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[[Image:Tennis2k2_title.png|right|thumb|Tennis 2K2 title screen.]]'''''Virtua Tennis 2''''' is the direct sequel to ''[[Virtua Tennis]]''. It was developed by [[Hitmaker]] and published by [[Sega]] in 2001 for [[Sega NAOMI]] arcade hardware as either a ROM board or a [[GD-ROM]] before being brought to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] and later [[Sony PlayStation 2]]. In Japan, it is known as '''''Power Smash 2''''' (as ''Virtua Tennis'' was known as ''Power Smash'' in that region).
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', known as '''''Power Smash 2''''' (パワースマッシュ2) in Japan, is the direct sequel to ''[[Virtua Tennis]]''. It was developed by [[Hitmaker]] and published by [[Sega]] in 2001 for [[Sega NAOMI]] arcade hardware as either a ROM board or a [[GD-ROM]] before being brought to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] and later [[PlayStation 2]].
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''Virtua Tennis'' builds on the gameplay found in its predecessor, and adds the option to play as female professional tennis players and mixed doubles matches. It is compatible with the PlayStation 2's multi-tap peripheral, allowing for four players to play at once.
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==Gameplay==
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===Players===
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====Men====
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| title={{flag|AU}} [[wikipedia:Patrick Rafter|Patrick Rafter]]
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| title={{flag|UK}} [[wikipedia:Tim Henman|Tim Henman]]
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| desc=Returning from ''Virtua Tennis''.
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| title={{flag|FR}} [[wikipedia:Cédric Pioline|Cedric Pioline]]
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| desc=Returning from ''Virtua Tennis''.
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| title={{flag|RU}} [[wikipedia:Yevgeny Kafelnikov|Yevgeny Kafelnikov]]
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| desc=Returning from ''Virtua Tennis''.
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| title={{flag|DE}} [[wikipedia:Tommy Haas|Tommy Haas]]
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| desc=Returning from ''Virtua Tennis''.
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| title={{flag|SE}} [[wikipedia:Thomas Enqvist|Thomas Enqvist]]
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| title={{flag|SE}} [[wikipedia:Magnus Norman|Magnus Norman]]
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| title={{flag|ES}} [[wikipedia:Carlos Moyá|Carlos Moya]]
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| desc=Returning from ''Virtua Tennis''.
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====Women====
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| title={{flag|US}} [[wikipedia:Venus Williams|Venus Williams]]
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| title={{flag|US}} [[wikipedia:Serena Williams|Serena Williams]]
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| title={{flag|US}} [[wikipedia:Lindsay Davenport|Lindsay Davenport]]
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| title={{flag|US}} [[wikipedia:Monica Seles|Monica Seles]]
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| title={{flag|FR}} [[wikipedia:Mary Pierce|Mary Pierce]]
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| title={{flag|ES}} [[wikipedia:Arantxa Sánchez Vicario|Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario]]
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| title={{flag|YU 1992}} [[wikipedia:Jelena Dokic|Jelena Dokic]]
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==History==
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In North America, the title of the Dreamcast game is '''''Tennis 2K2''''', carrying the [[Sega Sports]] license. This was done so that the names matched with other sports games published by Sega, including ''[[World Series Baseball 2K2]]'' and ''[[NFL 2K2]]''. As the PlayStation 2 version was released in the second half of 2002, the game was simply renamed '''''Tennis''''', as it would have appeared outdated in a matter of months. The PS2 version also exchanges Jelena Dokić of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for Ai Sugiyama of Japan.
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For its PlayStation 2 release in Europe, publishers Acclaim Entertainment planned to release 20 spray-painted homing pigeons at Wimbledon 2003. The birds would fly to the courts during the day, flapping the logo in front of fans during warm-ups, and return to a "secret location" in south west London at night. The water-based paint used was said to be harmless{{ref|http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3007704.stm}}.
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While the planned stunt generated some headlines at the time, it is not known if it ever went ahead. The Lawn Tennis Association, which manages the Wimbledon tournament, usually hire hawks too keep pigeons away so as not to distrupt play (although they are not always successful). Acclaim did however have form for controversial marketing practises, offering rewards to those who would willingly engrave ''ShadowMan 2'' onto recently deceased gravestones, naming their newly-born babies "Turok" for ''Turok: Evolution'' and offering to pay any speeding fines incurred on the launch date of ''Burnout 2: Point of Impact''.
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[[Sega Logistics Service]] announced it would end service on ''Virtua Tennis 2'' arcade machines on March 31, 2017.{{fileref|SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf}}{{fileref|SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf}}
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==Versions==
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===Localised names===
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[[File:Tennis2k2 title.png|left|thumb|frame|Tennis 2K2 title screen.]]
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==Production credits==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
  
