CNET Editors' review
Tennis Elbow 2009 is an incredibly realistic (and addictive) tennis game. It takes a while to get the hang of things, but once you do, you'll find it hard to stop playing.
The program's interface is not the most intuitive thing we've ever seen, and we found it a little overwhelming. There are a lot of options, and even though it's possible to play the game without knowing anything about tennis, such users won't get nearly as much out of it. We don't suppose it's the responsibility of this game to provide a crash course in tennis, but a glossary or basic explanation of the rules of the game would have been nice. The program does have a long online Help file that explains how the game's features work, but a lot of it won't mean anything to users who don't already have tennis knowledge. That said, the actual gameplay itself is quite impressive. Players are fast and responsive, the graphics are of very good quality, and the sound effects really enhance the experience (although we found it a little demoralizing to have to listen to the audience applaud every time our opponent scored). A guide showing the "danger zone" helps novice players position themselves so that they can actually hit the ball. The creators of this game paid tremendous attention to detail, even allowing players to throw down their rackets in anger. Overall, the game is a lot of fun, and should be pleasantly challenging to users at all levels.
Tennis Elbow 2009 has a 14-day trial period. It installs desktop icons without asking but uninstalls cleanly. We recommend this program to all users.
Publisher's Description
From Mana Games:
Created by tennis fans, which are regular ranked players, Tennis Elbow 2011 is a great tennis game for all tennis lovers, with a fun, realistic gameplay. With its ultra-realistic ball trajectories, an artificial intelligence that accurately replicates players' behavior, and a complete range of strikes and game situations, Tennis Elbow 2011 is the only game reproducing the impressions and the emotions of the player on the court with such realism. You can play on 9 different surfaces : clay, green clay, grass, hard, blue-green hard, classic synthetic, NewLine synthetic, indoor hard and indoor synthetic. In world tour, you will have you will have 300 tournaments to play, against 3000 players, over 36 years. With 60 difficulty levels, everyone will find a pleasing challenge. Its intuitive gameplay will let you easily control the player and the ball, and even if you're not a tennis fan, you will have a lot of fun.
What's new in this version: Version 1.0d added : - New Strike : Short Slice - New Strike Styles - A lot of small improvements & gameplay tuning to improve the realism and online game balance
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3.8 starsout of 17 votes
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"another up/down/left/right game"
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0c
Pros
good for my 10 year old to learn the game
Cons
It is another up/down/left/game
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"Superb but CLAY Courts required for Free edition to try"
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0
Pros
Great one no doubt but would like to see CLAY Courts as well with the trial edition how it looks like.
Cons
Great job.
Summary
Excellent without any bugs and a reliable one better than the 2009 model but should have come out with Clay court trial edition as well.
Anyway best wishes excellent job done.
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"I like tennis games"
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0a
Pros
it is just simple and nice game
Cons
The multi player matches
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"Great Game"
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0b - build 35
Pros
Iam not a tennis fan,but the Graphics are great. Realistic game play. Give it a try all you Tennis Fans.
Cons
NONE
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"its coooooool"
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0b - build 27
Pros
i like the moves
Cons
i like all
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"good stuff for tennis lover.."
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0b
Pros
for beginner, its good to play this!
Cons
it just trial..
hope i'll find it out soon
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"nice product"
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0b
Pros
super game
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"Pretty cool game, especially for the file size..."
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0b
Pros
N/A
Cons
Nothing, really
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"NICE,SMALL SIZE DOWNLOAD GAME"
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0b
Pros
THIS IS A SMALL SIZE GAME WHITCH ALLOW YOU TO SPEND YOUR LITTLE TIME IN LITTLE FUN
Cons
NO SPECIAL
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"it looks fun"
Version: Tennis Elbow 2011 1.0b
Pros
i like tennis so i download it. to have fun and play 3D tennis
Cons
nothing it's all fun!
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