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EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis | | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $29.99
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Seller: CYBERZONE-WNY
Rating:  112 reviews
Sales Rank: 876
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Genre: sports_and_outdoors_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo Wii
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 19004
Model: 19004
UPC: 014633190045
EAN: 0014633190045
ASIN: B001U2BMH2
Publication Date: June 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Hone your skills on the practice courts with controllable ball machines at every venue. | | • | Utilize Nintendo MotionPlus to hit a variety of shots such as top spin, slice, flat, lobs and drop shots. | | • | Create your own player then set off to conquer the various skill and legends challenges to accumulate skills and try to win all four Grand Slam titles. | | • | A dozen party games can be played, using seven core Tennis Academy style games with group friendly scoring and presentation. | | • | Play against new opponents online. Every win contributes to your country on the Battle of the Nations leader board. |
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Product Description
EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis for Nintendo Wii...Swing the racket like a Grand Slam champion! Developed specifically for the Wii EA SPORTS Grand Slam Tennis delivers the deepest and richest tennis experience ever developed for the platform with real life tennis strokes letting anyone quickly pick up a racket and use every shot type and inch of the court. It is the exclusive home of Wimbledon and includes all four Grand Slams: the Australian Open Roland Garros the U.S. Open and Wimbledon. The player line-up features some of the greatest and most acplished ever including John McEnroe in his exclusive videogame debut. Joining Mac is an impressive roster of current and legendary men's and women's players who collectively own 135 Grand Slam singles titles making this the most acplished group of players ever assembled for a tennis videogame. SWING THE RACKET LIKE A Grand Slam champion: Users feel like they are actually playing tennis as they swing real forehands and backhands. Hit a variety of shots such as top spin slice flat lobs and drop shots. GRAND SLAM CAREER: Create your own player then set off to conquer the various skill and legends challenges to accumulate skills and try to win all four Grand Slam titles. WII MOTIONPLUS: One of the first games patible with the new Wii MotionPlus. When the peripheral is added the experience is enhanced with added shot depth and precise ball placement. Racket rotation is also recognized so you can spin your stick just like the pros do! SOCIAL TENNIS PARTY: A dozen party games can be played using seven core Tennis Academy style games with group friendly scoring and presentation. CONNECT ONLINE: Play against new opponents online. Every win contributes to your country on the Battle of the Nations leader board. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Hone your skills on the practice courts with controllable ball machines at every venue. Take advantage of the instructional pop-ups to improve your abilities and beat the pros!
Amazon.com Product Description
Developed specifically for the Wii, EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis delivers the deepest and richest tennis experience ever developed for the platform. Supporting up to four players both online and offline, utilizing the MotionPlus Wii Remote accessory and packed with real life tennis strokes which allow anyone to quickly pick up a racket and use every shot type and inch of the court, it is serious fun for both casual players and serious tennis fans alike. 
Hit the court as Johnny Mac or a slew of other Grand Slam champs.
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Utilize player-specific styles.
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Attack opponents with MotionPlus.
View larger. | The New Home of the Slams
At its highest level, success in professional tennis is all about how you perform at the most prestigious events on the circuit. The Grand Slam tournaments are the biggest and most important of these and EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis now gives gamers an exclusive home where they can play all four of these: the Australian Open, the French Open at Paris' Roland Garros, the championships at Wimbledon in London and the U.S. Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. As players step onto center court at each tournament they can expect a realistic Grand Slam experience from the details of the stadiums and its surroundings, to the scoreboard, crowd, differing playing surfaces and more. Playable Characters: A Whose-Who of the Tennis Elite
Success at the Slams is what elevates top-ten players to the rank of the elite on the tour. The character lineup of EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis features some of the greatest and most accomplished tennis players ever, including John McEnroe in his exclusive video game debut. Joining bad boy Johnny Mac is an impressive roster of current and legendary men's and women's players who collectively own 135 Grand Slam singles titles, making this the most accomplished group of players ever assembled for a tennis video game. Just a few of the additional faces players can expect to see in your bracket are Rafael "Rafa" Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Bjorn Borg, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Ana Ivanovic, Andy Roddick, Boris Becker, Lleyton Hewitt and many more. Wii MotionPlus
EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis is one of the first games compatible with Nintendo's new Wii MotionPlus accessory for the Wii Remote. Working in conjunction with the Wii Remote's existing motion control technology, MotionPlus further enhances the player's experience with added shot depth and precise ball placement on the court. Racket rotation is also recognized so you can spin your stick just like the pros do, whether you choose to strategically pick your opponent apart from the baseline, or aggressively attack the net using serve and volley techniques. Key Features: - Swing the Racket Like a Grand Slam Champion - Users feel like they are actually playing tennis as they swing real forehands and backhands. Hit a variety of shots such as top spin, slice, flat, lobs and drop shots.
