten und Stadien bestimmen.

Creator Tools:


Hier kann man sein eigenes Stadion, Szenario, Logo oder Spieler/in erstellen. Wer dies nicht möchte kann auch von anderen Spielern erstellte Inhalte downloaden. Eine kostenlose Registrierung bei AO Tennis ist notwendig. Die Registrierung ist erst abgeschlossen, wenn der Sicherheitscode der via E-Mail zugesendet wird, eingeben wurde. Es ist also zu empfehlen, seine aktuelle E-Mail-Adresse anzugeben, ansonsten kann man diesen Bereich nicht nutzen.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1964069096

Tutorial:


Das Spiel hat ein sehr gutes Tutorial, dadurch ist ein leichter Einstieg gewährt. Wer nach dem Tutorial gerne noch was weiter üben möchte, kann dies mit den Minispiel-Übungen tun oder wiederholt das Tutorial.

Sound und Grafik:


Das Spiel besitzt schöne Soundstücke, die man im Menü hört, im Spiel selbst gibt es keine Musik. Während des Spielens kann man den normalen Soundeffekten lauschen, wie den aufkommenden Ball, den Treffer mit dem Schläger, das kreischende und jubelnde Publikum oder den Schiedsrichter wie er „Out“ ruft. usw.

Fazit:


AO Tennis 2 ist ein wirklich gutes und authentisches Tennis Spiel. Die Matches machen Spaß, die Atmosphäre stimmt, die Grafik und vor allem die Animationen sind klasse, vor allem die reaktionen der Spieler wenn sie wütend werden (Vorsicht, Schläger könnten verletzt werden).

Die Modis bei denen man sein eigenes Stadion bauen- oder Spieler erstellen kann, machen es in der Hinsicht einzigartig und lassen der Kreativität freien Lauf. Die Download Möglichkeiten sind unbegrenzt und die Mod-Community kann sich voll und ganz austoben, Lizensierte Spieler die fehlen einfügen oder bereits vorhandene noch realer aussehen lassen. Oder aber man erstellt sich selbst und besiegt im Wettbewerb „echte“ Profis.

Die Spielregeln werden eingehalten, manuell kann man aber einige Veränderungen einstellen, wie bspw. die Matchlänge. Je nach Schwierigkeitsstufe reagieren auch die Gegner anders, so passen sie sich dem Spiel mehr an, das Hawk-Eye-System wird pro Match bzw. Satz auch limitiert, wie eben im realen Tennis auch.

Alles in allem kann ich AO Tennis 2 empfehlen, wenn man Sportspiele mag. Top Spin bleibt zwar aus dem Jahre 2013 das beste Tennis-Spiel, doch hatte das durch 2k auch ein ganz anderes Budget zur Verfügung. Spieler des ersten teils, sollten eventuell auf ein Sale warten.
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nice couch co op time killer
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Verfasst: 27.03.22 19:19
Finally a good game of tennis
A few bugs but nothing bad.
I recommend it
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Verfasst: 13.03.22 06:45
I've really enjoyed the gameplay and character creation, but there's an absolutely game-breaking bug in which I can't get anything to save. I've created my character four times now and it won't save, competitive progress won't save. The game has such a niche audience that there doesn't seem to be meaningful support online.
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Verfasst: 14.02.22 23:48
The game has plenty of issues & doesn't really excel in any areas, but in terms of tennis games this is slightly above average.

Overall it is fairly competent but it does lack many top players & has some janky movement some times. I recommend it, but only because most other tennis games are worse.
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Verfasst: 25.01.22 13:33
I have played many, many tennis games. I like tennis. I play tennis in real life.
This game is NOT fun. It's over-technical and boring. If your timing is slightly out, you lose the point
I don't want to invest hours just to get my timing millimetre-perfect

Virtua Tennis 4 was far superior.