In North America, the title of the Dreamcast game is '''''Tennis 2K2''''', carrying the [[Sega Sports]] license. This was done so that the names matched with other sports games published by Sega, inlcuding ''[[World Series Baseball 2K2]]'' and ''[[NFL 2K2]]''. As the PlayStation 2 version was released in the second half of 2002, the game was simply renamed '''''Tennis''''', as it would have appeared outdated in a matter of months. The PS2 version also exchanges Jelena Dokić of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for Ai Sugiyama of Japan.
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==Digital manuals==
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<gallery>
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VirtuaTennis2 NAOMI US DigitalManual Kit.pdf|US manual (kit)
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</gallery>
  
''Virtua Tennis'' builds on the gameplay found in its predecessor, and adds the option to play as female professional tennis players and mixed doubles matches. It is compatible with the PlayStation 2's multi-tap peripheral, allowing for four players to play at once.
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==Magazine articles==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
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==Promotional material==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Promotional material}}
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==Artwork==
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Tennis2K2 Logo.svg
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==Photo gallery==
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<gallery>
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VirtuaTennis2 NAOMI Cabinet.jpg|Cabinet
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==Physical Scans==
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==Physical scans==
===NAOMI Version===
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===Dreamcast version===
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===Dreamcast Version===
 
 
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===PlayStation 2 Version===
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===PlayStation 2 version===
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{{ratings|PS2}}
 
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| region=US
 
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==Compliance==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Compliance}}
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==Technical information==
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
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===ROM dump status===
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{{rom|PS2|sha1=fb074188d24b6c93a340b49fb732a40a21666006|md5=63e56af100613fa562eac36e8f6c9c31|crc32=7153a596|size=420,330,624|date= |source=CD-ROM (JP)|comments=SLPM-62236 / SLPM-62394 (V1.02)|quality=good}}
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==External links==
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* Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/20020107055311/http://www.sega.com/games/dreamcast/post_dreamcastgame.jhtml?PRODID=798 Dreamcast]
 +
* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/dc/011102/ Dreamcast], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/arcade/powsma2/ Arcade], [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/ps2/powsma2/ PlayStation 2]
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* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on PlayStation.com: [http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62236.html JP], [http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62394.html JP (Sega the Best)], [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/sega-sports-tennis-psone/ US]
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==References==
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    PAL
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    NTSC-U
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    NTSC-J
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Virtua Tennis 2
System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega NAOMI GD-ROM, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega Corporation
Sony PlayStation 2
Acclaim Entertainment (Europe)
Developer:
Brand:
Sega Dreamcast
Sony PlayStation 2
Sega Sports (US)
Distributor:
Sony PlayStation 2
Halifax (IT)
Sony PlayStation 2
Infogrames Benelux (NL)
Licensor: Yonex
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Visual Memory Unit
Sony PlayStation 2
Multitap
Genre: Sports[1][2][3][4] (tennis)

