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Mario Power Tennis New Play Control (Wii)

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$45.95
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Genre Sports
Platform Nintendo Wii
Release Date 26/03/2009
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Mario Power Tennis New Play Control (Wii) Product Information

Game, set and MATCH! Play some explosive tennis with a difference with NEW PLAY CONTROL! Mario Power Tennis on Wii. Choose your favourite character from the Mushroom Kingdom and get ready to hit the courts swinging as you fight your way to the top of the circuit!

Mario Power Tennis is part of the NEW PLAY CONTROL! series of GameCube remakes, aiming to bring the best from the GameCube bangmario tennis up-to-date with innovative Wii controls. The Wii Remote makes the perfect tennis racquet - all you need to do is pretend it IS a tennis racquet and play in exactly the same way. You can slice and smash to your heart's content and each character also has their own special devastating move, actioned by a bit of nifty Wii Remote shaking and button-pressing. You can also get your friends in on the action - up to four players can compete in head-to-head matches and have fun together in the Special Games mode.
NEW PLAY CONTROL! Mario Power Tennis - are you tennis ace material?

FEATURES:
• Play as one of your favourite Mario characters and try different playing styles
• Use the Wii Remote as a virtual tennis racquet to pull off a range of shots
• Unlock characters, minigames and other extras
• Part of the exciting NEW PLAY CONTROL! series for Wii

Mario Power Tennis New Play Control (Wii) Review

Mario Tennis is the spin-off title from the Mario world that is crying out for a Wii instalment. While we’re waiting for a new game built from the ground up power tennis wiifor the Wii, the GameCube remake of Mario Power Tennis, as part of the New Play Control series, is the next best thing. I for one am a fan of Nintendo reviving some of their classic titles, updating the controls and visuals and introducing some new minor features to release them to the masses of Wii fans that may not have experienced the games when they were released the first time around. Mario Power Tennis hasn’t benefited from its new controls, which are more likely to frustrate players of the original title than improve the experience for them.

The New Play Control version of Mario Power Tennis doesn’t offer much that wasn’t in the original game. You’ve got the standard Exhibition and Tournament modes, and 7 mini-games. With no story mode there’s not much in the way of a lengthy single player experience, although Mario Tennis has always been about the multiplayer. As with all the Mario Sports titles you can play as a range of different characters from the Mushroom Kingdom.

There’s four different control options, each varying in how much of the game will be automated. In the most advanced option the player has control over everything, including moving your character with the Nunchuck (or D-Pad if you really must) and using power shots and lunges. I found the option just above this to be the best as you have full control over everything except the lunges which become automated. These are manually controlled by the + or – button and are extremely awkward to try and use in the spilt second you have to make a lunge.

Power Shots can be invoked when a charge meter at the top of the screen is full. The attacking power shot is almost always a clear winner unless countered by an opponent special move or if your character misses the ball, while the defensive shot never fails and will return the ball from anywhere on the court. These can be triggered by holding the A or B button while swinging, or left up to the AI to control.

The graphics have held up extremely well, and now presented in widescreen are at the level one would expect from a Wii title. The character models and courts all look great and like any Mario game it’s full of lush vibrant colours. The sound compliments the visuals, featuring a great musical score by Nintendo, and sound effects coming out of the Wii Remote is a nice touch. There are limited cut-scenes besides the opening shots of the court and short ones after tournaments and during the credits, but they are nice to watch when they do appear.

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