This game for me was ultimately boring, where the biggest obstacle is timing. Nothing really stands out either. The graphics are nothing special.
Gameplay is poor, in my 77 minutes. I just sat there thinking this is not fun, the entire time

I regret this purchase.
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Verfasst: 30.12.21 21:18
Top Spin Tennis 4 is still far better than this game. The gameplay is horrible and so glitchy and unrealistic. How can a 10+ year old game still be better than the latest tennis game out.
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Verfasst: 30.12.21 05:45
I noticed today that AO Tennis 2 was on sale for 60% off! So I figured I would go ahead and have both being Tennis World Tour 2 and AO Tennis 2. I am very impressed with AO Tennis 2. It is fun to play. I enjoy both as both are actually made by the Big Red Ant. So far I think TWT2 is a tad harder to play. But both are similar and each offer some cool features. So I decided to have the best of both worlds. I;m running a i7-6700 4.00 GHz with a Nvidia 2080TI with 4 GIGs of DDR. 32 gig RAM.
Both tennis games work perfect.
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Verfasst: 26.12.21 13:08
I like this game but the glitches and bugs are just too big of a problem. You can't win points when your player doesn't even move.
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a good game for the tennis lovers, cheap and attractive
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Verfasst: 18.11.21 10:15
Worst money I've spent. Movement all over the place, literally, players just stop on their own. Inconsistent shots, opponents running slice is faster than than an aggressive shot.
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Controls feel terrible, and my character likes to move, or just stop moving on his own. Not particularly fun.
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Unstoppable once you get familiar with the control ([Important] Please go through the tutorial if you are new as me.)!
The last Tennis game I played was VR Tennis on PSP (about 10 years ago). If you were also a fan of VR Tennis, buy it.
However, the training in the career mode is definitely need to be refined. It's less interesting than the one in VR Tennis.
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nice game
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I miss my 13€ :(
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Top Spin 4 Sucks coz we cannot play it anymore. Stop crying!
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not very realistic but good fun and addictive
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Verfasst: 09.07.21 09:36
Rubbish game.

The players move like fridge, slow to turn and always ball watching no matter how you try to move them. Basically your player won't hit the ball when the ball is above your waist level.
And the ball is always aimed wide from the court.
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Verfasst: 07.07.21 12:47
Fun game to play. The career mode is fun and challenging to play along with the AO mode. The download players feature allows you to play as your favourite players form all over the tour. This is one of the best tennis games to play on a PC or xbox/play station.
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It's no Top Spin or Virtua Tennis, but there's something to be said for being made within the past decade.

It's far from perfect, but I would expect that most people who enjoy tennis games will enjoy this. Was a good buy at $20; I wouldn't recommend it for any more than that.

Bizarrely, it features one of the most detailed character generators I've encountered. It looks like it took about as long as programming the tennis part did. It has sliders for at least half a dozen anatomical or physiological terms which I'd never seen anywhere before, even on other esoteric character generators. Go figure.

The irony is complete when you discover that when dressing your lovingly customized character, you get to choose between one of three built-in shirts.
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Verfasst: 26.06.21 10:44
+ Finally a modern substitute for Virtua Tennis 4, fantastic.
+ Physics feels really accurate with IRL play.
+ Player Progression and Style Unlockables system in Career mode feels great
+ Make sure you download all the stars with a in-game option inside academy (Federer, Djokovic, Tsitsipas...) and Stadiums since the game raw itself only has non-interesting options.
+ Player reactions add some cool spice :D
+ Once you learn and add difficulty, expect thrilling battles:)

- Multiplayer feels kinda dead, but it's a hell of a game anyway.
- Voice sounds, unfortunately you will not hear some players accurately but hey, details.
- Few glitches, not that often as bad reviews describe
- That Half-Life 2 in minimum graphics
- I think there will be never a game with a career mode more fun then Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Maybe because the academy environment, here you deal only with menus before the game)
- Training skills will feel repetitive an non-creative. You will add skills with money from games anyway.