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Arcade (NAOMI)
    JP
    ¥? 840-0084C
    Arcade (NAOMI)
    US
    $? 840-0084C
    Arcade (NAOMI GD-ROM)
    JP
    ¥? GDS-0015A
    Arcade (NAOMI GD-ROM)
    US
    $? GDS-0015A
    Sega Dreamcast
    JP
    ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[2] HDR-0177
    Sega Rating: All Ages
    Sega Dreamcast
    US
    $49.9549.95[8] 51186
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sega Dreamcast
    EU
    MK-51186-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Dreamcast
    EU
    (White Label)
    Sega Dreamcast
    DE
    MK-51186-50
    USK: 0
    Sega Dreamcast
    ES
    MK-51186-50
    aDeSe: Todos los Publicos
    Sega Dreamcast
    FR
    MK-51186-50
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sega Dreamcast
    UK
    £29.9929.99[12] MK-51186-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sony PlayStation 2
    JP
    ¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[3] SLPM-62236
    Sony PlayStation 2
    JP
    (Sega the Best)
    ¥2,800 (2,940)2,800e[3] SLPM-62394
    CERO: Free
    Sony PlayStation 2
    US
    $49.9549.95[8] SLUS-20480
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sony PlayStation 2
    EU
    (Promo)
    SLES-51232
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sony PlayStation 2
    BX
    SLES-51232
    AML 23322.78 FAH
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Sony PlayStation 2
    DE
    SLES-51232
    AML 23322.03 GER
    USK: 0
    Sony PlayStation 2
    ES
    SLES-51232
    AML 23322.04 ESP
    aDeSe: Todos los Publicos
    Sony PlayStation 2
    UK
    SLES-51232
    AML 23322.01 ENG
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sony PlayStation 2
    IT
    SLES-51232
    AML 23322.05 ITA
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sony PlayStation 2
    AU
    SLES-51232
    AML 23322.01 ENG
    OFLC: G

    Virtua Tennis 2, known as Power Smash 2 (パワースマッシュ2) in Japan, is the direct sequel to Virtua Tennis. It was developed by Hitmaker and published by Sega in 2001 for Sega NAOMI arcade hardware as either a ROM board or a GD-ROM before being brought to the Sega Dreamcast and later PlayStation 2.

    Virtua Tennis builds on the gameplay found in its predecessor, and adds the option to play as female professional tennis players and mixed doubles matches. It is compatible with the PlayStation 2's multi-tap peripheral, allowing for four players to play at once.

    Gameplay

    Players

    Men

    Australia Patrick Rafter
    United Kingdom Tim Henman
    Returning from Virtua Tennis.
    France Cedric Pioline
    Returning from Virtua Tennis.
    Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
    Returning from Virtua Tennis.
    Germany Tommy Haas
    Returning from Virtua Tennis.
    Sweden Thomas Enqvist
    Sweden Magnus Norman
    Spain Carlos Moya
    Returning from Virtua Tennis.
    King
    Hidden character.

    Women

    United States of America Venus Williams
    United States of America Serena Williams
    United States of America Lindsay Davenport
    United States of America Monica Seles
    France Mary Pierce
    Spain Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
    YU 1992 Jelena Dokic
    Queen
    Hidden character.

    History

    In North America, the title of the Dreamcast game is Tennis 2K2, carrying the Sega Sports license. This was done so that the names matched with other sports games published by Sega, including World Series Baseball 2K2 and NFL 2K2. As the PlayStation 2 version was released in the second half of 2002, the game was simply renamed Tennis, as it would have appeared outdated in a matter of months. The PS2 version also exchanges Jelena Dokić of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for Ai Sugiyama of Japan.

    For its PlayStation 2 release in Europe, publishers Acclaim Entertainment planned to release 20 spray-painted homing pigeons at Wimbledon 2003. The birds would fly to the courts during the day, flapping the logo in front of fans during warm-ups, and return to a "secret location" in south west London at night. The water-based paint used was said to be harmless[17].

    While the planned stunt generated some headlines at the time, it is not known if it ever went ahead. The Lawn Tennis Association, which manages the Wimbledon tournament, usually hire hawks too keep pigeons away so as not to distrupt play (although they are not always successful). Acclaim did however have form for controversial marketing practises, offering rewards to those who would willingly engrave ShadowMan 2 onto recently deceased gravestones, naming their newly-born babies "Turok" for Turok: Evolution and offering to pay any speeding fines incurred on the launch date of Burnout 2: Point of Impact.

    Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on Virtua Tennis 2 arcade machines on March 31, 2017.[18][19]

    Versions

    Localised names

    Tennis 2K2 title screen.
    Also known as
    Language Localised Name English Translation
    English Virtua Tennis 2 Virtua Tennis 2
    English (US) Tennis 2K2 Tennis 2K2
    Japanese パワースマッシュ2 Power Smash 2

    Production credits

    Main article: Virtua Tennis 2/Production credits.

