At no point did I, nor anybody I was playing the Kinect mode with ever get used to the awkward state of the Kinect mode. I hope it isn't, because the Kinect mode is very awkward.
#Virtua tennis 4 kinect series
Every Virtua Tennis gamer with a Kinect is wondering how it turned out, and whether this is going to be a series defining moment for the franchise. Let's first start by dealing with the elephant in the room that has waited for its turn every since it was announced - The Kinect Mode. Nothing has changed, but everything has changed. Then we go into the usual mix of brightly colored futuristic menus, uncharacteristic music and arcade-inspired sounds.
It feels like I'm stepping into a Japanese anime every time I come to play, and the intro video here does nothing to dispel that notion, playing a cheesy sounding song of determination and victory over a video that can only be described as Jackson Pollock meets a 1st year graphic designer and a bad back room lounge singer and cranks out the student's art project final. The Japanese developers have always retained a very Japanese identity to the Virtua Tennis series. Something about Virtua Tennis that has always stood out is its layout. Needless to say, I was excited about the release of Virtua Tennis 4, and curious to see how it translated with the Kinect. That one sits on the back of my gaming shelf while Virtua Tennis 3 still logs a few hours every couple months. I remained a huge fan, though I was a bit put off by the fact that the 2009 edition was a couple small graphical tweaks and less impressive mini-games. Basic gameplay still remained the same, but a home release meant a robust experience of mini-games and career modes. We met very briefly on the Dreamcast for Virtua Tennis 2, and again more in-depth for the 360's releases of Virtua Tennis 3 and Virtua Tennis 2009.
That 15x15 screen was my introduction to Sega's long standing series, and though I could never beat the tournament mode myself, I still had lots of fun. There used to be an arcade in the Vancouver area called Playdium which featured the original Virtua Tennis set on a projection screen. Virtua Tennis and I have a long standing history.
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