War of nerves in the living room

I've rarely seen a sports game that plays so perfectly, to banish tension and atmosphere of a real tennis game along with the war of nerves, of one of them on the screen.
Top Spin 4 is simple and ingenious: in fact it's all just a timing issue, the better the point at which you release the button, the placed and promising the blow. There are of course several variations and different strike hard blows, thereby determines which key is pressed for how long. This is initially unfamiliar, it can be, however well taught in the "Top Spin Academy". A big compliment to the manufacturer: finally a sport simulation which again includes a really good tutorial and a motivating training mode!

Of course 2kGames has also taken on an appealing presentation - the players look good, move realistically, the spectators react like in television, the courts look chic. In the replay the movements are sometimes checked something. Otherwise there is nothing to complain about that anyway great match intensity is deepened by between animations, beads of sweat and the sound again.

A big plus is the possibility of "real" tennis match about 3 or 5 winning sets to deny à 6 sweepstakes, this also in the career mode. This is also a factor, which gives the game a high intensity. One experiences during 50 minutes to 2 hours in rows emotional highs and lows. Towards the end of such a battle I'm sometimes downright exhausted ... a pity, however, that you have installed any function that makes it possible to save even during such a game - just in tennis, this is not so unusual for a game is distributed to only 2 days - at least I do not have every day sometimes just 2 hours to disposal. Thus, the appeal of such real playing times is unfortunately diminished.

Well done is the career mode, where it represents nothing special, to create his alter ego, it equips with different abilities, clothes and rackets from, can decide which trainer you hire - this brings bonuses in certain skill areas - plays only against sparring Partner and small tournaments, the ranking works high and can eventually compete in the Grand Salm. It also takes in my eyes is not too fuss when the game is so awesome in itself.

A bit of a pity, I find that you barely have incorporated modes away from the multiplayer and the career mode - sometimes just play Wimbledon or create your own tournament can not. Here would have been possible more. About the MP mode itself, I can not say much because I do not use it.

But these are minor weaknesses, do not detract from the the game that I have with Top Spin 4, in the least. Anyone who can do with tennis and sports games something even remotely should be get this game.