    Digital manuals

    Magazine articles

    Main article: Virtua Tennis 2/Magazine articles.

    Promotional material

    Main article: Virtua Tennis 2/Promotional material.

    Artwork

    Photo gallery

    Physical scans

    NAOMI version

    NAOMI, JP
    VirtuaTennis2 NAOMI JP Cart.jpg
    Cart
    NAOMI
    GD-ROM,
    JP
    Virtua Tennis 2 NAOMI GD-ROM JP Disc.jpg
    Disc

    Dreamcast version

    ExpandSega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    95 №105, p90
    Sega Dreamcast
    95
    Based on
    1 review
    ExpandSega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    100% Consoles (FR) PAL
    99
    [20]
    576 Konzol (HU)
    100
    [21]
    Ação Games (BR)
    80
    [22]
    Bonus (YU)
    96
    [23]
    Consoles + (FR)
    90
    [24]
    Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
    95
    [12]
    Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
    80
    [25]
    Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
    93
    [26]
    Edge (UK)
    80
    [27]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    82
    [28]
    Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
    80
    [29]
    Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
    78
    [30]
    GameNOW (US) NTSC-U
    83
    [31]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    88
    [32]
    GamesMaster (UK) PAL
    92
    [33]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    89
    [34]
    Neo Plus (PL)
    90
    [35]
    Playbox (FR)
    91
    [36]
    Play (PL)
    94
    [37]
    Play (US) NTSC-U
    80
    [38]
    PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-U
    83
    [39]
    Power Unlimited (NL)
    88
    [40]
    Strana Igr (RU)
    85
    [41]
    Sega Dreamcast
    88
    Based on
    23 reviews

    Virtua Tennis 2

    Dreamcast, JP
    VT2 DC JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngVT2 DC JP Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Dreamcast, US
    VT2 DC US Box Back.jpgVT2 DC US Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    VT2 DC US Disc.jpg
    Disc
    Tennis2K2 DC US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    Tennis2K2DCUSInlay.jpg
    Inlay
    Dreamcast, EU
    VT2 DC EU Box Back.jpgVT2 DC EU Box Front.jpg
    Cover
    Dreamcast, EU (White Label)

    VirtuaTennis2 dc eu white disc.jpg
    Disc

    PlayStation 2 version

    ExpandSega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    {{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
    Based on
    0 review
    ExpandSega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Consoles + (FR) PAL
    92
    [42]
    GMR (US) NTSC-U
    80
    [43]
    Hyper (AU) PAL
    81
    [44]
    PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK) PAL
    80
    [45]
    PlayZone (DE) PAL
    83
    [46]
    PSM (US) NTSC-U
    80
    [47]
    Total Gamer (CA) NTSC-U
    80
    [48]
    Sony PlayStation 2
    82
    Based on
    7 reviews

    Virtua Tennis 2

    PlayStation 2, US
    VT2 PS2 US Box.jpg
    Cover
    VirtuaTennis2 PS2 US Disc.jpg
    Disc
    VirtuaTennis2 PS2 US Manual.pdf
    Manual
    PlayStation 2, JP
    VT2 PS2 JP Box.jpg
    Cover
    VT2 PS2 JP disc.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, JP (Sega the Best)
    VT2 PS2 JP SegatheBest Box.jpg
    Cover
    VirtuaTennis2 PS2 JP disc stb.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, EU (Promo)
    VT2 PS2 EU promo front.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, UK
    VT2 PS2 EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    Virtua Tennis 2 PS2 EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, DE
    VT2 PS2 DE Box.jpg
    Cover
    Virtua Tennis 2 PS2 EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, DE (alt)
    VT2 PS2 DE alt cover.jpg
    Cover
    Virtua Tennis 2 PS2 EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, ES
    VT2 PS2 ES Box.jpg
    Cover
    Virtua Tennis 2 PS2 EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, FR/NL
    VT2 PS2 BX cover.jpg
    Cover
    Virtua Tennis 2 PS2 EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, IT
    VT2 PS2 IT cover.jpg
    Cover
    Virtua Tennis 2 PS2 EU Disc.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, AU
    VT2 PS2 AU cover.jpg
    Cover
    Virtua Tennis 2 PS2 EU Disc.jpg
    Disc

    Compliance

    Main article: Virtua Tennis 2/Compliance.

