IMG International Tour Tennis

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IMG International Tour Tennis
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Developer(s) High Score Productions
Publisher(s) Electronic Arts
Platform(s) Sega Genesis
Release
  • EU: September 1994
  • NA: October 1994
Genre(s) Sports (tennis)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

IMG International Tour Tennis is a sports video game developed by High Score and published by Electronic Arts for the Sega Genesis.

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Gameplay

IMG International Tour Tennis is a game that includes 17 stops for the tour and features 4 playing surfaces, and allows the player to choose from 32 professional tennis players. [1]

Development and release

IMG International Tour Tennis was developed by High Score Productions for publisher EA Sports and licensor IMG. It was designed by Happy Keller and programmed by Tom McWilliams, working under executive producer Scott Orr. [2] IMG was released in Europe in September 1994 and in North America in October 1994. [3] [4] The game was EA's only foray into the sport until Grand Slam Tennis for the Wii in 2009. [5]

Reception

Next Generation reviewed the game, rating it three stars out of five, and stated that "Sim fans should go with IMG, and action fans should pick up ATP ." [1]

IMG won GameFan magazine's award for best tennis game of 1994. [24]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Next Generation staff (July 1995). "Finals". Next Generation . No. 7. Imagine Media. p. 77–8. ISSN   1078-9693.
  2. ↑ Katz, Arnie (December 1994). "Inside Racqueteeting: IMG Tennis Debuts From EA Sports". Electronic Games . Vol. 3, no. 3. Decker Publishing. p. 125. ISSN   0730-6687.
  3. 1 2 Mega staff (September 1994). "Mega Drive Review: IMG International Tour Tennis" (PDF). Mega . No. 24. Maverick Magazines. pp. 52–3. ISSN   0966-6206. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Team EGM (October 1994). "Tennis Anyone? IMG International Tour Tennis". Electronic Gaming Monthly . No. 63. Sendai Publishing. p. 156. ISSN   1058-918X.
  5. ↑ Thomason, Steve (April 2009). "Opening Serve". Nintendo Power . No. 240. Future US. p. 58. ISSN   1041-9551.
  6. ↑ Sutyak, Jonathan. "Review: IMG International Tour Tennis". AllGame . Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ Skews, Rik (October 1994). "Review: IMG International Tour Tennis". Computer and Video Games . No. 155. Future plc. p. 110. ISSN   0261-3697.
  8. ↑ Game Informer (January 1999). "Classic GI: International Tour Tennis". Game Informer . No. 69. Sunrise Publications. p. 78. ISSN   1067-6392.
  9. ↑ Brumley, Doug (May 1995). "GP Sports: IMG International Tour Tennis" (PDF). Game Players . Vol. 8, no. 5. Imagine Media. p. 65. ISSN   1087-2779. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Drumhead (December 1994). "No Love Match With IMG Tennis" (PDF). GamePro . No. 65. IDG. p. 196. ISSN   1042-8658. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Hickman, Lucy; Swan, Gus (October 1994). "MegaDrive Review: IMG International Tour Tennis". Mean Machines Sega . No. 24. EMAP. pp. 88–9. ISSN   0967-9014.
  12. ↑ Ação Games staff (December 1994). "IMG International Tour Tennis". Ação Games (in Portuguese). No. 72. Editora Azul. p. 42. ISSN   0104-1630.
  13. ↑ Nourdine, Nini (November 1994). "IMG International Tour Tennis". Joypad (in French). No. 36. Yellow Media. p. 57. ISSN   1163-586X.
  14. ↑ MAN!AC staff (October 1994). "Spiele-Tests: IMG International Tour Tennis". MAN!AC (in German). No. 12. Cybermedia. p. 64. ISSN   2191-012X.
  15. ↑ Hellert, Stefan; Schneider, Ulf (September 1994). "IMG International Tour Tennis" (PDF). Mega Fun (in German). Computec. p. 98. ISSN   0946-6282. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2021.
  16. ↑ King, Phil (September 1994). "Review: IMG International Tour Tennis". Mega Power . No. 15. Paragon Publishing. p. 28. ISSN   0969-8434.
  17. ↑ Barbe, Robby (November 1994). "IMG Tennis". Player One (in French). No. 47. Média Système Édition. p. 152. ISSN   1153-4451.
  18. ↑ Girlich, Stefan (October 1994). "Mega Drive Review: IMG International Tour Tennis". Play Time (in German). Computec. p. 106.
  19. ↑ Sega Power staff (October 1994). "IMG International Tour Tennis" (PDF). Sega Power . No. 59. Future plc. p. 60. ISSN   0961-2718. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022.
  20. ↑ Pilkington, Mark (October 1994). "IMG International Tour Tennis". Sega Pro . No. 37. Paragon Publishing. pp. 44–5. ISSN   0964-2641.
  21. ↑ TodoSega staff (December 1994). "IMG International Tour Tennis'": EA sube a la red" [IMG International Tour Tennis: EA goes online]. TodoSega (in Spanish). No. 21. Hobby Press. pp. 60–1.
  22. ↑ Schaedie, Wolfgang (October 1994). "Mega Drive: IMG International Tour Tennis". Video Games (in German). Future Verlag. p. 100. ISSN   0946-0985.
  23. ↑ Tschiltsch, Jeffrey (November 1994). "IMG International Tour Tennis". VideoGames . No. 70. Larry Flynt Publications. p. 118. ISSN   1059-2938.
  24. ↑ GameFan staff (January 1995). "GameFan Sports: Achievement Awards". GameFan . Vol. 3, no. 1. DieHard Gamers Club. p. 126. ISSN   1092-7212.
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