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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 (EU)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Dreamcast Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick,
Sony PlayStation 2
Multitap
Genre: Sports

















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
¥5,8005,800[3] HDR-0177
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9549.95[2] 51186
Sega Dreamcast
EU
MK-51186-50
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
¥5,8005,800[4] SLPM-62236
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
(Sega the Best)
¥2,8002,800[4] SLPM-62394
Sony PlayStation 2
US
$49.9549.95[2] SLUS-20480
Sony PlayStation 2
EU
SLES-51232
Sony PlayStation 2
IT
Sony PlayStation 2
AU

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 PlayStation 2. In Japan, it is known as Power Smash 2 (パワースマッシュ2), as Virtua Tennis was known as Power Smash in that region.

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.

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2 version was released in the second half of 2002, the game was simply renamed Tennis, as it would have appeared outdated in a matter of months.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.

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)


Sega of America
Source:
US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Tennis 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

VirtuaTennis2 DC FR PrintAdvert.jpg
Dreamcast FR print advert
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Dreamcast FR print advert 2
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DCGames DC FR PrintAdvert 2.jpg
Dreamcast FR print advert 3
DCGames DC FR PrintAdvert 2.jpg
UK 2001 Poster Back.gif
Dreamacst UK Poster
UK 2001 Poster Back.gif
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in GamePro (US) #159: "December 2001" (2001-1x-xx)
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Dreamcast print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #2002-01: "01/2002" (2001-12-05)
Logo-pdf.svg

Artwork

Photo gallery

Physical scans

NAOMI version

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

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
96 №119, p114/115
93 №2002-18, p32[5]
95 №30, p12-16[6]
80 №2001-13, p30[7]
80 №105, p85
78 №675, p31
88 10/25/2001
95 №105, p90
100 11/10/2001
91 №12, p48[8]
Sega Dreamcast
90
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
100% Consoles (FR) PAL
99
[9]
576 Konzol (HU)
100
[10]
Ação Games (BR)
80
[11]
Bonus (YU)
96
[12]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[13]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
95
[6]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
80
[14]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
93
[5]
Edge (UK)
80
[15]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
82
[16]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
80
[17]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[18]
GameNOW (US) NTSC-U
83
[19]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[20]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
92
[21]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
89
[22]
Neo Plus (PL)
90
[23]
Playbox (FR)
91
[8]
Play (PL)
94
[24]
Play (US) NTSC-U
80
[25]
PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-U
83
[26]
Power Unlimited (NL)
88
[27]
Strana Igr (RU)
85
[28]
Sega Dreamcast
88
Based on
23 reviews

Virtua Tennis 2

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
Dreamcast, JP
VT2 DC JP Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngVT2 DC JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

PlayStation 2 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
92 №131, p98/99
Sony PlayStation 2
92
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR) PAL
92
[29]
GMR (US) NTSC-U
80
[30]
Hyper (AU) PAL
81
[31]
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK) PAL
80
[32]
PlayZone (DE) PAL
83
[33]
PSM (US) NTSC-U
80
[34]
Total Gamer (CA) NTSC-U
80
[35]
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, UK
VT2 PS2 EU Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, DE
VT2 PS2 DE Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, ES
VT2 PS2 ES Box.jpg
Cover
PlayStation 2, FR/NL

PlayStation 2, IT

External links

References

  1. http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=5&pf=41 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-03 22:40)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Press release: 2001-09-06: Sega Sports Launches Basketball and Tennis On Multiple Platforms
  3. http://sega.jp/dc/011102/ (Wayback Machine)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 http://sega.jp/ps2/powsma2/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-23 23:36)
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Dorimaga JP 20021011 2002-18.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 30.pdf, page 12 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:DreamcastMagazine UK 30.pdf_p12" defined multiple times with different content
  7. File:Dorimaga_JP_20011123_2001-13.pdf, page 30
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:Playbox FR 12.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Playbox FR 12.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 100% Consoles, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 54
  10. 576 Konzol, "December 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 50
  11. Ação Games, "Janeiro 2002" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 47
  12. Bonus, "9/2001" (YU; 2001-11-25), page 36
  13. Consoles +, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 168
  14. Dorimaga, "2001-13 (2001-11-23)" (JP; 2001-11-09), page 30
  15. Edge, "Christmas 2001" (UK; 2001-11-29), page 85
  16. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2002" (US; 2001-12-04), page 232
  17. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 294
  18. Famitsu, "2001-11-23" (JP; 2001-11-09), page 31
  19. GameNOW, "December 2001" (US; 2001-11-13), page 94
  20. GamePro, "January 2002" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 130
  21. GamesMaster, "Xmas 2001" (UK; 2001-1x-xx), page 105
  22. MAN!AC, "12/2001" (DE; 2001-11-07), page 82
  23. Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 35
  24. Play, "Luty 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 24
  25. Play, "Premiere Issue" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 67
  26. PSX Extreme, "12/2001" (PL; 2001-1x-xx), page 62
  27. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 2, Februari 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 37
  28. Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  29. Consoles +, "Décembre 2002" (FR; 2002-1x-xx), page 98
  30. GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 93
  31. Hyper, "January 2003" (AU; 2002-12-04), page 54
  32. PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "Christmas 2002" (UK; 2002-11-29), page 92
  33. PlayZone, "01/2003" (DE; 2002-11-29), page 64
  34. PSM, "Vol. 6, No. 9: September 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 31
  35. Total Gamer, "November 2002" (CA; 2002-xx-xx), page 15



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)