    Technical information

    Main article: Virtua Tennis 2/Technical information.

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Sony PlayStation 2
     ?
    Expand
    420,617,568 CD-ROM (EU) SLES-51232 (V1.02)
    Sony PlayStation 2
    Expand
    420,330,624 CD-ROM (JP) SLPM-62236 / SLPM-62394 (V1.02)
    Sony PlayStation 2
     ?
    Expand
    418,096,224 CD-ROM (US) SLUS-20480 (V1.01)

    External links

    References

    1. File:VT2 DC JP Box Back.jpg
    2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/011102/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-22 09:57)
    3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 http://sega.jp/ps2/powsma2/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-23 23:36)
    4. https://sega.jp/history/hard/dreamcast/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-09 14:09)
    5. http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=5&pf=41 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-03 22:40)
    6. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n134/mode/1up
    7. http://www.sega.com/games/dreamcast/post_dreamcastgame.jhtml?PRODID=798 (Wayback Machine: 2002-01-07 05:53)
    8. Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 Press release: 2001-09-06: Sega Sports Launches Basketball and Tennis On Multiple Platforms
    9. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/DetProd.asp?ProductCode=4367 (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-18 05:00)
    10. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/656042/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-25 06:01)
    11. https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/TsEPLNY-HYM/m/WpVruOoem0kJ
    12. Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 30" (UK; 2001-12-27), page 12
    13. http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005N9UJ (Wayback Machine: 2005-05-02 14:13)
    14. http://www.micromania.fr/zooms/?ref=19758 (Wayback Machine: 2002-12-18 15:33)
    15. http://www.amazon.fr:80/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/size=20&store-name=videogames&index=video-games-fr&field-manufacturer=Sega/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-02-25 05:41)
    16. http://www.centromail.es/top/ficha.asp?codmail=18372&codprov= (Wayback Machine: 2001-12-24 13:11)
    17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3007704.stm
    18. File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf
    19. File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf
    20. 100% Consoles, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 54
    21. 576 Konzol, "December 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 50
    22. Ação Games, "Janeiro 2002" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 47
    23. Bonus, "9/2001" (YU; 2001-11-25), page 36
    24. Consoles +, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 168
    25. Dorimaga, "2001-13 (2001-11-23)" (JP; 2001-11-09), page 30
    26. Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
    27. Edge, "Christmas 2001" (UK; 2001-11-29), page 85
    28. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2002" (US; 2001-12-04), page 232
    29. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 294
    30. Famitsu, "2001-11-23" (JP; 2001-11-09), page 31
    31. GameNOW, "December 2001" (US; 2001-11-13), page 94
    32. GamePro, "January 2002" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 130
    33. GamesMaster, "Xmas 2001" (UK; 2001-1x-xx), page 105
    34. MAN!AC, "12/2001" (DE; 2001-11-07), page 82
    35. Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 35
    36. Playbox, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
    37. Play, "Luty 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 24
    38. Play, "Premiere Issue" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 67
    39. PSX Extreme, "12/2001" (PL; 2001-1x-xx), page 62
    40. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 2, Februari 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 37
    41. Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
    42. Consoles +, "Décembre 2002" (FR; 2002-1x-xx), page 98
    43. GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 93
    44. Hyper, "January 2003" (AU; 2002-12-04), page 54
    45. PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "Christmas 2002" (UK; 2002-11-29), page 92
    46. PlayZone, "01/2003" (DE; 2002-11-29), page 64
    47. PSM, "Vol. 6, No. 9: September 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 31
    48. Total Gamer, "November 2002" (CA; 2002-xx-xx), page 15


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    Windows PC
    Virtua Tennis (2002) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) | Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
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    Virtua Tennis (2003)
    Sony PlayStation Portable
    Virtua Tennis: World Tour (2005) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2007)
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    Nintendo Wii
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    Sony PlayStation Vita
    Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition (2011)
    Google Android OS
    iOS
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