Product Description

Top Spin 3 DS

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6384 in Video Games
• Brand: 2K Sports
• Model: 35373TT
• Published on: 2008-06
• Released on: 2008-06-23
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .75" h x 5.00" w x 5.50" l, .25 pounds

Features

• Play against or as more than 20 top ranked players including Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker and Monica Seles
• Play on more than 40 prestigious and visually stunning venues from around the world such as Roland Garros in Paris (French Open) and Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne (Australian Open)
• Easy to Pick Up & Play - intuitive controls give you the ability to set your own pace and learn to master the courts, no matter what skill level you are
• Play in 4 different online game modes ranging from quick match to comprehensive World Tours with up to 2 separately connected consoles
• Use a new and innovative Player Creator to customize your own unique tennis stars with free-form body sculpting, makeup and tattoos

Customer Reviews

A Wasted Opportunity
I have not played this game on other consoles, nor have I played any previous incarnations of Top Spin--so apologies if this is "standard knowledge" for this publisher: but I found this a very disappointing port of this game, as it makes no use of the stylus during gameplay. Having been spoiled by Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, I'd have thought there would be opportunities galore to have the player power-up his serve, aim his racket, or at least run by using the touch-screen. No. Everything is done with the d-pad, L&R buttons, etc, making this a button-mashing game of epic frustrations. We gain none of the benefits of the DS (save its portability); very disappointing.

If you're still interested, wait a few months, when you'll invariably be able to buy used copies for $8.99, which I think is a better price for the quality of play on this platform.

Not a good tennis game
Having to make the player move to the ball is stupid. When you play tennis, you naturally move to the ball to hit it. This game requires one button for you to get to the ball and another to hit it when you're in the right spot. It's not intuitive like real tennis. The player should go to the ball automtically and the game should revolve around hitting the ball using various spins, depth etc. As it is, just getting the player to the ball is half 3/4 of the battle. NOT GOOD.

Not up to the hype
This game is way better than the topspin 3 on the Xbox of PS3. Those games take away your ability to get a head start on where you think the ball is going to go.

With that said, this game lacks some options. You can create your own player....unless you want him/her to be left handed. Then you are SOL. The created character also doesn't have a choice between backhands. And you don't have one. Some matches my guy hits a one handed bakchand...sometimes two handed. Also he can't be black.

The game play is OK but the characters run fast even on the low level. You don't really know what kind of shot you are hitting. And the sensitivity of your aiming doesn't increase as you get closer to the net. So I would hit an approach shot and run towards the net. My character will always hit it into the middle of the court.

This game is OK when you aren't by a TV System. But on the DS it just is not there yet.