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Hot Shots Tennis: Get A Grip! |OT| of New balls! Please!
- Thread starter Takao
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lawblob said:
Not at all, I have about 8 hours into it now, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it. The story mode reminds me of the story mode in World Court Tennis on the TurboGrafx.
I posted the review initially from work, and I obviously missed a couple of formatting items, which have been fixed.
Torgo said:
Ok, in that case, you got no complaints from me. I was under the impression it was a formal review from a paid reviewer, in which case I thought it needed editing, etc.
So how is the difficulty curve in the story mode? Does the difficulty 'progression' feel natural as you advance, or do your opponents get better mostly through annoying gimmicks?
TheChewyWaffles
Member
Stupid question time: can I play this game on my PS3 if I download it over the PSN? I think Mini support was added, but I don't recall if I can play these PSP downloads on the PS3.
red shoe paul
Banned
Just picked it up, I'll be playing later.
Alex Anderson
Member
depward said:
I'm online playing this daily pretty much (right now in fact
). There are usually 50-150 people playing from noon til about 2 AM US Eastern time. Always enough people to play with.Most of the regulars are g0 and g1 rank so finding 10 people for a ranked tourney is easy. g2 and g3 have a hard time filling out their ranked tournies. I usually just play unranked game rooms with friends, though.
I was at Best Buy for 2 hours while the guy searched the warehouse. It said they had 4 copies in stock but he couldn't find any. I just tried a site-to-store on another best buy, hopefully they have it and I can run out to get it tonight. A few Best Buy things made me laugh though, for example they offer Wii customization(wtf!?!)
Lkr said:
Best Buy is awesome for things like that. I remember last year seeing a copy of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen for PSP with a Geek Squad sticker saying to ask staff on how to install the game. The thing is, the game doesn't have an install mode, and you'd have to not have logic to not know how to put a UMD in the drive and start the game up. :lol
One of my favorites is how they have the setup showing the "difference" between 480p, 720p, and 1080p, but all the TVs are in 480i mode! They all are the exact same, at least at this one. They also have a calibration demo, where one TV is calibrated and the other isn't. They don't point out which one is which, and I can just imagine some dumbass thinking the shitty looking one looks "good"Takao said:
Got my confirmation e-mail that my order is ready at sitetostore
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Equipment just gives you small stat boosts, and different combinations of equipment will change up which stats get the boost.mauaus said:
The boost won't seem too noticeable at first, but I believe leveling up loyalty high enough will increase the effectiveness of the equipment boosts for that particular player.
If you don't really care about the boosts, then just use equipment as costume changes and combine whatever looks good to you.
game is a lot of fun so far, I've played two matches. The UMD won't let me install data, I think its because I'm on 5.50 and not 6.20 though. I will try and store the entire game on my memory stick instead I guess(something I had planned on doing) to reduce load times and make it more convenient
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
Member
Definitely a HUGE improvement over the PS2 one. The PS2 version feels like a overgrown tech-demo. The game wasn't bad but there was so many things missing. And it was very shallow with no depth or unlockables at all.
I'm glad Clap Hanz decided to give this another chance with Get a Grip. This game is pretty good and I think it could be another good series in the Hot Shots franchise.
And for $19.99 too. It's like Clap Hanz is telling us that they're sorry for the horrible mess the PS2 version was!
All is forgiven!
I'm glad Clap Hanz decided to give this another chance with Get a Grip. This game is pretty good and I think it could be another good series in the Hot Shots franchise.
And for $19.99 too. It's like Clap Hanz is telling us that they're sorry for the horrible mess the PS2 version was!
All is forgiven!
donkey show
Member
Heh, story mode is essentially Prince of Tennis, especially when you get the first uniform and pop it on Hugo and give him the Adidas hat. Loving this game so far! I'm at the studio rocking Epic Victories on my opponents.
donkey show
Member
LOL, no doubt, but I never said it wasn't enjoyable. Aside from the female players, the boss characters easily shadow someone from PoT. Mario Tennis GBA and PoT: Crystal Drive are easily my most fave tennis games and this one is definitely getting up there.vocab said:
If you take the story on face value, it's some terribly contrived extreme kiddy friendly fare. But I feel it's meant to be a farce on children's anime series, like Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh! or Beyblade, where some evil organization uses something so harmless to try to take over the world. Where every main character exhibits the power of courage and friendship, and makes sure you know it's important. Not to mention how every character in those series solves their arguments by playing those games. That works really well with the Hot Shots designs. Now, if it isn't a farce, I never want to see a full blown RPG from Claphanz because I can only imagine the story. :lol
Square Triangle
Member
Just got my copy!