STILL a brute 9, ignore excessively bad reviews lmao
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~ DIFFICULTY ~

???? My 90 year old grandma could play it
???? Easy
☑️ Normal
???? Hard
???? Near Impossible

~ GRAPHICS ~

???? MS Paint
???? Bad
☑️ Meh
???? Graphics don't matter in this game
???? Good
???? Beautiful
???? Masterpiece

~ MUSIC ~

???? Bad
☑️ Not special
???? Good
???? Beautiful

~ STORY ~

???? This game has no story
☑️ Like playing Temple Runners for the story
???? It's there for the people who want it
???? Well written
???? Epic story

~ REQUIREMENTS ~

???? You can run it on a microwave
☑️ Average
???? Decend Gaming PC
???? High end
???? NASA computer

~ LENGTH ~

???? Very Short (0 - 3 hours)
???? Short (3 - 15 hours)
☑️ Average (15-50 hours)
???? Long (50-90 hours)
???? Extremely long (90-110 hours)
???? No ending

~ FUN ~

???? I'd rather watch paint dry
???? Hard to enjoy
☑️ Repetitive
???? Actually pretty amusing
???? Ride of your life

~ REPLAYABILITY ~

???? It's a one-time experience
☑️ Only for achievements
???? If you wait a few months/years
???? Definitely
???? Infinitely replayable

~ WORTH BUYING ~

???? No
☑️ Wait for sale if you like tennis
???? Yes
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For me its the best tennis game.
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Tennis
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its ok
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aiming mechanics are not intuitive and it ruins the entire game
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I want to like the game, I really do. But there are many things that just don't make it for me.

The graphics are OK, although I don't like there's no option to take out the cut-scenes as they are not the best looking and quite dumb (celebrating like crazy after the first point of the match for example).

The physics are weird in many cases, particularly the movement of your player, it can be very random somtimes and not very fluid. Also the shot-making from the AI is not good, powerful slice shots? What is that? Topspin drop shots? Makes no sense.

The editing is good, there are plenty of community made stuff (players, venues, etc) that help make it look more realistic. Is a good feature.

Overall I was having fun, but what ruined the experience was the difficulty. I started in Pro and it was a bit difficult to start with, losing my two first matches. But after improving my player I won three out of the next four Futures and reached the final of the other one. In the last two the matches were all really easy even if my player's rating was 47, which was similar to my opposition.

So I increased it to Veteran and man, the difference was abysmal, was like a totally different game. Every shot that went in in Pro started to get in the net or go out and the players out of a sudden got winners from every single position. I was playing Challenger lever at that stage, as I felt it was good to increase the difficulty when going a level up in competition, and I just got recked, 6-1 6-0s, never holding serve, with 3 to 1 unforced errors to winners.

I thought it was the level of the opposition (much higher than mine, so it made sense). But then I went back and played a couple of Futures and it was silly just how better the opponents were and just how bad I was. 6-2 6-1 the first one, 6-1 6-1 the second one against two players with levels below mine. It just stopped being fun! I made errors all the time.

And I understand I shouldn't review it badly because I'm bad at it, but it's just that the progression in difficulty is badly done: all you learn in a previous level is useless in the next. There's simply no progression. Might as well start at the highest level and learn the hard way because there's no point in playing at a difficulty and then just having to learn the game from scratch in the next one. Make the AI better? Yes. Make your player miss every single shot you used to make? It's simply not fun.

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2724 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 08.04.21 15:55
Game is complete ass compared to Tennis Elbow 2013. I should have pirate the game instead.
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22 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 03.04.21 09:04
Gameplay and mechanics are so so awful, don't waste your time.
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169 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 29.03.21 18:46
Slightly better ball control than in Tennis World Tour 2 (both games made by the same studio). Aweful graphics like it was created for a Playstation 3 in early 2000. Sometimes player does not hits the ball even if you could reach it and let's the opponent win the game. Easier to do a break than win our own serve game. After a while opponent's moves are predictable.

I just wonder why is it so hard to create a good tennis game?
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29 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 22.03.21 19:01
It feels very slow and matches feel very lifeless compared to virtua tennis.
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211 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 21.03.21 14:57
An internet connection is required at all times to get even past the main loading screen. Even though the PC is online, the game keeps requesting an online connection. Only way I get past this is doing an End Task in Task Manager.... very irritating
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197 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 13.03.21 11:24
i dont have time to play tennis in real life so this game is good.
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4764 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 03.03.21 14:39
Fix rubber band AI sh*t. Losing a match with a %85 winning score rate is just bullsh*t. AI catches up in an unrealistic way
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Verfasst: 28.02.21 11:13
nice
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358 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 23.02.21 04:23
Should've been better if they applied patches/ more DLC's to keep it update to the current tennis players instead of released a new version that has less improvement from the previous one.
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32 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 19.02.21 20:11
The worst tennis game i have ever played . The controls are awful and half the tennis players are not in the game. Avoid.
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Verfasst: 13.02.21 03:04
This review is solely about the gameplay when going against the AI and my experience starting the career mode.

