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Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox
Genre: Sports

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'Top Spin' - Fact Sheet

by Thomas on March 25, 2003 @ 8:30 a.m. PST

Features:

Intense action and realism. Top Spin delivers all the intensity of professional tennis from cross-court winners to crushing ground strokes to rocket serves. Gamers can master all the shots including slices, lobs, drops, spins and several trick shots, while perfecting their play on various surfaces including clay, hard court, and grass.

Get in the zone. Top Spin challenges gamers to take risks and pull off difficult shots to get into a zone and use that momentum to improve their play. Gamers can develop a player's unique image on the court by pumping their fist after a great shot, slamming a racket to the ground, or arguing a bad call.

Play online to become the world's best. Gamers may be #1 in their own living room, but Xbox Live gives them a chance to prove it anytime and anywhere on a global scale. Gamers can climb worldwide ladders, play tournaments, take on all challengers in singles matches or find a skilled partner for doubles play.

Build a career. Create a player's personalized look, style and personality and use a coach to improve a weakness or perfect an aspect of their tennis game. Gamers can work their way up from the local playground, through the amateur ranks, to playing real pros in the world's top tournaments, while earning endorsements along the way.


The best players in the world are at gamers' fingertips. With 16 professional tennis players, Top Spin tests gamers in a 5 set match against Lleyton Hewitt or as Martina Hingis' partner in the final match of a doubles tournament. Some of the players featured in Top Spin include:
Lleyton Hewitt
Tommy Robredo
Jan-Michael Gambill
Michael Chang
Gustavo Kuerten
Sebastian Grosjean
James Blake
Daniela Hantuchova
Martina Hingis
Barbara Schett
Ashley Harkleroad
Elena Dementieva
Meghann Shaughnessy
Amanda Coetzer

Developer Information:

"Top Spin" is being developed by PAM, established in 1995 by Pierre Adane, who had previously worked as a developer for "Mister Nutz" on Playstation. PAM previously developed "Ronaldo V-Football" for the Playstation.


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