Virtua Tennis 3

Players Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and Venus Williams appears on the U.S. cover art for the game.
Developer(s)	Sega-AM3 (AC, PS3) Sumo Digital (PC, XBOX 360, PSP)
Publisher(s)	SEGA
Platform(s)	Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows
Release	Arcade PlayStation 3 & XBOX 360 PSP & PC
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	1 to 4 players
Arcade system	SEGA Lindbergh

Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 3 in Japan) is the second arcade game sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, Virtua Tennis. The arcade version of Virtua Tennis 3 is powered by the PC-based Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. Ports for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles are also available with a traditional collection of tennis minigames that the home versions of Virtua Tennis are known for. In 2009, SEGA announced that Virtua Tennis 3 will be updated/re-created to Virtua Tennis 2009.

Players

The following players are available in the game:

Male Players:

• Rafael Nadal
• Roger Federer
• Lleyton Hewitt
• Andy Roddick
• Tim Henman
• James Blake
• Tommy Haas
• Sébastien Grosjean
• Mario Ančić
• Juan Carlos Ferrero
• David Nalbandian
• Taylor Dent
• Gaël Monfils

Female Players:

• Maria Sharapova
• Venus Williams
• Daniela Hantuchová
• Lindsay Davenport
• Nicole Vaidišová
• Martina Hingis
• Amélie Mauresmo

Console versions

Besides having Tournament Mode and Exhibition Mode from the arcade version, the home versions include a World Tour Mode and Court Games mode. These game modes replace the Challenge Mode that was present in the arcade version.

The Xbox 360 version has exclusive Xbox Live online tournaments and modes, whilst the PlayStation 3 version incorporates the option to control the game using the SIXAXIS motion-sensitive controller.

Both the 360 and PS3 versions offer native 1080p support.

A playable game demo of the Xbox 360 version was released on Xbox Live Marketplace on March 16, 2007.

Reception

Arcade version

• Arcade Belgium 19/20

PS3 version

• IGN 7.8/10(UK)
• GameBrink 78/100
• Electronic Gaming Monthly 7.33/10
• Play UK 90/100
• Edge 8/10(UK)
• PSM3 85/100
• Pelit 88/100(Finland)
• Pure Magazine 9/10(UK)
• Official UK PlayStation Magazine 8/10
• GameSpot UK 8.2/10

Xbox 360 version

• IGN 8.0/10
• Electronic Gaming Monthly 7.33/10
• 360 Gamer Magazine 9/10(UK)
• Official Xbox Magazine 9/10(UK)
• Eurogamer 9/10(UK)
• GameTrailers 8.4/10

The average scores on Game Rankings are 81% for the PS3, 80% for the Xbox 360 & PC, and 79% for the PSP.

External links

Official websites

• North American website
• Japanese website

Fansites

• International Top Spin Tour: VT3 league