Even at the amateur difficulty level, It's really hard playing against the AI if you try to play normal tennis as a new player. You can cheese drop shots and chip and charge because the game is broken in that way, but that's not what I'm looking for. If you just care about winning, then cheesing as I've mentioned is the way to go, and you won't find the game difficult at all. All of the issues I have with the game are about how hard it makes it to play normal tennis.

This game is not fun for me mainly because I feel like it over-complicates hitting the ball with placement. The aiming system is terrible and very sensitive, so don't even think about trying to play by feel without looking at the shot meter or the aiming marker. Your player moves like a drunk and like every surface is the beach, which makes getting into correct position for shots a chore. If you're not in good position, good luck keeping your shot in unless you hit short and up the middle. If you hit short and up the middle, the AI will quickly take advantage. So, you have to take pretty big risks consistently to have a chance at winning without cheese, and the game tries to make that as hard for you as possible.

Due to how hard the game makes it for the player to take risks, the AI should make way more errors. The AI is just too consistent overall (even at the lowest difficulty settings), particularly with high risk shots. If the AI is going to be like that, then it shouldn't be so hard for the player to execute higher risk shots.

I'm not sure if I'm willing to spend a lot of time trying to get better at a shot system that I think is broken to begin with. Having to take my eyes off the ball to look at a power meter while I'm also trying to move and aim my shot is just too much. Tennis is a very feel-based game, and for me, the gameplay here does a poor job of replicating that. I love tennis and wanted to love this game, but man it is really trying my patience.
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Verfasst: 01.01.21 16:45
i hope the devs spent more time working on the controls rather than the graphics
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Verfasst: 30.12.20 13:34
I played a lot of tennis games and, according to my experience, this is probably the worst tennis game ever made.
The dynamic is awful and it doesn't give you any way to learn how to play. Every thing, at the very end, turns to be a series of random shots which, if you are lucky enough, go in. IT IS NOT FUN and it literally drives you to the edge of crazyness.
DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY. LOOK FOR ANY OTHER TENNIS GAME IF YOU WANT TO HAVE FUN,
unless you want to get angry and risk to kill someone, then this is the perfect solution for that.
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501 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 26.11.20 09:43
This game is solid and fun. Tennis Fans should get one :)
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Verfasst: 11.10.20 19:39
Fruistrating game. Movement seems to be random and more based on where the game thinks you should be rather than input. Can't run back to get in position until opponent has hit there shot, Randomly wont swing even if you pressed the button and got in position, your player just watches the ball bounce right beside them, Net play is ridiculous, may as well stay on the baseline and just slug it out. Training is dumb. You train to increase your cap but spend money to increase the actual skill. Makes the beginning of your career frustrating and you are helpless in your early matches as you miss hit and miss easy shots wide. Overall game lacks anything to hook you into playing for longer than 10 minutes, whole experience is flat.
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1220 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 08.09.20 00:14
Unpleyable, too much bugs, you sometimes are next to the ball and the character doesn't hit it. It's not pleyeable. I did give it 2 chances but it's unpleyable.
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346 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 04.09.20 00:21
Awesome tennis sim. I make all the same mistakes I do in real life. 9/10 would whiff again.
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1001 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 30.08.20 05:57
terrible gameplay, player just doesn't move when you tell them to, got aced 10 times in a set because of this horseshit
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Verfasst: 12.07.20 01:12
I wasn't a fan of the first AO Tennis. I found the mechanics bad and the graphics unappealing. I decided to give the sequel a chance. I'd have to say, it has improved. I've had no gameplay issues that others in the reviews have said. Prior to purchasing this, I was weary due to my experience with the first game and some of the reviews others have made. There is a learning curve, if you're used to arcade-style Tennis games, this will take some time to learn as it's a whole different type of game. The only issue I have with this game are the courts. In my opinion, they could've looked a bit more realistic rather than bland. I'm making a comparison to 2011's Virtua Tennis 4's courts to this. Those courts looked more realistic than AO Tennis 2's courts in 2020.

