![]() You do have a few extra control options as the GamePad can mirror the TV (and I do mean “mirror,” as perspectives aren’t shifted for same-screen play, sadly) or function as a scoreboard. In that regard, nothing really has changed. ![]() Serves can be timed for greater effect, specific hits can be returned as direct counters (such as returning a topspin with a slice), while twitch movement and the ability to predict your opponent’s moves are still paramount to your success. There is a degree of strategy at work in Ultra Smash, just like in the past games in the series. And even then, it doesn’t handle the basics as well as its predecessors. If you came to this court expecting anything other than basic tennis, you will walk away disappointed. There’s no two ways about it - Ultra Smash is a bare-bones game. It even inspired me to play actual tennis for a full year in a league after taking lessons!Īs the first follow-up to a console iteration since 2004 however, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash feels like it could have used more development time. Back in the year 2000 there weren’t a whole lot of alternative sports games outside of a few gems (I miss EA Sports Big), and the original Nintendo 64 game was pure magic. Once upon a time, Mario Tennis was a national pastime at pretty much every household I visited.
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