Everybody's Tennis

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Everybody's Tennis
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Developer(s) Clap Hanz [a]
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Series Everybody's Golf
Platform(s) PlayStation 2
Release
  • JP: September 14, 2006
  • EU: April 13, 2007
  • AU: May 3, 2007
  • NA: July 17, 2007
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Everybody's Tennis [b] , known as Hot Shots Tennis in North America, is a tennis video game developed by Clap Hanz and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is a spin-off of the Everybody's Golf series.

Contents

In September 2016, the game was ported to PlayStation 4 via the PS2 Classics service. [2]

Gameplay

The game has 14 characters, 5 umpires, and 11 tennis courts. There are 3 different modes to choose from, which are Challenge Mode, Tennis with Everybody, and Training Mode. In Challenge, you play against computer-controlled opponents in order to unlock things like alternate costumes for characters and more courts to play on. In Tennis with Everybody, you can play matches with 1 to 4 players. The training mode lets you practice positioning and timing shots. You can choose from service, volley, smash and general practices in this mode.

Few of the characters from the previous games of the series (both American and Japanese) make cameo appearances on the courts (usually only in Singles matches). Suzuki and Gloria return as being playable characters.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40. [6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Additional work by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan. [1]
  2. ↑ Japanese: みんなのテニス, Hepburn: Minna no Tenisu

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