All in all, I'm content with the purchase and would recommend this game.
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Verfasst: 09.07.20 09:42
THIS IS AN UNFINISHED PRODUCT! Whoever decided to release it in its current form needs to stay away from game development, period. It’s a shame because this game has so much potential. I never thought I would say this, but 2K or EA needs to take over and develop this game. They might be greedy but at least they know how to make a playable game.

Currently all the mechanics are broken. You cannot aim AT ALL and will get 25+ unforced errors per game (AI gets 0-3). Your player will freeze mid game as if your controller disconnected. In addition, the career mode in general is filled with bugs (sponsorship, management, etc.).

But don’t just listen to me. Go to YouTube, review articles, or simply Steam discussion group to see what this game truly is before you buy. In my opinion it’s worth at most $15.

Finally, before you buy it, ask yourself, do you really want to buy a TENNIS game without Roger Federer in the roster (NO he’s not in this game)?
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1365 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 04.07.20 22:53
Look this is the best experience you are gonna get playing a video game based on tennis right now. Do not go into this expecting the most realistic tennis game ever made. It is better compared to the first AO Tennis and other competing tennis games. If you are looking for super realistic tennis play real life tennis and save your money.
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Verfasst: 30.06.20 19:05
If you like tennis as a sport, I think that's your game. The game itself has some minor bugs which can be annoying sometimes but I hope and believe that they will be fixed soon. :)
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Verfasst: 30.06.20 13:18
Not even close to Tennis Elbow. The graphic is good of course, it's so real. Any anything else with the career set. However the main play is a disaster. I never hit a first serve, and I never miss a second serve, how is that? The charactor movement is not fluent at all. I always miss some easy points, and I can't see why. You just can't get full experience with this game. So goodbye, don't even waste your time.
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3298 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 28.06.20 16:01
the game is not very good but best tennis simulator
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865 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 27.06.20 22:29
I loved Big Ant's Cricket 19 but still had low expectations here - good Tennis games are notoriously rare. Had a great surprise though as this was instantly enjoyable. Career mode is good, a whole seasons worth of tournaments to work through and improve, with all the usual character design options you expect from Big Ant. Perhaps my only gripe is the jump in AI ability between Rookie and Amateur. The former are chumps, amateur play out of this world shots routinely. On the whole it is well worth a punt. Easy controls, good physics and variety of venues.
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471 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 26.06.20 15:46
Please add doubles in custom game.
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558 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 16.05.20 19:22
The best tennis game next to topspin 4 and virtua tennis 3.
Though the graphics and character models need to be more refined, the gameplay kinda of compensated for that.
Overall, a pretty fun tennis game.

Rating : 8/10
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720 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 13.05.20 14:03
This game is all about sportsmanship.

If I hit a good drop shot, the opposing AI player will sprint into it just to congratulate me.

If I come to the net, the opposing player will hit an achingly slow passing shot. My player will leave it, despite being commanded otherwise, just to applaud the effort.

During a painstakingly long 30 shot rally, my player will suddenly stop moving and let the ball pass, as he appreciates the effort made by the opposing player.

You've got to love the sportsmanship between the players. Either that or the game is extremely broken and terribly made, and the developers should've probably played the game before releasing it.
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Verfasst: 07.05.20 02:15
I am not a pro player. I am not a common reviewer.

Honestly, I only have vague memories of really enjoying a tennis game on the console growing up. I think it was Top Spin or Virtual Tennis or something. I remember it being fun and relatively easy to pick up. I tried AO Tennis 2. The matches were long and the controls just did not click with me. I used a controller. You can barely move the character, they just waddle really. To hit a ball you have to waddle to position, hold either slice, flat, top spin, or lob (or the three advanced variants of those) button until the bar hits green all the while aiming with the moving button to hit the ball. It just does not work for me?

I just feel its not as smooth as it could be.

