{"id":3739,"date":"2020-02-11T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/?guid=ddb457c14097c52ebbfe2d269373bf24"},"modified":"2020-02-11T19:57:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:57:00","slug":"ao-tennis-2-review-too-many-unforced-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/02\/11\/ao-tennis-2-review-too-many-unforced-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"AO Tennis 2 Review \u2013 Too Many Unforced Errors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\tPublisher:<\/b> Bigben Interactive\n\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\tDeveloper:<\/b> Big Ant Studios\n\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\tRating:<\/b> Everyone\n\t\t<\/div>\n
\n\t\t\tReviewed on:<\/b> Xbox One\n\t\t<\/div>\n
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Flow is important in tennis, but it\u2019s hard to get in the groove in AO Tennis 2. Rough spots in the gameplay, including wonky animations and that dreaded feeling that some outcomes are pre-determined, undermine a game that nevertheless includes an admirable career mode. It\u2019s not a loss in straight sets, but it\u2019s a defeat nevertheless.<\/p>\n

Players\u2019 movements don\u2019t always synch up with expected shot animations, which can produce some surprising outcomes. You and your opponents can seemingly teleport a short distance to all of a sudden make a shot \u2013 an issue that is even more egregious online. Players also give up unexpectedly on balls that look like they can be chased down. Perhaps this phenomenon influences the title\u2019s high number of outright winners, where a player hits a clean, unreturnable shot. When these occur due to strategic rallies and\/or a well-hit and placed shot, that\u2019s great. However, too many times these happen seemingly out of thin air.<\/p>\n

Movement is a problem when it comes to changing direction. Whether you have the movement assist on or off, your player is occasionally unresponsive. In tennis you must keep moving to prevent from being caught flat footed, yet the game isn\u2019t always up to the task. I don\u2019t expect to be able to joystick around the court unabated, but it\u2019s disappointing when you anticipate your opponent\u2019s shot correctly and still aren\u2019t able to make a play on the ball because the game is not responding to your input.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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AO Tennis 2\u2019s gameplay has redeeming qualities when it\u2019s not working against you. Points can be saved or won by choosing the right shot type at the right moment. Slice shots take less time to execute, providing a way out when you\u2019re rushed, and the key to winning points is often to push for precise shots. Shot depth, placement along lines, taking a chance with a more aggressive shot, and getting the correct shot timing can make a big difference. Setting up your opponent with your shots before putting them away is also important, and I needed different strategies when one approach wasn\u2019t getting it done (even though the drop shot is overpowered).<\/p>\n

Raising player attributes like speed, stamina, and ability to hit certain shot types are integral as you play harder opponents and play on higher difficulties. This dovetails nicely into the career mode, which is the game\u2019s highlight. The mode\u2019s task of balancing a weekly tournament schedule with rest and training sessions isn\u2019t unique, but I like how cleanly the pieces fit together.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important not to get behind the fatigue eight ball, lest it lower your stats as you get further into a tournament, affecting your abilities just when you need them most. Careful planning and rest keep fatigue in check, but so does paying for a retinue of support services, including a coach, physiotherapist, sports scientist, photographer, and more. These positions help keep you in tip-top shape, reduce the effects of traveling to tournaments, and boost the effects of training. These aren\u2019t simply one-and-done upgrades, however, as money from tournaments and sponsors fuel these annual expenses. The fact that your money also raises your attributes keeps you on the tour\u2019s treadmill, striving for that next rung up the ladder.<\/p>\n

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Real-world sponsors such as Uber, Lacoste, and H\u00e4agen-Dazs give the mode a fun boost, and developer Big Ant takes this a step further with its creation and import tools. These let you bolster the existing licensed player pool, add replicas of real-life stadiums, and create your own sponsor logos. The community has already taken up the charge, creating real-world player lists you can import to bolster your career experience. You can even take these online, but unfortunately that mode consists only of quick match and create a match, with no matchmaking or larger structure apart from a leaderboard.<\/p>\n

Despite the strength of its career mode, it\u2019s too bad AO Tennis 2\u2019s gameplay isn\u2019t more dependable, because the genre has needed a new light for several generations. However, this game can\u2019t muster the consistency needed to be a credible threat.<\/p>\n

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Score: 6.5<\/h2>\n

Summary: <\/b>Developer Big Ant keeps improving the series’ career mode, but the gameplay is what really needs the work. <\/p>\n

Concept: <\/b>AO Tennis 2 builds off the improvements in 2018\u2019s AO Tennis International rather than actually being a direct sequel to the first AO Tennis, which also came out in 2018 <\/p>\n

Graphics: <\/b>Player faces are decent likenesses, if emotionless <\/p>\n

Sound: <\/b>There are no match commentators, but at least the chair umpire reads the score in French where appropriate <\/p>\n

Playability: <\/b>The sometimes-unpredictable animations and unresponsive controls can be frustrating <\/p>\n

Entertainment: <\/b>The career mode and creation tools are the best parts of AO Tennis 2, but the gameplay struggles to keep up its end of the bargain <\/p>\n

Replay: <\/b>Moderately High <\/p>\n

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