If you are looking for a portable tennis title though, you should really look no further. Perhaps if a few more role playing influences permeated the plot and the game became about a little more than just playing tennis constantly and globally, things might entrance the player more. I can say that the story mode adds to the game a lot, although some may consider it tacked on, but it needed more to be completely interesting through and through. The role playing elements are fun at first, but over time they get a little uninteresting and border on boring. Overall I feel like Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip has a really robust game-play system, fun cast of characters, and challenging yet rewarding action. All the right elements were there for a full-fledged Tennis RPG, but Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip falls short of such a realization in a few important ways. While the title was very responsive and great to play, it needed a little bit more to make it a really the immersion-driving experience it could be. Overall though it could have been more exciting and did feel a little tacked on, in that regard Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip needed to Get a Grip - Get it?Ī couple things that could have improved the game would include voice acting of some sort as well as a deeper, more thrilling, action-packed story mode. Though admittedly the story may get a little convoluted at times and overall has a hard time being more than a walk around the world with some tennis everywhere you step, it really does keep you aware of what's going on and interested in the development of the characters involved. The major thing to note here is that this game will not have you swinging swords around, but getting instead entranced into a long and addicting experience along an attempt to take over the world of tennis presented to you through the story. The game becomes heavily saturated in role playing elements quickly and strongly along the story mode including all of the leveling up (of course), exploration, relationships with the characters you play as, meet, and go up against, as well as the anime art style and text dialog bubbles reminiscent out of most turn-based RPGs. Campaign mode consists of playing tennis with players worldwide, as mentioned above, but there are also plenty of optional tennis matches and non-playable characters to meet along the way. Some big, some powerful, some cunning, and some Helghan.The story mode provides a lot of hours of play on top of the limitless options in the exhibitions. Yes, your Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip adventure will pit you against a variety of different characters. Just remember, every challenge will grant you new items to customize your character, and there are bajillions of items to unlock (ok so more like hundreds). Of course there will be items to unlock, this is the heart and soul of Hot Shots, so prepare your senses to manage the cornucopia of costume items, courts, and characters that will be coming your way (more on that later!). Part of the gameplay will require a certain level of exploration - its like Indiana Jones with a racquet, but with less ophidiophobia and more giant reptile costumes. There will be plenty of posts coming down the web with further details, but let me share this golden nugget of information: this is an all-new Hot Shots Tennis cast in an all-new tennis adventure of the likes that you’ve never seen before (ever-ever times infinity).įirst off, there is the new Story Mode, where you will travel the world spreading tennis love to everyone and anyone you meet. So enough teasing, you want to get the when, what and how… so before the PlayStation.Blog (sorry Jeff!) staff goes into conniptions that the launch date is not on the top part of the post - Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip is ready to serve a court-full of fun for PSP systems, and will be shipping to retail stores on Tuesday, June 29, 2010! And it will also be available for purchase on the PlayStation Store on the same day! Do you feel that ray of sunshine beaming down on you yet? I know I do! I know, I know… you guys are probably already asking yourselves if today is your birthday, what with this bit of great news and all. That’s right, I said Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip. Good thing I have my trusty copy of Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip to magically transport me to evergreen lush landscapes and exotic locations (where the temperature is a constant 82 degrees Fahrenheit). Happy Thursday Bloggizens! I don’t know what the weather is like over where you are (sitting/standing/sleeping), but in this part of the world it is as cold-as-sin and overcast to boot.
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