- Grand Slam Career - As the only video game licensed to feature Wimbledon, users can play all four Grand Slams. Authentic stadiums and venues are recognizable as the real grounds.
- Wii MotionPlus - One of the first games compatible with the new Wii MotionPlus. When the peripheral is added, the experience is enhanced with added shot depth and precise ball placement. Racket rotation is also recognized so you can spin your stick just like the pros do.
- Social Tennis Party - A dozen party games can be played, using seven core Tennis Academy style games with group friendly scoring and presentation.
- Connect Online* - Play against new opponents online. Every win contributes to your country on the Battle of the Nations leader board.
- Practice Makes Perfect - Hone your skills on the practice courts with controllable ball machines at every venue. Take advantage of the instructional pop-ups to improve your abilities and beat the pros.
- In-Game Challenges - In your quest to win each Grand Slam, conquer the various challenges to accumulate more skills for your created player.
* Online play requires user provided Internet connection. |
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| Customer Reviews:
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 good game September 1, 2010
kj (Chicago, IL)
My family and I love the wii play/wii sports version of tennis so much I couldn't wait to buy this one. It is a very good game, has lots of challenges and options. I did not give it a 5 star simply for the fact that sometimes very rarely but sometimes it does not register my hit accurately. However it is still a great game.
 Great Fun for Awhile July 31, 2010
C. Cooper (Maryland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The learning curve on this game was very frustrating, I felt like a spastic imbecile for the first week: I would swing and nothing happened, my player suddenly turned her back to the ball as it approached, etc. Slowly, it came around. I learned to follow my player's lead: if she wanted to hit a forehand then, by gosh, that is what I would do. I really started to enjoy the game...for about two weeks. I racked up 5 stars and some gold abilities before it all unraveled and, somehow, my player was functionally reset to imbecile level again after a Grand Slam or two. I created a new player, was working my way up the ranks when, suddenly, the default arm position for the player became the "hailing cab" position. I tried holding the wiimote steady in between shots, gently tapping the wiimote, button-side down in my hand, re-setting the wiimote, trying the other wiimote to no avail: my player is terminally out of sync with the game. She overruns the ball, she freezes, she won't swing when I serve, and she falls down and doesn't get up, all the while holding the racket high and to the right. I can't find a solution on any of the forums. It is very disappointing because I know how much fun the game is when things are working properly. While I can't swear that it isn't a problem with my Wii or both wiimotes (how likely is that), I have to say that the game has great potential but just too many glitches to make it much fun for very long. Oh, and another thing: if you buy the game, note that you can indeed turn off Pat Cash's annoying commentary. Huge improvement.
Promising but very "jerky" experience snuffs the joy out June 16, 2010
Vizzy (Bay area, CA)
Most of the previous reviews pretty much capture it all. This game shows great potential around graphics, player imitations and ability to hit top-spin etc. But very poor by way of usability and has some really annoying "glitches".
Usability - in a nutshell: very difficult to get a hang of. Menus, options etc. are not self-explanatory and the help section is anything but helpful. Very difficult to figure out how to get ahead in this game.
Glitches - the player you control does some really annoying things like overrun the ball, switch forehand/back-hand at the last second etc. which makes for a very jerky and frustrating experience.
Search online for tips on how to play this game. There's a really good one at: [...]
I would recommend sticking to the default tennis game on the Wii even though it lacks in graphics/sophistication. This EA version promises a lot but is hardly enjoyable.
 Challenging game of Tennis June 12, 2010
Grammy (Georgia, USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had maxed out my other tennis games. It will take me a while to get better on this Wii product but that is okay.
 OK Game. Could have been alot better! June 8, 2010
Anthony C. Thomas (Bay Area, CA)
The game play is spot on as far as wii motion feedback goes and the skill ratings are just as tight when going from easy to hard. Unfortunately it does not get me involved. I would love for better commentary because Honestly the three of four lines used during game play sucked!! they could add realness with the court refs and ball chasers actually being human like and movable instead of dead statues. and the grand slam tour is so un fulling I want to see interactions with the players I wanna have a mandatory practice and training with my coach to get better when I cant serve better or when My backhand gets weak or even when i have to many unforced errors I want to feel like Im becoming a better player emotionally with the game especially since i have to stand in a empty living room to play. And You cannot travel thru the grand slam tour with a partner in like a doubles play me and my girlfriend were looking forward to that. its fun for about a week or two then it moves to the bottom of the pile.
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