Virtua Tennis 3

Infobox VG
title =


caption = Players Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Venus Williams appears on the U.S. cover art for the game.
developer = Sega-AM3 (AC, PS3)
Sumo Digital (PC, XBOX 360, PSP)
publisher = SEGA
designer =
resolution = 720p, 1080i, 1080p (HDTV)
480p/576p (EDTV)
480i/576i (SDTV)
release = Arcade
vgrelease|NA=vgy|2006

PlayStation 3 & XBOX 360
vgrelease|JP=March 8, 2007 (PS3)|NA=March 20, 2007|EU=March 23, 2007

PSP & PC
vgrelease|NA=March 30, 2007 (PSP)|EU=March 30, 2007
genre = Sports game
modes = 1 to 4 players
platforms = Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows
cabinet = Upright
arcade system = SEGA Lindbergh
display =
input = 8-way Joystick, 2 buttons

"Virtua Tennis 3" ("Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 3" in Japan) is the second arcade game sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, "Virtua Tennis". The arcade version of "Virtua Tennis 3" is powered by the PC-based Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. Ports for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles are also available with a traditional collection of tennis minigames that the home versions of "Virtua Tennis" are known for.

Players

The following players are available in the game:

Male Players:
* Roger Federer
* Rafael Nadal
* Lleyton Hewitt
* Andy Roddick
* Tim Henman
* James Blake
* Tommy Haas
* Sébastien Grosjean
* Mario Ancic
* Juan Carlos Ferrero
* David Nalbandian
* Taylor Dent
* Gaël Monfils

Female Players:
* Maria Sharapova
* Venus Williams
* Daniela Hantuchova
* Lindsay Davenport
* Nicole Vaidisova
* Martina Hingis

Console versions

Besides having Tournament Mode and Exhibition Mode from the arcade version, the home versions include a World Tour Mode and Court Games mode. These game modes replace the Challenge Mode that was present in the arcade version.

The Xbox 360 version has exclusive Xbox Live online tournaments and modes, whilst the PlayStation 3 version incorporates the option to control the game using the SIXAXIS motion-sensitive controller.

Both the 360 and PS3 versions offer native 1080p support.

A playable game demo of the Xbox 360 version was released on Xbox Live Marketplace on March 16, 2007.

Reception

;Arcade version
*Arcade Belgium 19/20 [http://www.arcadebelgium.be/ab.php?l=en&r=art&p=revvt3]

;PS3 version
*IGN 7.8/10(UK) [http://ps3.ign.com/articles/774/774212p1.html]
*GameBrink 78/100 [http://www.gamebrink.com/playstation-3/2397-Power_Smash_3__Virtua_Tennis_3-reviews.html]
*"Electronic Gaming Monthly" 7.33/10
*Play UK 90/100
*"Edge" 8/10(UK)
*"PSM3" 85/100
*"Pelit" 88/100(Finland)
*"Pure Magazine" 9/10(UK)
*"Official UK Playstation Magazine" 8/10

;Xbox 360 version
*IGN 8.0/10 [http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/774/774076p1.html]
*"Electronic Gaming Monthly" 7.33/10
*"360 Gamer Magazine" 9/10(UK)
*"Official Xbox Magazine" 9/10(UK)
*Eurogamer 9/10(UK)
*GameTrailers 8.4/10 [cite web|url=http://trailers.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_virtuatennis3_vr_gta.mov|title=trailers.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_virtuatennis3_vr_gta.mov |accessdate=2007-07-06]

The average scores on Game Rankings are 81% for the PS3, 80% for the Xbox 360 & PC, and 79% for the PSP.

References

External links

;Official websites
* [http://www.sega.com/gamesite/virtuatennis3/ North American website]
* [http://powersmash3.sega.jp/ Japanese website]

;Fansites
* [http://www.intertopspintour.net/ International Top Spin Tour: VT3 league]