Virtua Tennis 2

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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 (Europe)
Developer:
Peripherals supported:
Sega Dreamcast
Dreamcast VGA Box, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Visual Memory Unit
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
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[4] HDR-0177
Sega Dreamcast
US
$49.9549.95[2] 51186
Sega Dreamcast
EU
MK-51186-50
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
¥5,800 (6,090)5,800e[5] SLPM-62236
Sony PlayStation 2
JP
(Sega the Best)
¥2,800 (2,940)2,800e[5] SLPM-62394
CERO: Free
Sony PlayStation 2
US
$49.9549.95[2] 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.

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2 version was released in the second half of 2002, the game was simply renamed Tennis, as it would have appeared outdated in a matter of months.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[6].

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

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
GD-ROM,
JP
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Disc

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
96 №119, p114/115
93 [7]
95 [8]
80 [9]
80 [10]
78 №675, p31
88 10/25/2001
95 №105, p90
100 11/10/2001
91 [11]
Sega Dreamcast
90
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
100% Consoles (FR) PAL
99
[12]
576 Konzol (HU)
100
[13]
Ação Games (BR)
80
[14]
Bonus (YU)
96
[15]
Consoles + (FR)
90
[16]
Dreamcast Magazine (UK)
95
[3]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
80
[9]
Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J
93
[7]
Edge (UK)
80
[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
82
[17]
Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)
80
[18]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[19]
GameNOW (US) NTSC-U
83
[20]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[21]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
92
[22]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
89
[23]
Neo Plus (PL)
90
[24]
Playbox (FR)
91
[11]
Play (PL)
94
[25]
Play (US) NTSC-U
80
[26]
PSX Extreme (PL) NTSC-U
83
[27]
Power Unlimited (NL)
88
[28]
Strana Igr (RU)
85
[29]
Sega Dreamcast
88
Based on
23 reviews

Virtua Tennis 2

Dreamcast, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Inlay
Dreamcast, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Dreamcast, EU (White Label)

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Disc
Dreamcast, JP
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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
[30]
GMR (US) NTSC-U
80
[31]
Hyper (AU) PAL
81
[32]
PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK (UK) PAL
80
[33]
PlayZone (DE) PAL
83
[34]
PSM (US) NTSC-U
80
[35]
Total Gamer (CA) NTSC-U
80
[36]
Sony PlayStation 2
82
Based on
7 reviews

Virtua Tennis 2

PlayStation 2, US
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, JP
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, JP (Sega the Best)
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, EU (Promo)
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Cover
PlayStation 2, UK
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, DE
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, DE (alt)
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, ES
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, FR/NL
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, IT
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Cover
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Disc
PlayStation 2, AU
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Cover
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Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
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. 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. 3.0 3.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 30" (UK; 2001-12-27), page 12
  4. http://sega.jp/dc/011102/ (Wayback Machine: 2007-10-22 09:57)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://sega.jp/ps2/powsma2/ (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-23 23:36)
  6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3007704.stm
  7. 7.0 7.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
  8. Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 30" (UK; 2001-12-27), page 12-16 (12)
  9. 9.0 9.1 Dorimaga, "2001-13 (2001-11-23)" (JP; 2001-11-09), page 30
  10. 10.0 10.1 Edge, "Christmas 2001" (UK; 2001-11-29), page 85
  11. 11.0 11.1 Playbox, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-xx-xx), page 48
  12. 100% Consoles, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 54
  13. 576 Konzol, "December 2001" (HU; 2001-xx-xx), page 50
  14. Ação Games, "Janeiro 2002" (BR; 200x-xx-xx), page 47
  15. Bonus, "9/2001" (YU; 2001-11-25), page 36
  16. Consoles +, "Décembre 2001" (FR; 2001-1x-xx), page 168
  17. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 2002" (US; 2001-12-04), page 232
  18. Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 294
  19. Famitsu, "2001-11-23" (JP; 2001-11-09), page 31
  20. GameNOW, "December 2001" (US; 2001-11-13), page 94
  21. GamePro, "January 2002" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 130
  22. GamesMaster, "Xmas 2001" (UK; 2001-1x-xx), page 105
  23. MAN!AC, "12/2001" (DE; 2001-11-07), page 82
  24. Neo Plus, "Grudzień 2001" (PL; 2001-xx-xx), page 35
  25. Play, "Luty 2002" (PL; 2002-xx-xx), page 24
  26. Play, "Premiere Issue" (US; 2001-xx-xx), page 67
  27. PSX Extreme, "12/2001" (PL; 2001-1x-xx), page 62
  28. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 10, Nummer 2, Februari 2002" (NL; 2002-0x-xx), page 37
  29. Strana Igr, "Dekabr 2001 1/2" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 74
  30. Consoles +, "Décembre 2002" (FR; 2002-1x-xx), page 98
  31. GMR, "February 2003" (US; 2003-01-07), page 93
  32. Hyper, "January 2003" (AU; 2002-12-04), page 54
  33. PlayStation 2 Official Magazine - UK, "Christmas 2002" (UK; 2002-11-29), page 92
  34. PlayZone, "01/2003" (DE; 2002-11-29), page 64
  35. PSM, "Vol. 6, No. 9: September 2002" (US; 2002-0x-xx), page 31
  36. Total Gamer, "November 2002" (CA; 2002-xx-xx), page 15


Virtua Tennis 2

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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
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