(22 votes, average: 3.45 out of 5)
Loading ...Fantasy Tennis is a 3D anime inspired Tennis MMO. Simple controls and plenty of game modes make Fantasy Tennis the PC equivalent of Mario Tennis. With bonus features including tournaments, house decoration, pets, emblems to collect, and a lengthly single player, there is plenty here to keep players entertained.
Fantasy Tennis Information
Game Title: Fantasy Tennis
Genres: 3D, Sports, MMO
Publisher: AlaPlaya
Developer: T3 Entertainment
Area: EU / Global
Official Site: Click Here
Platforms: Microsoft Windows
Pros: +Nice graphics. +Simple Controls. +Game Pad support. +Singles and Doubles matches. +Plenty of single player content. +Multiple game modes. +Plenty of non-tennis extras, like housing and fishing.
Cons: -Limited character choices. -Most items are cash shop only. -Relatively small community, mostly foreign. -Wacky skills and items may scare away serious tennis players.
Fantasy Tennis Reviewed
Fantasy Tennis has been in Beta Testing by AlaPlaya since late 2007. Though the publisher is based in Europe, Fantasy Tennis has been available to players worldwide. While there are multiple anime inspired golfing games, this is the first free to play cartoony Tennis MMO available.
Character creation is rather dull in Fantasy Tennis, players can pick between a male or female character with identical stats. Besides HP, there are four stats in Fantasy Tennis and they are: STR, STA, DEX, and WIL. Each character starts with 15 in every stat and has 5 points to distribute freely at level. Every level rewards players an additional stat point to distribute. Similarly, max HP will increase each level as well. Through the shop, players will be able to purchase new characters, cloths, accessories, and new rackets using either currency earned in-game or with real world cash. While the game is totally free, most of the items are only available through the cash shop.
Before players can challenge other people, they must play through the 10 stage tutorial. The controls in Fantasy Tennis are straight forward. A is lob, S is stroke. D uses items (if items are enabled), and the space bar uses skills. Players move with the arrow keys. Several more complicated moves are possible depending on the arrow keys you hold while hitting the ball, but most of it is simple and easy to pick up. Overall the game play is simple and fun. Fantasy Tennis is remarkably similar to Mario Tennis on the Game Cube. The graphic style, the game play, and even the “skill” shots with their goofy animations are all adaptations of Mario Tennis. But Fantasy Tennis takes the “Fantasy” in tennis to a whole new level. There are game modes where players can lob meteors at each other, turn the ball in a fireball and wreck utter chaos across the field. If a more traditional tennis match is desired, these features can be disabled.
Besides offering a basic tennis game, Fantasy Tennis is loaded with extra features. Each player has a house, complete with garden that they can decorate. Players can purchase pets called “battlemons” which they can train and, well, battle with against other players. These battlemons are similar to the Chaos in the more recent Sonic games. Players can host chat rooms and invite other players to their homes where they can fish or play other mini games. Even if there is no one else to play with at the time, Fantasy Tennis offers plenty of single player content including a map with multiple missions, quests, and “emblems” to collect throughout the game. At higher levels, players can join or create “Clubs” which serve as guilds, and participate in large tournaments.
Even with all the fluff, there is one aspect that will either make or break the game for you. And that is the silly, casual oriented tennis game play. Serious tennis players may be put off by the wacky content, but most players will appreciate the game for what it is, and it is not a tennis simulator. Fantasy Tennis is not a game you’ll be playing for hours on end against random opponents. Its a game best played with people you know for short bursts at a time. rather than lasting multiple sets, matches in Fantasy Tennis last only a few games. If you’re interested in casual sports games or have enjoyed “Mario” styled sports games, you’ll love Fantasy Tennis.
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