But its the only ok tennis game on steam from what I gather. If you're looking for a sort of technical nonsensical tennis game then maybe.

Considering its the second game. I honestly hoped for something else.
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Verfasst: 06.05.20 21:44

Highly recommended



Graphics
Movements and animations of the players are really nice.
The character models and the venues are very similar to real.

Gameplay
Gameplay mechanics are strong and fun.
Career mode has a huge amount of depth.
Nice tutorial section that covers a broad range of shots.
You can challenge the ref during a match.

There are still a couple of things the developers can improve on, like creating new game modes and adding a better audio experience (no commentators), but as is, still the best videogame simulation of tennis undoubtedly!
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436 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 04.05.20 18:20
I'll just say I've played a ton of tennis games over the years and this game has very low production quality. The gameplay would be excellent if it weren't for the control scheme being absolutely haywire. Even after you begin to figure out the timing of the shots its nearly impossible to have any real control over your shots. It's passable but i mean once i become a seasoned pro i should be able to look the ball to a spot with some consistency. This really is not the case. There are times when you go to serve the ball and the serve mini game does not function. This is something they might want to take a look at this long after release. Blind serves are great when a match is on the line let me tell you. You should lose a close match to a skilled opponent because you made a poor judgement not because the controls (or the actual serve mechanic) are inconsistent. Too frustrating to recommend. I really want to tell you give this game a shot but I can't in good faith. The low production value and shallow career mode could be overlooked if it weren't for the frustrating controls and bugs like your player standing and letting shots pass them for no apparent reason. You could take my critiques with a grain of salt after only five hours (I have played maybe 4 dozen matches in that time) or you can ignore me at your peril and throw your money away. Virtua Tennis 2 is better.
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989 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 04.05.20 15:58
I'm so glad I bought this game now with half the price, I am an oldschool pete sampras tennis veteran on SEGA (lots of tournaments with my family ^^) and since then I never played a tennis-game which felt so good like AOtennis2! I really like it, and I like it that its pretty hard so far but im getting into it slowly.

50€ is maybe too much but once there is an offer again dont look further if you like tennis games
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Verfasst: 02.05.20 07:59
I have never played a game as competitive and balanced as this one, this is the fighting game all fighting games wish they were. Plus it be mad funny when you be yellin at the ump when you miss ball LOL moments a many
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1161 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 29.04.20 03:45
Character customization is fantastic.
Career mode is great, love that you can start career as a star player.
Only bad thing about this game is that gameplay is pretty bad.
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1650 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 29.04.20 00:00
Graphics - they are amazing!
Realism - Australian Open realism is on point, other tourneys - I wish because then AO Tennis 2 would really be a premier tennis game. I have played Top Spin on the Xbox 360 which had done a decent job with the venues of Rolland-Garros, Wimbledon, the Australian Open Tennis grounds, and of course the Billie Jean King Tennis complex in New York.

Cons
One major bummer - Federer is not in the list of characters! I agree that the players that participated in the tournament of the Australian Open were those who are part of the game, but others who play this game may feel a sense of an old friend missing. Also, Novak Djokovic was not rendered too!

In All
Highly recommend this for any Tennis fan! For me, one of the top Tennis games out on Steam for the PC
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998 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 01.04.20 20:17
Just bought a game today and was happy first couple of hours until their servers went down and now game can't even start. Being a developer myself and seeing someone relying on a server in another part of the world to just start the game is stupid. It has nothing to do with current load on the internet, just their underestimation of concurrent players of the game. They just didn't plan properly and introduced a single point of failure. Why people can't play career mode without online connection? Even publisher website has expired SSL certificate, that makes matter even worse.
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Verfasst: 20.03.20 06:32
It's a good game once you get the hang of it and progress your player in career mode. There are glitches and the crowd is pathetic, they need to design the crowd better. The character design is really good. And the graphics quality when playing is great. It can be hard in the beginning, timing is everything when making shots. I used rookie mode to win a few matches then it became a lot easier when you progress your player's skills.
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Verfasst: 20.03.20 06:19
the best tennis game i ever played
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Verfasst: 25.02.20 22:14
Tennis games are going through their worst period ever. Tennis World Tour was a good idea very poorly realized, AO Tennis 2 is the opposite.
The gameplay makes no sense, it is so obvious that any game designer in the world would have told the team to revamp it totally. The aiming feels like aiming in a multiplayer FPS with a gamepad.
I have played around 3 hours, and I feel like I spent 30 hours on the game. Playing is not enjoyable, even though the game is fluid and far from the ultra buggy experience World Tour is.

