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Fit for anyone,
The first thing you notice about
Super Tennis Champs is its polished
feel. It feels like someone
has actually taken the time to
present an Amiga game the
punters actually will want to
ploy. There wasn't really any
media hype of any description,
it just sort of crept up behind us
when we thought the future
of games was going to be
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The title screen shows some excellent
characters, that are so well drawn and took good
be able to hit a tennis ball really hard! I have to
apologise about my attitude, but surely you can
understand why I feel like this.
Super Tennis Champs by Audiogenic Is
another In the long line of post-
Christmas games. including
Odyssey, which should be out
Row, and Exile - the rejuve-
Roted classic space romp.
To me, Super Tennis
Champs looks extremely
Ike Super Tennis on the
Super Nintendo. and the
way the sprites are drawn
is instantly recognisable.
It also managed to
otch up a credible 90 per
cent and more in most
ogazines.
The characters in the game
I had their own personalities -
t like Super Tennis Chomps has.
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ermany and Synex from
mad°. You can take part in
standard friendly game,
urnament, or league, or go
II the way and take port in a Grand Slam
goinst many more computer or human comtitors.
You are then ranked in a table and the
rther you get in a tournament, the more points
u get.
The actual playing part of Super Tennis
amps is superb, Firstly, you can choose
!,een two systems of service. The first is sligh-
•1rder - you have to hold the fire button
to oct as power and use a subtle direction
!D plant the ball in the opposing player's court.
disappointing. Audlogenic
could never stand accused of
releasing holf-hearted games
to make a quick buck
As you can see from all their
post products, Audiogenic
have always come up with the
goods and managed to cater
for all types of gamesplayers.
Super Tennis Champs is no
exception, and without delving
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Hot only can you play singles, but the
doubles option is there too. Only I forgot
all about it! So this is en singles...
too much into the statistical
side, it will undoubtedly appeal
to everyone because it's one
of those games you can sit
down and play, especially
against a friend. The two-player
enjoyment stretches it to the
limit - in fact many office
arguments have been resolved
with a few sets of Super Tennis
Champs.
You can see who you'd possibly get to play in
the next round via the tournament tree
The second is merely a cross-hair which you
place where you want the ball to bounce. Also.
The players all have their own statistics and attributes
so the player you will pick will have a
varied effect on your success.
The Grand Slam tour takes you
all over the world playing at vari- II
ous venues, and before you
start the tournament you are
split randomly against all the
other competitors from
around t h e world.
Depending on the venue,
you will either play on a
hard, clay or grass court.
Before you begin to get
,vorried, there's an option
for you to save your game so
you can continue at a later
date if things get a little tough.
The options screen allows you
to change settings such as the service,
you can keep all the players on 111
the same skill, and can alter
the scrolling if the ball goes out
of play. You also get an
overview of the players you
get to play with and against, so you can pinpoint
their strengths and weaknesses. Finally, there's
the option to load in more characters from disk.
Final word
You can
take. part in a
standard
friendly game,
tournament,
or league, or
go all the way
and take part
in a Grand
Slam
At the moment It must be about 92 per cent complete - all that's waiting to be
added is the obvious presentational screens. and features such as a manual and
box. The gameplcry is set about right, all the competitions ore accessible, so from
what l've seen it's going to be one of the best games this year - even though it's
hardy started.