Advantages: Great fun.
Disadvantages: Difficult to find a court, expensive.

...in France. In Great Britain, as in France, royal patronage ensured the continued popularity of the game. French Kings in the 16th century and Stuart Kings in the 17th century were enthusiastic players. George IV (1763-1830), Prince Albert (1819-1861) - there is a locker in the changing room at Hampton Court Palace which still bears his name - Edward VII (1842-1910) and George V (1866-1936) have all supported the game. Lawn Tennis, which derived from Real Tennis in about 1874, is played on a marked-out surface without side or end walls. Court Tennis, to use the American name for Tennis, indicates that Tennis is played in a specially court with walls on four sides. No two tennis courts are exactly alike. Some are marginally wider than others. Today the number of courts has dwindled. There are 19 courts in use in Great Britain; 7 in the USA... Read review

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Advantages: You probably wont find any
Disadvantages: I didnt write it

...flipped turned upside down......) You remember when it was Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince and NOT Will Smith! You own any cassettes You owned a pair of L.A Gear, Keds, or Converse tennis shoes You carried your lunch to school in a Gremlins or an ET lunchbox You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the ONLY female Smurf My little Pony, Gummi Bears and Transformers are familiar to you You ever had a Swatch watch You wore a plastic tennis viser all summer You actually spent countless hours trying to perfect the "Care Bear stare" You had Wonder Women or Superman undies You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power!" You thought that Transformers were more than meets the eye You spent hours in the basement building and re-building Lego cities Big wheels and BMX's were the way to go With your pink (or blue) portable... Read review

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Advantages: greatly detailed and fun game
Disadvantages: no important flaws buy this game man

...Despite only using two buttons to select shots, Virtua Tennis isnt simple.Through a combination of positioning and timing you can hit a much wider variety of shots than the standard and lob returns suggest. There are 20 computer opponents to challenge, including real playerds who have different playing styles and characteristics. Theres the straight up arcade mode or the more challenging World Circuit mode. Virtua Tennis is a fantastic multiplayer game. Play against equally skilled friend to or on your own to discover why, i gave this game a brilliant 9 out of 10... Read review

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Advantages: cool
Disadvantages: non

...This is a very cool tennis game, I love the demo, it’s very addictive. You can play as all you favourite players like Tim Henman, and Jim courier and set them against each other which is really fun, you’ll be playing this game for hours on end, I can guarantee it! If you’ve never played a tennis game before I suggest you start here, you wont regret it, it really fun and its my favourite sporty game at the minute. I recommend this game to anyone who likes sports or tennis games.... Read review

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Advantages: Real players greqat gameplay
Disadvantages: out of date players.

...Top spin tennis exclusive to Xbox is a clever game with your pro tennis players and real courts. Tennis is really brought to life. There is a range of different modes including exhibition with men, women in singles and doubles. Or you can go to tournament mode to create your own player and take through the rankings of the professional Tennis world! You can create anybody you want whether it be you, Tim Henman, Roger Federer or even your best friend, it brings fantasy to life! The players you create can be used anywhere you could put them in the French Open or even Wimbledon. With top spin you get all the action of the tennis world at your fingertips! Creating your own players is great you give them clothes, do their hair and even get down tothe nitty gritty detail of the nose shape. You can bring anything to the life of tennis! The only... Read review

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Advantages: Addictive
Disadvantages: Not enough shots

...This is the beat tennis game on the PC. It includes the 4 biggest tournaments of the year, Complete tournaments to release new rackets(including Head and Wilson) and more players as you progess, Championship and Single game mode, 4 surfaces(Indoor, Grass, Clay and Hard Court) with specific playing properties, 32 male and 32 female characters with individual characteristics(speed, moves service,...), Simultaneous 4 - player action, play singles, doubles and mixed games. If you visit the Open Tennis 2000 website at www.internet-tennis.com for extra game information, playable demo and newcourts, players and rackets. This will be hard to beat. It is one of the few tennis sims on the PC and the best.... Read review

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Advantages: Good
Disadvantages: Too good

...It makes a nice change to play a tennis game that is both realistic to play and looks fabulous. The graphics are simply jaw dropping and so smooth. Virtua Tennis (kind of a sequel to the Saturn title of the same name) is a highly polished game which contains all the playability of arcade tennis with the lastability and depth of a console game. The courts are varied and the different game options make the game much more interesting than previous tennis 'sims'. The training sessions in particular, where you have to hit giant balls and barrels, are well realised and fun to play. The all important multi-player option is there in force, with single and doubles matches - the doubles match being perfect for those party occasions - and you can even choose to play doubles with a computer partner! Virtua tennis is another top sports game... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic story and beatiful characters
Disadvantages: Almost none at all

...Prince of Persia The Two Thrones If you have played Prince of Persia 1, you will certainly not have any wish to play any other Prince Of Persia game. That was the case with me before I played Prince of Persia The Two Thrones. Ah! But when I played this game,you cant imagine how much I like this game.Although the complete is based upon three game i.e Prince Of Persia The Sand of Time, Prince of Persia Warrior Within, and Prince of Persia The Two Thrones, but the absolutely amazing moves of Prince of Persia and its puzzles are all wonderful. This game became my favourite after one hour of playing. (Rating: 9.5/10) Gameplay: Prince of Persia The two thrones offers player to lead the Prince through different situations to finally beat the Wazir. The Prince ( main character) has got a variety of moves which can be used... Read review

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Advantages: Great graphics and gameplay. Excellent for multiplayer
Disadvantages: Can't think of any, apart from it would be nice if you could play online.

...Virtua tennis looks fabulous, sounds great and plays brilliantly. For 30 quid, this is one of the best sports games I have ever played. The World Circuit is great, the 2 player game is marvellous and the longevity of the game is perfect for beginners and experts. The future for the Dreamcast seems bright, despite the overrated (in my opinion of course!) Playstation Two. Virtua Tennis a game you can perfect, a game which you can improve your skills at and one of those games which will always keep you coming back for more. Considering Dreamcast games are now available for about £30 (I know this one is) the value for money is excellent, no question. I've seen all sorts of tennis games in my time, Mario Tennis, Anna Kournikova Smash Tennis, and many more but virtua tennis is the pick of the bunch. This is the perfect multiplayer game... Read review

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Advantages: sexy
Disadvantages: none

...No matter what people say about anna kournikova like that she is all looks and no tennis skills or qualities is rubbish. I think that she is a very good tennis player and should not be put down by the fact that people see her as more of a chic than a tennis superstar. She may be out of wimbledon but give her chance and I reckon that one day she will be a champion. I also do think that she is fit and that the papers should pay more attention to what she acheives in sport.... Read review

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