My only hope is now on Tennis Elbow 2020...
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632 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 21.02.20 20:32
After the last update, game is totally broken. 42 rating AI canot make unforced error even once. Injuries are way too much (in every match) and with a very fit player too. In this state the game is totally unplayable. Just wait for a real patch or pass it. Really disappointed after a nice first game.
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1145 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 19.02.20 12:53
Such an awful game. Rubbish movement and a totally unrealistic experience. Tennis is about certain fundamentals like movement, the 1-2 punch but this utter pile of garbage makes every rally an absolute chore...more akin to Table Tennis and don't even get me started about the bugs. The AI never gets tired, you get injured multiple times in a match then take medical timeouts and then viola, you're better, The AI moves 2x as fast as you and then miraculously pulls off unbelievable tweeners. I could go on and on but personally why bother. Utter garbage and an insult to the sport (at least for anyone that follows or plays the game)
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Verfasst: 13.02.20 07:29
Waited for them to patch the game before writing a review. But as of now the game is solid and fun. There are still a few kinks to work out, but I am playing very satisfying tennis in career mode. Both doubles and singles are giving me pretty believable, realistic tennis. The unforced errors issue has been addressed. Ultrawide resolutions work as well. Good job Big Ant!
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568 Std. insgesamt
Verfasst: 11.02.20 17:56
Various levels and abilities.
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Verfasst: 11.02.20 12:20
The latest patch seems to have fixed the issue with ai and unforced errors as well as improving the AI in general. The matches are much more tense now and realistic.
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Verfasst: 13.01.20 00:23

AO Tennis 2 - A detailed conclusion after 28 hours and 1 ingame-year of career mode



Ugh, Tennis games. There always seems to be luck involved when it comes to the quality of the king-of-the-rackets sport turned into video games. The financial backbone is nowhere near the likes of FIFA or NBA and game studios are trying to keep their financial risks to an absolute minimum. So, it's no wonder that this iteration is struggling with both light and shadow, but let me start from the top...


The Good

- Solid gameplay mechanics: the system with charging up a shot and releasing the button at the right time was basically taken from Top Spin 4. If you played TS4, you will feel at home with AOT2 pretty quickly. You feel the weight of your shots and the rallies can get really engaging and intense.
- Highly customizable difficulty: you can basically customize everything in this game. CPU level, auto-movement, ball speeds on different surfaces, stamina and several different other assisting systems. You can also set the length of every event from 1 game in 1 set to 6 games in up to 5 sets.
- Australian Open: the only licensed Grand Slam tournament in the game is presented beautifully. There's cutscenes, impressions from Melbourne and the Rod Laver arena is crafted with high detail. You shake your opponent's as well as the referee's hand at the end of a match and the whole ambience just hits the right spot. I love it.
- Highly customizable character: Hands down, this is the best character creator ever conceived in a tennis game. It may even be one of the most detailed CCs in any game. Body sliders for almost every body part, facial structures are deeply customizable, there's a myriad of different hair styles and for the first time, you can even adorn your player with jewelry like earrings or necklaces. The clothing system lets you freely choose what you're wearing, how it's colored and what logos you put on it. Also: don't be afraid to make a mistake during creation. You can alter your character afterwards at any time for free, including body sliders.
- Improved on-court immersion: BigAnt Studios implemented a few more things to improve the on-court experience. Players will ask for towels to wipe their sweat, there are more animations when you win, like falling onto your knees or the famous falling backwards on the ground, sending the racket flying. After points or mistakes from you or your opponent, you can now also give a positive or negative reactions which will influence how your player is received by the media and fans. It's your choice: will be famous or infamous?
- Press conferences: For the first time in any tennis game, we have press conferences! Yes, you read that correctly. Occasionally, but most of the times before and after tournament finals, your player will answer questions at conferences that will contribute to your aforementioned Famous or Infamous points. The questions are pretty shallow and repeat quite often, but it's a step towards bringing more immersion to the game.
- Management system: the whole organization system has seen a lot of improvement over the first AO Tennis. You now have a calendar where you can plan well in advance which tournaments, sponsorship events or trainings you will attend. There's plenty of training options to improve your stats and you can invest money to reduce tournament or travel fatigue or to impact several other parameters. Maximizing your stats will cost you a lot of money. I'm talking millions of $. Luckily, World 1000 and Grand Slam tournaments will earn you enough price money to cover for these expenses.
- Manager: you also have your own manager now. Whenever you earn a new trophy he will congratulate you in a short cutscene - nothing too special but it enhances the overall experience. He will also tell you when new sponsorship opportunities arise. Sponsorships basically earn you money by winning games or over certain time spans.
- Busy community: whenever you need to download a brand logo, certain players or venues, you can rely on the community creating it. Even just one day after release I found all the Adidas and Nike logos I needed to make the perfect outfits of my player.


