Virtua Tennis

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Virtua Tennis
System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega NAOMI GD-ROM, Sega Dreamcast, Windows PC
Publisher: Sega,
Windows PC
Empire Interactive (EU), Activision (US)
Developer:
Genre: Sports

















Release Date RRP Code
N-Gage
US		 2003 $? ?
N-Gage
EU		 2003 £? ?
DJCTQ
Missing Parameter!

Virtua Tennis, called PowerSmash (パワースマッシュ) in Japan, is an arcade game developed by Sega AM3 for the Sega NAOMI arcade board, as either a ROM board or a GD-ROM. It is a tennis game where the user can play as a number of real-life professional tennis players of the era competing in a number of real tournaments. Initially released in 1999, it was ported to the Sega Dreamcast in 2000, and Microsoft Windows in 2002.

At the time of release it was widely regarded as the most realistic tennis simulator ever produced, and received very positive reviews from critics. It has since been followed by a number of sequels, starting with Virtua Tennis 2 in 2001 and ending with the recently released Virtua Tennis 2009.

The Dreamcast version is compatible with the Dreamcast Fishing Controller. The Game Boy Advance and N-Gage versions of 'Virtua Tennis are different games.

Production Credits

Dreamcast Version

Producer: Mie Kumagai
Director: Katsumoto Tatsukawa
Chief Programmer: Mitsuharu Saikawa
Programmers: Kazuyuki Kawanuma, Masayuki Inoue, Takeshi Numazawa
Chief Designer: Kazuko Noguchi
Designers: Takahiro Kajimoto, Harumi Azuma, Kenji Shimizu, Yasuhito Tanaka, Akira Fujiki, Yuko Nishimura
Sound Producer: Chiho Kobayashi
Publicity: Shintaro Takaya
Assistant Director: Masaru Futaki
Localization Team (SOJ): Shinobu Shindo, Kaoru Ichigozaki, Luke Valentine
Technical Advisor: Hans van Veenendaal
Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
SOE Product Development: Naohiko Hoshino, Matt O'Driscoll, Akiko Koutstaal, Roberto Parraga-Sanchez, Angelika Michitsch, Dave Thompson
SOE Thanks: Jim Pride, Mat Quaeck
Special Thanks: Fujifilm, Opel, Bridgestone, Yonex, Citizen, evian, weider, Tennis Monthly Magazine, Tennis Goods Nobu, Head, Philips, Dunlop, Babolat, IBM, Volvo
Presented by: Sega
Translated by: Hitmaker
© Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1999, 2000

~Other credits~
SOA Product Development: Joseph Edwards, June Honma, Pedro Ponce, Michael Rhinehart, Osamu Shibamiya
SOA Marketing: John Golden, Heather Hawkins, Stacey Kerr

Physical Scans

Naomi Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
100 №15, p103
Arcade
 100
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Arcade
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Virtua Tennis


Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №23, p82/83
Sega Dreamcast
 80
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 Konzol (HU)
97
[1]
Ação Games (BR)
80
[2]
Arcade (UK) PAL
75
[3]
Bonus (YU) NTSC
91
[4]
Consoles + (FR) PAL
94
[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
100
[6]
Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL
90
[7]
DC-UK (UK) PAL
90
[8]
Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL
90
[9]
Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[10]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
94
[11]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
92
[12]
Edge (UK) NTSC-U
80
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
83
[14]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
79
[15]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
83
[16]
Fun Generation (DE) PAL
89
[17]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
94
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[19]
Game Station (UK)
90
[20]
Gamers' Republic (US) NTSC-U
91
[21]
Hyper (AU) PAL
90
[22]
Joypad (FR) PAL
90
[23]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
87
[24]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
88
[25]
Neo Plus (PL)
90
[26]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
100
[27]
Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[28]
Playmag (FR) PAL
90
[29]
Play (PL)
96
[30]
PSX Extreme (PL)
87
[31]
Power Unlimited (NL)
95
[32]
Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-U
88
[33]
Strana Igr (RU)
90
[34]
Video Games (DE) PAL
87
[35]
Sega Dreamcast
 89
Based on
35 reviews

Virtua Tennis

Dreamcast Version

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
VirtuaTennis DC US Box Front SAS.jpg
Cover
Dreamcast, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, JP
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Cover

PC Version

PC, US
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Cover
PC, JP
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Cover
PC, UK

PC, UK (Xplosiv)
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Cover
PC, FR

PC, DE
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Cover
PC, ES
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Cover

External Links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast, PC



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)
  1. ↑ 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 42
  2. ↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 65
  3. ↑ Arcade, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-11), page 82
  4. ↑ Bonus, "6/2000" (YU; 2000-08-25), page 50
  5. ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 66
  6. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 98
  7. ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-03), page 66
  8. ↑ DC-UK, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-02), page 56
  9. ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 54
  10. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-38 (2000-12-01)" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 20
  11. ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 12" (UK; 2000-08-10), page 42
  12. ↑ Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
  13. ↑ Edge, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-14), page 94
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 156
  15. ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 293
  16. ↑ Famitsu, "2000-12-01" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 33
  17. ↑ Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 54
  18. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 86
  19. ↑ GamePro, "September 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 114
  20. ↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
  21. ↑ Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 83
  22. ↑ Hyper, "October 2000" (AU; 2000-08-23), page 68
  23. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 114
  24. ↑ MAN!AC, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 52
  25. ↑ Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 38
  26. ↑ Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 32
  27. ↑ Next Generation, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-15), page 107
  28. ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 66
  29. ↑ Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 102
  30. ↑ Play, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
  31. ↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 39
  32. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 50
  33. ↑ Sega Magazin, "September 2000" (DE; 2000-07-31), page 14
  34. ↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 64
  35. ↑ Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 68
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