![]() ![]() It runs in 720p without a hitch, giving it the kind of super glossy sheen you'll either love to death or want to smash to bits with a 2-by-4 (sorry, they demoed Condemned 2 afterwards). The overall look and feel, though, is exceptionally slick, exactly as we've come to expect from SEGA's rather wonderful tennis titles to date. Right now, though, SEGA Superstar Tennis definitely doesn't feel like Virtua Tennis with SEGA icons instead of grizzled professionals. Whether that's a set-in-stone gameplay decision or something being tweaked and balanced in the final stages of development was hard to say. Whereas you might reasonably expect your man (slash monkey, slash hedgehog, etc) to stretch and dive to meet the ball, time after time we found ourselves punished for shots that would be considered routine in VT. Likewise, returning serves and keeping rallies going doesn't appear to let you stretch for shots in quite the same way as VT does. For example, it feels initially harder to serve, with a more sensitive approach to aftertouch ensuring that you'll be out if you hold the stick for too long in one direction. Taking its cue from Virtua Tennis, the serving and shot mechanics are broadly along the same lines, with a few tweaks here and there to give it its own personality and unique feel. ![]() With only a brief hands-on opportunity, we didn't get a chance to explore the intricate nuances of each character or anything, but certainly had enough time to get a feel for the game and how it's shaping up. Assuming we meet our doom between now and mid March. On top of that, the obligatory daft mini-games will be inspired by The House of the Dead, Puyo Pop, Space Harrier, Samba De Amigo, Virtua Cop, and a few others we, again, must take to our graves. In terms of the ten courts (four of which are open to start with), there's the Green Hill and Scrap Brain Zones (Sonic the Hedgehog), as well as Coconut Beach (OutRun), Monkey Island (Super Monkey Ball), Galactic Cruiser (Space Channel 5), Shibuya Cho (Jet Set Radio), The Curien Mansion (The House of the Dead), Aqua Garden (NiGHTS), Carnival Park (Samba De Amigo) and one more we're bound and gagged not to reveal yet. Of the 16 characters, six are available from the start from a cast that includes Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Amy Rose and Eggman (from Sonic The Hedgehog), AiAi and MeeMee (from Super Monkey Ball), Ulala and Pudding (from Space Channel 5), Alex Kidd (err, Alex Kidd), Amigo (Samba De Amigo), NiGHTS and Reala (NiGHTS), Gum and Beat (from Jet Set Radio) and one more currently top secret character that we're forbidden to reveal for fear of severe reprisals and sullen rejection. "Where's the love?" That's meant to be a tennis joke.Īnyway, let's start with some facts and figures: 16 characters, ten courts, eight mini-games, and - fun! - unlockable music. Okay, five: 360, PS3, Wii, DS and (uhuh) PS2. Holding aloft its new baby, SEGA proudly stormed the gates of EG towers (we do have towers now - did you see the press release?) to give us a hands-on with a near-complete 360 build of the game, currently looking good for a mid-March release on about 97 platforms. There's a gap in the release schedule, and pop SEGA Superstar Tennis emerges out of the delivery room fully formed, and with none of the desperate screaming and emergency surgery of a protracted labour. You've got tons of iconic IP dating back more than 20 years. You've got arguably the best tennis game engine around from Virtua Tennis 3. While preferring to work alone, he has helped Sonic and his allies when needed.You're SEGA (bear with me). Essentially aĭark version of Sonic, Shadow can match him in both speed and skill, andĬan use Chaos Control with a Chaos Emerald. Purpose, willing to accomplish his goals by any means. Shadow is sharp-witted, always on edge and has a strong sense of He continued his mission to protect humanity by becoming a special ![]() Ultimately, Shadow thwarted Black Doom and saved the world. Lost his memories and he sought to uncover his past, during which he met To help save it from Gerald's doomsday plans. To avenge Maria, who had been killed by the military, but was persuaded Initially, Shadow sought to destroy the earth His purpose was to provide ways to develop cures for incurable deadly illnesses, more specifically for Gerald's granddaughter Maria Robotnik, but he was captured and put into stasis by the military when he was deemed as a threat to humanity.įifty years later, Shadow was released by Dr. Shadow was created as the " Ultimate Life Form" (究極生命体 Kyūkyoku Seimeitai ?) by Gerald Robotnik, using the DNA of Black Doom, and is the end result of Project Shadow. ![]() He is a mobian hedgehog/Black Arm hybrid and the arch-rival of Sonic the Hedgehog. Red Shadow the Hedgehog (シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ Shadō za Hejjihoggu ?) is a fictional character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. ![]()
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