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[olimario]

Then Hammers all the Rules!

DID YOU KNOW? MARIO POWER TENNIS TEACHES THE BASICS, THEN HAMMERS ALL THE RULES


[Nov. 8, 2004]
The keys to winning a tennis match in the real world are fast footwork, consistency and a wicked backhand. Enter the realm of Mario Power Tennis™, exclusively for Nintendo GameCube™, and the secret to winning includes Power Shots like Mario's Iron Hammer, Luigi's Squeaky Mallet and Peach's Super Peach Spin.

Thrills abound in the new Mario Power Tennis video game, launching today. Up to four players can compete on a single screen as they show off thunderous backhands or return soaring lobs. From Mario™ to Bowser, each character has unique offensive and defensive Power Shots that turn a friendly game of tennis into mania on the court.

Tennis purists can play a standard game without fancy trick moves, a feature that also lets novices learn the basics before moving on to more advanced action. A series of mini-games and special modes let players hone their tennis skills while competing in a variety of crazy challenges.

Mario Power Tennis, Rated E for Everyone, sells at an MSRP of $49.99.

Nice... You can play normal tennis with no power moves to ruin the fun.
Rock on! I'm going to get this.

 

[Deku Tree]

Can't wait to play it.

 

[Deg]

What the hell would you want to play normal tennis for?

 

[Drinky Crow]

Exercise and competition.

 

[olimario]

Exercise and competition.

!!
I believe it.

 

[fugimax]

Did you know? Nintendo just stole another $49 from my pocket...

 

[Marty Chinn]

Please be widescreen, please be widescreen.....

 

[hirokazu]

Please be widescreen, please be widescreen.....

widescreen? from Nintendo? :/

 

[FortNinety]

What the hell would you want to play normal tennis for?

Because the implementation of power moves was beyond piss poor.

 

[sc0la]

Wide screen would be fucking worthless for this game (beyond filling up your expensive set if you have one). The court is so small the camera never has trouble displaying it all even at 4x3.

The court size really bothers me about this game. The worst part about the power moves is the big pause and animation that occurs everytime you do one. I turn them off, I would leave them on if they didn't have a cinematic everytime you did it but rather kept it real time.

gonna wait till the price drops before I even think about picking this up. I would rather play real tennis/raquetball anyway

 

[thom]

as much as I love mario and tennis...I can't see myself spending 50 fucking bucks on this game.

 

[En-ou]

this shall be mine. looks super fun. damn! cant wait!!

 

[sc0la]

as much as I love mario and tennis...I can't see myself spending 50 fucking bucks on this game.

thats essentially how I feel about it.