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Revision as of 07:03, 8 August 2021

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Virtua Tennis 2
System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega NAOMI GD-ROM, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Publisher: Sega
Sony PlayStation 2
Acclaim Entertainment (Europe)
Developer:
Distributor:
Sony PlayStation 2
Halifax (IT)
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]

















Number of players: 1-4
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[7] 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
FR 		MK-51186-50
SELL: Tous Publics
Sega Dreamcast
UK 		£29.9929.99[9] 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[7] 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[10].

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.

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

Dreamcast version

Original Game ©Sega
©Hitmaker/Sega,2001
Source:
In-game credits (JP)


Source:
US manual

Digital manuals

  • US manual (kit)

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Tennis 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Virtua Tennis 2/Promotional material.

Artwork

  • Tennis2K2 Logo.svg

Photo gallery

  • Cabinet

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

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
95 [11]
80 [12]
88 10/25/2001
95 №105, p90
100 11/10/2001
Sega Dreamcast
 92
Based on
5 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
100% Consoles (FR) PAL
99
[13]
576 Konzol (HU)
100
[14]
Ação Games (BR)
80
[15]
Bonus (YU)
96
[16]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[17]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
95
[9]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
80
[12]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
93
[18]
Edge (UK)
80
[19]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
82
[20]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
80
[21]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[22]
GameNOW (US) NTSC-U
83
[23]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[24]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
92
[25]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
89
[26]
Neo Plus (PL)
90
[27]
Playbox (FR)
91
[28]
Play (PL)
94
[29]
Play (US) NTSC-U
80
[30]
PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-U
83
[31]
Power Unlimited (NL)
88
[32]
Strana Igr (RU)
85
[33]
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
Tennis2K2DCUSInlay.jpg
Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
VT2 DC EU Box Back.jpgVT2 DC EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
VT2 DC EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Dreamcast, EU (White Label)

VirtuaTennis2 dc eu white disc.jpg
Disc

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
92
[34]
GMR (US) NTSC-U
80
[35]
Hyper (AU) PAL
81
[36]
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK) PAL
80
[37]
PlayZone (DE) PAL
83
[38]
PSM (US) NTSC-U
80
[39]
Total Gamer (CA) NTSC-U
80
[40]
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
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

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2001-09-13 GD-R Tennis 2K2 v0.902 Page
Sega Dreamcast
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2001-09-16 GD-R Virtua Tennis 2 Page
Sony PlayStation 2
 ?
CRC32 19a4d402
MD5 74a31eda1d75cbba28a23a6770fdc102
SHA-1 b8c4ee2685843264795545937181f93ffd4a523d
420,617,568 CD-ROM (EU) SLES-51232 (V1.02)
Sony PlayStation 2
✔
CRC32 7153a596
MD5 63e56af100613fa562eac36e8f6c9c31
SHA-1 fb074188d24b6c93a340b49fb732a40a21666006
420,330,624 CD-ROM (JP) SLPM-62236 / SLPM-62394 (V1.02)
Sony PlayStation 2
 ?
CRC32 a99afd85
MD5 c434895569cfe4bd9a191146590b4f34
SHA-1 da22ce705f0fc1b0213786187848f9fd6d6976d3
418,096,224 CD-ROM (US) SLUS-20480 (V1.01)

External links

References

  1. ↑ File:VT2 DC JP Box Back.jpg
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/011102/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-22 09:57)
  3. ↑ 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. ↑ http://www.sega.com/games/dreamcast/post_dreamcastgame.jhtml?PRODID=798 (Wayback Machine: 2002-01-07 05:53)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Press release: 2001-09-06: Sega Sports Launches Basketball and Tennis On Multiple Platforms
  8. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/656042/ (Wayback Machine: 2001-11-25 06:01)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 30" (UK; 2001-12-27), page 12
  10. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3007704.stm
  11. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 30" (UK; 2001-12-27), page 12-16 (12)
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Dorimaga, "2001-13 (2001-11-23)" (JP; 2001-11-09), page 30
  13. ↑ 100% Consoles, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 54
  14. ↑ 576 Konzol, "December 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 50
  15. ↑ Ação Games, "Janeiro 2002" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 47
  16. ↑ Bonus, "9/2001" (YU; 2001-11-25), page 36
  17. ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 168
  18. ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
  19. ↑ Edge, "Christmas 2001" (UK; 2001-11-29), page 85
  20. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2002" (US; 2001-12-04), page 232
  21. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 294
  22. ↑ Famitsu, "2001-11-23" (JP; 2001-11-09), page 31
  23. ↑ GameNOW, "December 2001" (US; 2001-11-13), page 94
  24. ↑ GamePro, "January 2002" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 130
  25. ↑ GamesMaster, "Xmas 2001" (UK; 2001-1x-xx), page 105
  26. ↑ MAN!AC, "12/2001" (DE; 2001-11-07), page 82
  27. ↑ Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 35
  28. ↑ Playbox, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
  29. ↑ Play, "Luty 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 24
  30. ↑ Play, "Premiere Issue" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 67
  31. ↑ PSX Extreme, "12/2001" (PL; 2001-1x-xx), page 62
  32. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 2, Februari 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 37
  33. ↑ Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  34. ↑ Consoles +, "Décembre 2002" (FR; 2002-1x-xx), page 98
  35. ↑ GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 93
  36. ↑ Hyper, "January 2003" (AU; 2002-12-04), page 54
  37. ↑ PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "Christmas 2002" (UK; 2002-11-29), page 92
  38. ↑ PlayZone, "01/2003" (DE; 2002-11-29), page 64
  39. ↑ PSM, "Vol. 6, No. 9: September 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 31
  40. ↑ Total Gamer, "November 2002" (CA; 2002-xx-xx), page 15


Virtua Tennis 2

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Sega Dreamcast
Prototypes: 2001-09-13 | 09-16 | 09-20



Games in the Virtua Tennis Series
Arcade
 Virtua Tennis (1999) | Virtua Tennis 2 (2001) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2006) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
Sega Dreamcast
 Virtua Tennis (2000) | Virtua Tennis 2 (2001)
Windows PC
 Virtua Tennis (2002) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) | Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Virtua Tennis 2 (2002)
Game Boy Advance
 Virtua Tennis (2002)
N-Gage
 Virtua Tennis (2003)
Sony PlayStation Portable
 Virtua Tennis: World Tour (2005) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2007)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
 Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) | Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
Nintendo Wii
 Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
Sony PlayStation Vita
 Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition (2011)
Google Android OS
iOS
 Virtua Tennis Challenge (2012) | Virtua Tennis Challenge Free (2012)
Sampler Discs
Sega Dreamcast
Power Smash Taikenban (20xx) | Power Smash 2 Taikenban (20xx)
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