Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7003 in Video Games
• Brand: Sega Of America, Inc.
• Model: 68024
• Published on: 2008-03
• Released on: 2008-03-18
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Xbox 360
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .59" h x 5.42" w x 7.50" l, .33 pounds

Features

• Fun-filled tennis party guaranteed to be a smashing good time for the whole family
• Hilarious cameos and comical guest umpires from SEGA¿s rich gaming history
• 16 characters with superstar alter-egos that give them the winning edge on the court
• 10 fantastical-themed courts; 4 action-packed tournaments with unlockable bonus content
• Up to 4 friends can challenge each other in tournaments, exhibitions, and special events

Amazon.com
Sixteen fan-favorite SEGA characters from Sonic to NiGHTS are serving up non-stop fun in SEGA Superstars Tennis. Multiple madcap mini-games will keep the party rolling and up to four friends can challenge each other in tournaments, exhibitions, and unlockable special events. With hilarious cameos and comical guest umpires from SEGA’s rich gaming history, this fun-filled tennis party is guaranteed to be a smashing good time for the whole family!

Features:

• Zany SEGA characters with superstar abilities: each of the 16 characters has their own superstar alter-ego which gives them the winning edge on the court.
• Ten fantastical-themed courts: guest umpires will supervise the action on a wide variety of colorful courts from Sonic’s lush Green Hill Zone to Ulala’s galactic Space Channel 5 world, to name a few.
• Four action-packed tournaments: as players slice their way through the competitive tournaments they will unlock loads of bonus content.
• Classic soundtrack: faithfully recreated in full Dolby Digital 5.1, treasured SEGA tunes will entertain SEGA fans new and old.

Customer Reviews

We Really Enjoyed This - Single and Multiplayer
Sega Superstar Tennis combines a variety of tennis games with a big mix of mini-games and multiplayer games, set in the variety of worlds in the Sega Universe. It really is quite a lot of fun!

First, give yourself a little time to get used to the controls. When you hit the ball, you have to fully stop THEN hit with the spin / direction you want.

Once you get the hang of that, this game is really a lot of fun. My boyfriend was a high end tennis player in his teens, while I have never played "real" tennis. So we're at different ends of the spectrum. We would be playing together against a pair of computer opponents and he'd be calling out for me to do something, and I'd have NO idea what he meant :)

So for me, sure I know the basics of tennis, and I could get a certain way through the games. For him, he was doing the "moving chess game" and succeeding quite nicely. The game rewards a knowledge of strategy.

There are a variety of mini-games set in the various worlds which are quite fun. We've played pretty much all the Sega games here, so it was a lot of fun for example to go into the Jet Set Radio world and play the minigames there. Sometimes they were straightforward - like playing tennis on a Jet Set Radio themed court. Other times they were more esoteric, like hitting tennis balls to land in the right spots on a "tag" on the other side of the court. You even have to grab the right color paint can first, and "paint" in the various letters of the tag properly.

Depending on the world you're in, sometimes you're gatherings rings, sometimes you're avoiding zombies, sometimes you're rebounding bombs. There really is a nice combination of games to play. Not only that, but in many of the games you're really learning skills that serve you well in the main tennis games. Your skill at aiming when you hit those zombies in the head does quite nicely when you go back to take on a "regular" tennis opponent.

I think if you've played the Sega games then you really get an extra level of appreciation here. For example, I love Jet Set Radio. Being able to play a bunch of fun mini-games in the JSR world, with the sound, look and feel of it was quite neat. I also love how they customized each court to really use the graphic style of the world. The Jet Set Radio court has a construction-fence-orange net with little construction lights hanging on it. The Sonic net is metal chain grid. You get a waterfall net, a wood slat net, and more. All of them have fully "active" backgrounds too with appropriate spectators and environments.

Complaints? That stop-then-hit was quite annoying, they could have done better with the controls for that. Also, the ball is yellow and often blends in with the background. Especially on the water court, the ball is almost invisible.

Also, you would think that going into one of their "worlds" would mean you're always playing "in that world" (thematically). For example when you're in the Sonic world you're playing on cool Sonic levels. However, when you unlock the Golden Axe world, you go in and start your minigame in ... the Curien Mansion theme. It's a bit disappointing.

Still, we are almost pretty much burnt out on sports games here, having played so many over the years, and we really did enjoy this. The graphic themes were very well done, the gameplay was fun, and the range of game options was quite nice. It's a game that you can play with someone young or old and find something to have a good time with. You can play solo, or the mutiplayer games are great fun for friends and family. True tennis fans might find playing with little Sonic characters or Jet Set Radio dudes a bit cartooney, but really, the game does know its tennis and poses a healthy challenge.

Highly recommended!

Virtua Sega Superstars Tennis
SEGA Superstars Tennis is bright graphically, somewhat dull in most other respects. Had it been designed for the 360/PS3 exclusively the graphics would probably have a lot more detail than they already do; it feels like it has a case of Xbox1/Wii-itis. It's good fan service but as a game seems more like a $39.99 title. "Travellers Tales" style production values mixed with Virtua Tennis 3 controls; which isn't a bad thing just a bit generic. Certain courses seem to have either slowdown or a slower framerate, not sure which but it's a bit annoying. Overall the game is fun but a bit shallow, it's basically what I expected but had hoped for a lot more I guess.

7/10 so far, better than the past couple of Sonic Team games at least.

Sonic Blasts
I have had my xbox 360 for two months now and have several games for it, however this is the game that I play the most. I love sonic and I love games where playing against the computer can be fun and a challenge at times, this one delivers just that.
I enjoy the tennis themed mini games and unlocking the new levels to this game. Sometimes it takes me awhile to win, but I always have fun. I think for kids this is hands down one of the best games to get them. It would be a fun party game for kids seeing as the matches don't take long and they could easily switch in and out.
The graphics aren't great, but I am not about having the best graphics, I want to have fun even if it is playing an old school system just for the fun factor. This game gives you the fun factor. And while xbox 360 seems to be cranking out more kid friendly games in the meantime this one is a must have for families with small kids.
The gameplay is simple. A lot of button smashing, but you do have to move your character to the right spot and press the button at just the right time in order to hit the ball so you do have to work for it. As you advance thru the tournaments it can get a little tricky and just when you think you have it they may surprise you.

If you have kids wanting to play a game on the 360 go pick up a copy of this, it is a cheap deal for all the fun you could have playing it with young ones.