Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2
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| Developer(s) | Namco |
| Publisher(s) | Namco/Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Platforms | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Tennis |
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 is a tennis game created by Namco for the PlayStation 2.
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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
Andy Roddick - Power Serves
Juan Carlos Ferrero - Strong Forehand
Tim Henman - Serve & Volley
Lleyton Hewitt - Baseliner- James Blake - Hard Hitter
Marat Safin - Hard Hitter
Richard Gasquet - All-Around
Tommy Haas - All-Around
WTA Players
Justine Henin-Hardenne - Powerful Backhand- Kim Clijsters - Baseliner
- Serena Williams - Power Player
- Amélie Mauresmo - Hard Hitter
- Lindsay Davenport - Fast Strokes
- Jennifer Capriati - Baseliner
Daniela Hantuchová - All-Around- Anna Kournikova - All-Court Player
Unlockable
The game also includes secret characters from Namco's popular game series Tekken and Soulcalibur. These characters are:
Heihachi Mishima - Power Player
Ling Xiaoyu - Baseliner- Raphael Sorel - Fast Strokes
Cassandra Alexandra - Serve & Volley
Venues
- Australian Open - Melbourne - Hard
- Roland Garros (French Open) - Paris - Clay
- Wimbledon - London - Grass
- US Open - New York - Hard
Special
- Smash Pro Championship (ATP World Tour Finals) - Houston - Hard
Smash Pro GP
- Madrid (Madrid Masters) - Madrid, Spain - Clay
Rome (Rome Masters) - Rome - Grass- Hamburg - Hamburg - Clay
- Miami (Sony Ericsson Open) - Key Biscayne, Florida - Hard
London - London - Hard
Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo Masters) - Monte Carlo - Grass- Paris (BNP Paribas Masters) - Paris - Hard
Advantage International
- Open de Barcelona - Barcelona - Clay
Canada Rocky Outdoor - Edmonton - Hard- Schwarzer World Klassich - Germany - Clay
Central Continental Cup - Acapulco - Grass
Fienzen Meister Cup - Vienna - Hard- Tennis Japan Cup - Tokyo - Hard
Royal Diamond Tennis Club - Netherlands - Grass
Smashpoint Series
La Plata - La Plata - Hard
Indian Ocean Open - New Delhi - Clay- Bronze Knights - Moscow - Grass
Persia Bayside Open - Doha - Clay- St. Milan Open - Milan - Hard
South Atlantic Open - São Paulo - Hard
The Alps Open - Geneva - Clay (Blue)
Seven Hills Open - Lisbon - Grass
Reception
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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.
Game notes
Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 was a best-selling game, going platinum. Another tennis video game was released by Namco exclusive to Europe called Roland Garros 2005. It used the same engine as this game.
See also
References
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
