Top Spin 4 | Nintendo Wii

About the Game

Top Spin 4 is the fourth instalment in Top Spin tennis game series. Users play choosing from a roster of 25 real-world players comprehensive of active professionals and past glories, or opt for a player created by themselves, on real-world tournaments courts and other fictional ones. Shots divide firstly into controlled and power shots, performed respectively by tapping or charging related button (if charge is not complete, resulting shot will be a blend of the two types).

Story & Setting

Bonus special skills and extra statistic rises are achievable by choosing from more than 30 coaches and fulfilling their requests (like, as an example: play 30 baseline winners, or win 20 points at the net).

Gameplay & Core Systems

Ball speed and trajectory depend by shot type, player characteristics, player position, characteristics of the shot that is to be returned, remaining stamina, and timing. Timing expresses players' ability in pressing shot button at the right time, and ranges from Too Late to Perfect. Once the opponent has hit the ball, one's player movement starts when the gamer pushes a direction and since then is determined by the CPU. Standard baseline shot types are flat, slice, top spin, lob, and drop shots; volley shots can be normal, controlled, power, and drop volleys; serves can be flat slice and topspin, and focus on precision (standard serve) or power (advanced serve). In Exhibition, it is possible to play a customisable singles or doubles game, choosing location, duration in game and sets, and score rules (including percentage tennis) and difficulty setting, against the computer or other human opponents, up to 4 human players in doubles game.

Standout Features

• Standard baseline shot types are flat, slice, top spin, lob, and drop shots; volley shots can be normal, controlled, power, and drop volleys; serves can be flat slice and topspin, and focus on precision (standard serve) or power (advanced serve).
• Career starts with the creation of one's player, which can be a male or a female.
• Depending on one's levelling choices, players of any style can be created: however, their complexive skills can't equal those of in-game real world players.
• World Tour is a competition that imitates real ATP pro circuit for which created players only can be used.
• Open: 2K Open features matches lasting 3 sets of 3 games each (last set is a super tie-break, a tie-break won at 10 points); pro players only can be used.
• Parameters determining player performance are: Forehand, Backhand, Serve, Volley, Power, Stamina, Speed, Reflexes.
• Users play choosing from a roster of 25 real-world players comprehensive of active professionals and past glories, or opt for a player created by themselves, on real-world tournaments courts and other fictional ones.
• Shots divide firstly into controlled and power shots, performed respectively by tapping or charging related button (if charge is not complete, resulting shot will be a blend of the two types).

Modes & Ways to Play

Offline game modes are Exhibition, Career, King of the Court, and Top Spin Academy, that is a tutorial mode in which the fundamentals of the game are explained by a coach and then put in practice by players. Career starts with the creation of one's player, which can be a male or a female. Created player starts their career from low level tournaments, and, in an RPG manner, gains experience points to rise in level and attributes, the objective being reaching Majors and fame. Created players may be used in any customised match, and online World Tour.

Player support includes Internet, Same/Split-Screen, Bots, Co-Op, Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS), and Team.

Presentation & Atmosphere

In Exhibition, it is possible to play a customisable singles or doubles game, choosing location, duration in game and sets, and score rules (including percentage tennis) and difficulty setting, against the computer or other human opponents, up to 4 human players in doubles game. Depending on one's levelling choices, players of any style can be created: however, their complexive skills can't equal those of in-game real world players. Created players may be used in any customised match, and online World Tour. Online game modes are Player Match, World Tour, 2K Open.

Display support includes PAL 50Hz and PAL 60Hz. Audio support includes Dolby Pro Logic II.