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Screens Updated: 2/6/2007 And some screenshots showing off the announced online functionality and 1080p support.
Screens Updated: 12/8/2006 Even more new shots of the much beloved VT mini games.
Screens Updated: 12/1/2006 Brand new gameplay shots of Sega's latest hit arcade-style Tennis title.
Screens & Info Updated: 10/20/2006 New shots from Sony Gamer's Day.
Screens Updated: 9/25/2006 A tremendous set of new shots for the best looking Tennis title yet.
Information Updated: 8/24/2006 Virtua Tennis 3 now allows gamers to challenge the top female tennis pros as well as the men's tennis stars on their road to the championship. Get ready for game, set and match with an all new World Tour Mode, new Mini Games, new Court Games and, in another first for the Virtua Tennis series, a new multi-set option allowing gamers to choose and play up to five sets of tennis. Virtua Tennis 3 will be available in spring 2007 on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PSP (PlayStation Portable) system in North America. World number one ranked and 2006 Wimbledon Champion Amelie Mauresmo heads up the roster of women's tennis greats with global superstars Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, and Martina Hingis. Nicole Vaidisova, Lindsay Davenport, and Daniela Hantuchova complete the list of women's headliners featured in the game. Gamers can also experience the raw power and speed of the world's top male players in Virtua Tennis 3 with four time Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer, as well as Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Tim Henman, Lleyton Hewitt, David Nalbandian, Sebastien Grosjean, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Tommy Haas. Additionally, Virtua Tennis 3 features the next generation of tennis superstars including James Blake, Mario Ancic, Gael Monfils, and Virtua Tennis 3, allows players to create their own tennis superstar to take part in an all-new iteration of the popular World Tour Mode. The extensive player creation mode allows players to build up stats, and compete in exhibitions and tournaments to become a world champion. In addition to the World Tour mode, Virtua Tennis 3 will include 10 new addictive Mini Games that feature all the hallmarks of the classic mini games fans know and love. Two classic mini games are also included to help perfect players' footwork, shot accuracy and overall skills. Virtua Tennis 3 also introduces Court Games, an exhilarating new multiplayer mode new to the franchise that takes the basic gameplay and essence of the mini games and ads an innovative and quirky twist.
Screens Updated: 7/3/2006 More new shots of the next-gen Virtua Tennis in action.
The Virtua Tennis series has been well-received by critics and fans for its "ease of play but difficult to master" gameplay. With Virtua Tennis 3, the series returns with enhanced photo-realistic graphics and advanced player animations that perfectly match the behavior and mannerisms of individual professional athletes. Next-generation systems allow gamers to see the most detailed expressions on the faces of their selected players as they battle to win heated tournaments around the world. Improvements to the game's AI have also upped the challenge to becoming the top seed of the tennis world. "The familiar depth of the Virtua Tennis franchise returns with improvements that can only be fully realized on next-gen systems," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "Great pick-up and playability, life-like details, and incredible physics are benchmarks of the series and will make Virtua Tennis 3 the standard by which all tennis games are judged." In Career Mode, gamers will travel the world and take on the biggest stars of the tennis world. Improvements to the Player Creation Mode allow gamers to customize their own tennis star with a wealth of licensed tennis equipment and increased detail like never before. No Virtua Tennis title would be complete without the popular and addictive mini-games, and Virtua Tennis 3 is no exception. In addition to the popular mini-games from previous titles used to sharpen players' skills, there will be a whole host of brand new games to keep players in top form.
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