Mario Tennis - Power Tour Review by: mlb789 - 9/10
Mario Tennis-Power TourMario Tennis-Power Tour is one of those games you have to play if you love Mario or if you love sports. The base of this game is to rise up the classes at your tennis academy, which are junior, senior, and varsity ranks. You also have the option to play singles or doubles matches, but you can play both during the story. Each rank has ranks, one, two, three, and four,and once you reach number one you go to the next class. At varsity class rank two, you are able to go to the biggest tournament the academy has to offer, The Island Open. The Island Open consists of eight teams in three rounds of single-elimination tennis, with the loser dropping out of the competition after he/she or he and she loses. If you win The Island Open, it seems like your game is over, when the game is in fact not over. After you win The Island Open, you are taken to a mysterious land where you get to play in this big tournament. The tournament involves the veiled players that came to the academy earlier, and beat one of the best players there.
Graphics: 6 The graphics in Mario Tennis-Power Tour are very pixel-like (in my opinion) and the characters are a little out of focus. The rest of the game also includes this out of focus tendency, but the graphics do not affect the game play in any way.
Sound: 9 The sound in this game is very interesting, as you even get to hear the grunts of the players as they hit the tennis ball over the net. The music of the game is a bit repetitive, which does not differ from other games on the Game Boy Advance system.
Addictiveness: 10 The addictiveness of this game surprised me a lot. I thought this game was going to be one I played once and never played again, but the way you progress through the story wanting to see who was behind those veils keeps you going throughout the game, and when you get to who they are, although who they are was pretty obvious, you still want to be sure. After you find out, you are likely to find yourself doing the other mode you didn't do in The Island Open, making you lose self of time while playing these games.
Story: 5 The story of the game is actually quite bland, as all you do is hop the ranks until you win The Island Open and the mystery tournament, and then you do all of that AGAIN.
Depth: 8 The game always allows you to play without starting the whole game over, which almost all sports games offer. After beating the campaign mode, you can play exhibition and mini-game mode, so the game just goes on until you get a new tennis game and start to play that.
Difficulty: 4 The campaign itself took me about 4 hours to complete in game time, and I used the vizzed plugin to speed the game up a bit. The game is very easy to play and you should have no problem beating it and having fun at the same time.
Overall: 9 This game is a very well made game with few flaws and fun game play. If you love to play sports or just plain love Mario, this is a game you must try.
Graphics
6 Sound
9 Addictive
10 Depth
10 Story
5 Difficulty
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