Video Game Vintage Title: Virtua Tennis 2009

Virtua Tennis 2009

Virtua Tennis 2009 is a 2009 video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. It is part of the Virtua Tennis series, following Virtua Tennis 3.

Reception
The game received a somewhat mixed reception, with an average Metacritic score of 75% on next-gen consoles, and 70% on the PC. Play UK called it "the best in the series so far", but also admitted that "the action may feel far too familiar to owners of Virtua Tennis 3". IT Reviews said it was "a terrific tennis game yet, conversely, an unnecessary one", also concluding that "it adds too little to Virtua Tennis 3". Eurogamer pointed out that the online multiplayer had been improved, but otherwise complained about a "general lack of ambition".

There were concerns that the competition was too easy, taking as much as 10 hours of gameplay before facing a competent opponent. Even the online action often suffered from lag and jitteriness and players "teleporting" to instantly jump across the screen.