Sony make a PS3 version damn it!
Sony make a PS3 version damn it!
Square Triangle
Member
Up until 3am playing this -_- my PSP got a good work out.
Claphanz make this type of SP standard for all your games plz.
Fun so far, dominated every game so far, bar the first doubles game plus I kept dropping points when my impact rank went down, so I can only imagine it'll be harder to use characters + Difficulty ramping up later in the game.
Played this game till my PSP could play no mores.
Fun so far, dominated every game so far, bar the first doubles game plus I kept dropping points when my impact rank went down, so I can only imagine it'll be harder to use characters + Difficulty ramping up later in the game.
Played this game till my PSP could play no mores.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Would be a lot more fun if they let you switch between characters in single player. It's not like the shoulder buttons do anything.joelseph said:
Does anyone know if playing with the visual aids disabled gets you any bonus points?
DiscoJer
Member
On the 4th world in the Story mode, the mansion, there is a maid named "Mina" who says when you talk to her the first time "I don't talk much...it all started 152 years ago when...oh wait, I guess I do talk a lot".
At first I thought it was a Dracula reference (there was a Mina in that). And indeed, later in the the story she can sense where the dog is (which would be one of the vampire's powers, I think).
But Dracula came out 113 years ago. So I guess I was wrong. Unless this is set 40 years or so in the future?
Or it's something else entirely. Or they were just making something up.
At first I thought it was a Dracula reference (there was a Mina in that). And indeed, later in the the story she can sense where the dog is (which would be one of the vampire's powers, I think).
But Dracula came out 113 years ago. So I guess I was wrong. Unless this is set 40 years or so in the future?
Or it's something else entirely. Or they were just making something up.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
That's probably the main reason we're having issues. I usually choose low loyalty guys as my teammate because I want to get their loyalty up a bit while I have the main char I'm using getting most of the loyalty raise - which isn't really that much if you aren't getting an epic victory anyway. :lolTakao said:
Sometimes you want to hit it early or late since it affects trajectory (early means you'll pull the ball and late means you'll push it). Hitting it on time will let you return it more centered. You can further modify the effect by pushing left or right.Lkr said:ok so does a bunny mean you hit it too early and the turtle means you hit it too late? and how the hell do i hit it on time?
Hitting it on time just means you're hitting the ball right when the ball crosses the ideal impact position, though since there's a bit of an animation for your racket to get there you need to press the button slightly early. Note that not all the swing animations are the same as some are faster than others depending on if you're already in position, making a shot while on the move, etc.
JustAnotherOtaku
Member
My copy arrived this morning and I've put a couple of hours into it. So far I'm really enjoying it. Takes a bit of getting used to as it plays differently to Everybody's Golf (obviously) and the only other tennis game I'm used to, the Virtua Tennis series, but I'm getting there.
On to the second location and just had my first doubles match. I really like the story mode and being able to wander about and challenge people to matches. Hopefully the next Everybody's Golf PSP includes this.
On to the second location and just had my first doubles match. I really like the story mode and being able to wander about and challenge people to matches. Hopefully the next Everybody's Golf PSP includes this.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I told you, when the ball is about to cross the ideal hitting position which is directly to the left or right of your player. Just remember to take into account the time it takes the racket to animate to the proper spot and hit the ball.Lkr said:
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Assuming right handed player, facing right, standing still, and about to hit a forehand on a ball going slightly left to right...
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([U]#[/U])_o <--- ...press button here, hit will be early and pulled to the left
|(_)o <--- ...press button here, hit will be on-time and go relatively straight
\|_ o <--- ...press button here, hit will be late and pushed to the right
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[U]^[/U]
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