Everybody's Tennis
2006 video game
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Everybody's Tennis,[b] known as Hot Shots Tennis in North America, is a tennis video game developed by Clap Hanz and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2. It is a spin-off of the Everybody's Golf series.
| Everybody's Tennis | |
|---|---|
 European cover art | |
| Developer | Clap Hanz[a] |
| Publisher | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Series | Everybody's Golf |
| Platform | PlayStation 2 |
| Release | |
| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
In September 2016, the game was ported to PlayStation 4 via the PS2 Classics service.[2]
Gameplay
The game has 14 characters, 5 umpires, and 11 tennis courts. There are three different modes to choose from: Challenge Mode, Tennis with Everybody, and Training Mode. In Challenge, you play against computer-controlled opponents in order to unlock things like alternate costumes for characters and more courts to play on. In Tennis with Everybody, matches may be played with 1 to 4 players. The training mode lets players practice positioning and timing shots. Players may choose from service, volley, smash and general practices in this mode.
Few of the characters from the previous games of the series (both American and Japanese) make cameo appearances on the courts (usually only in Singles matches). Suzuki and Gloria return as being playable characters.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 70/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5.17/10[4] |
| Eurogamer | 6/10[5] |
| Famitsu | 32/40[6] |
| Game Informer | 8.25/10[7] |
| GamePro | 3.5/5[8] |
| GameRevolution | B[9] |
| GameSpot | 5/10[10] |
| GameSpy | 3.5/5[11] |
| GameTrailers | 7.5/10[12] |
| GameZone | 8/10[13] |
| IGN | 7.6/10[14] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | 8/10[15] |
| The New York Times | (average)[16] |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | 2.5/5[17] |
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40.[6]