The Bad

- Infallible computer: your opponents will hardly make any unforced errors. Over the span of more than a whole career mode year, I've counted only seven unforced errors. That is pretty much the amount I make in one match. You basically have to enforce a winner to make a point, you can not count on indirect points whatsoever from your opponents. The difficulty setting does not impact this either. They just don't make mistakes.
- Ball boys still don't move: two of them patiently sitting at the net and when a ball hits the net, they don't move. Why implement ball boys, when they don't fetch balls?
- Generic audience: whenever I see the audience up close, I ask myself what the programmers were thinking with this. They look like N64 characters with ultra-low polygons and super pixelated. They are missing limbs and their bodyparts are clipping badly into one another. You don't really see it from afar, but whenever the camera rests on the players sitting on the bench in the breaks, you see them. And it makes you wanna puke. Couldn't they render a high-q variant of the audience for this scene?
Also, the cheering always sounds the same. No matter if you're playing in a big stadium or a small country club, the crowd cheers will always sound like you're playing on a sold-out Philippe Chatrier.
- Inconsequent concepts: remember me mentioning sponsorships? When Nike comes to you offering a sponsorship, you will swell with pride. However, signing this deal will have no impact on your gear. Wouldn't it be cool and realistic if you had to wear Nike outfits from then on? But the game doesn't follow through with that because there is no license in a way that it can be shown in the actual gameplay on custom characters. The mentioned Famous or Infamous points also don't have any influence on your player really. Other than some emails regarding your perception in the media, there's no real consequence to how you behave.
- Career character not playable in Australian Open mode: that is a real stinker. You can't play your avatar in any other modes other than career. Why not?
- Weird, generic CPU players: in one tournament I've encountered a chinese-looking player from Croatia whose name was Kathleen Gordon. Lol! And the actual chinese players look anything but chinese. I know that there are several hundred players that need to be created generically, but it's just weird seeing these crazy combinations of names and ethnicities.


The Glitchy

- Certain ball throw animations look they move in slow-motion. For example the animations from Marketa Vondrousova or Belinda Bencic.
- Occasionally after replays, there are graphic glitches flashing across the screen for a fraction of a second.
- The net is in the way of the camera on certain viewing angles.
- Weird lighting, especially outdoors with hard shadows making the character look ugly.
- Player movement restricted when serving. This bug was transfered AOT1 to AOT2. At least once per match, you won't be able to move your player sideways as far as you want to change serving position. Doesn't seem to follow any rules.

So, these are my observations. Do I recommend it? Yes. Because it's pretty much the only Tennis game right now? Kinda. But at the same time, AOT2 does hold its own. The inconsequent new concepts and technical deficits are somewhat annoying but not really game-breaking. There are some welcome additions in terms of improved immersion and player management, the controls (with a gamepad) are good and the gameplay is fun. Give it a run if you're a tennis fan!
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Release:09.01.2020 Genre: Sportspiel Entwickler: Big Ant Studios Vertrieb: Bigben Interactive Engine:keine Infos Kopierschutz:keine Infos Franchise:keine Infos
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