Tons of new Virtua Tennis 3 screenshots!

[VG Aficionado]

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[CrumCon]

not impressive at all, its just high poly of plastic looking old Virtua Tennis with strong HDR.

EA Sports games looks better imo.

[Fazares]

maria sharapova looks a bit worse than that pic found in that jap site(i dont remember the name exactly)

[VG Aficionado]

Then I guess these pictures are from 360's version (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=60848) ;)

[Fazares]

Then I guess these pictures are from 360's version (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=60848) ;)
i strongly agree...100%

[dork]

My N64 can produce better graphics than that! :dur:

[LaLiLuLeLo]

man, people just refused to be impressed.
It looks really sweet imo.
The difference between that new maria shot and the old one is the time of day lighting. The other one was just more dramatic. It's the same game.

[Killing Moon]

not impressive at all, its just high poly of plastic looking old Virtua Tennis with strong HDR.

EA Sports games looks better imo.

Exactly.

[VG Aficionado]

My N64 can produce better graphics than that! :dur:Your N64 must have taken steroids. A LOT of steroids :spiny:

[chrismt]

Looks great to me.

[Fazares]

man, people just refused to be impressed.
It looks really sweet imo.
The difference between that new maria shot and the old one is the time of day lighting. The other one was just more dramatic. It's the same game.
not really...go check..
i m beginning to understand what they meant as the ps3 version looking the best...

[satriales]

I think it looks good, but I'm sure it looks even better in motion.

[-gin-]

crappiest normal mapping EVER

[Viano]

does it support online?

[Nameless]

Something is off with the Pics I would guess the source of the pics...
I will wait for high res pics or perhaps an HD trailer before passing final judgement. I played the game on the 360 and the gameplay got boring after a short period of time IMO...

[Matt]

The tennis games have never really looked brilliant, so maybe they're just continuing along the same vein?

[Raijin]

Something is off with the Pics I would guess the source of the pics...
I will wait for high res pics or perhaps an HD trailer before passing final judgement. I played the game on the 360 and the gameplay got boring after a short period of time IMO...


You're talking about Top Spin no?

[makeitlookreal]

The models in this game are just creepy looking. They sure have not climbed out of the uncanny valley. Their actually pretty good, but just not good enough to climb out of that valley.

[NickSCFC]

Fuck off the players look amazing, I haven't seen detail like that in any other next-gen game!

Fight Night R3 comes close, that's it!

Check out the hair around this guy's ear!

http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/4983620060908_162936_12_big.jpg

[Smokey]

thats leyton hewitt^^^^

[masteratt]

Only in the gaming world you get to debate about the hair around some guy's ear. ;)

[NickSCFC]

Well it looks amazing, can't believe people are slagging off the player models!

Fuck off the players look amazing, I haven't seen detail like that in any other next-gen game!

Fight Night R3 comes close, that's it!

Check out the hair around this guy's ear!

http://www.jeux-france.com/Webmasters/Images/4983620060908_162936_12_big.jpg

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Only in the gaming world you get to debate about the hair around some guy's ear. ;)

It's come to that.:doh: :huh: :unsure: :( :tardbang: :ohno: :duh: :cry2:

[chrismt]

The crowd, however, well, looks like it's from the N64. Oh well, at least we get insane character models.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

well you know the characters get the lionshare of polygons, and everyone else gets.... a handful. Hey it's moved up from last generation (when everyone was still sprites except mayabe a handful of them).

[chrismt]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7236/498362006090816293612bigku7.jpg

Look again, I see flat textures. Many of them.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

...the poles are lit exactly as they should be, and I wasn't arguing the detail of the crowd, only that it has progressed.

Jeez can't you guys relax?
"Meh! I see flat textures! This game is teh suxorz!"
Jesus H. Christ.

[chrismt]

And I'm not saying the game will suck, because I liked playing the little bit of Top Spin I did play and I'm looking forward to this game.

Simply highlighting the crowds because I thought it was a little strange for them to look that bad still.

[Fazares]

those pics have to be the xbox360 version...they look worse than the arcade and that maria sharapova screen...:-/

[Raijin]

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7236/498362006090816293612bigku7.jpg

Look again, I see flat textures. Many of them.

It's the crowd as usual. Obviously they didnt pay attention to it.

[Matt]

I wish they would pay more attention to the crowds in games. I mean, I'm not bothered about loads of detail, they just need to stop making them look like cardboard cut-outs.

[Applefiend]

They are cardboard cutouts! One quad with alpha mask each!

But VT is my favourite Tennis game along with Mario Tennis on GC.

Which I play on my fantastic DREAMCAST. :)

[Bad_Boy]

Supposedly it runs at 1080p now.
http://gemaga.sbcr.jp/

example..
http://images.playsyde.com/gallery/public/4089/894_0015.jpg
http://images.playsyde.com/gallery/public/4089/894_0005.jpg

[VG Aficionado]

Yet another 1080p game? Awesome!

[VG Aficionado]

http://www.ps3party.nl/nieuws/item/26348/

Translation summary:

- Virtua Tennis 3 will be 1080p on the PS3.
- It will remain 720p on the 360.
- The game will be in stores in March 2007 (could be a PS3 launch game in Europe)
- Playable demo at TGS.
- Virtua Tennis 3 looks better on PS3 than on 360, even at 720p.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

I want to get excited about 1080p but I'm not gonna have an hdtv for at least a year or two.

[yoshaw]

But when you do buy it. The 2 year old Tennis game on your shelf would feel highly justified at $60 for giving you , your TV(and moneys) worth that late in the future :)

[makeitlookreal]

This is very, very interesting. If this game is running at 1080P on the PS3 and looks *better* than the 360 version at 720P what does that say about the PS3's hardware? Obviously, it is a very good sign, but is there anything specific it might be telling us?

I'm really starting to think with more games potentially hitting 1080P and the many other games getting a sudden leap in graphical quality that it's not completely out of the question we there could have been a RAM upgrade in the PS3. It's not likely, but seeing a game go to 1080P and look better than the 360 at 720P is pretty darn amazing in my opinion.

[LaLiLuLeLo]

edit: mistaken! wrong thread.

[VG Aficionado]

More screenshots at the turn of the page ;)

[VG Aficionado]

720p 1 (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega24.jpg)
720p 2 (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega25.jpg)
1080p 1 (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega26.jpg)
1080p 2 (http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega27.jpg)

[Raijin]

Am I crazy or these 1080p screens do have AA? Is the game supposed running at 60fps?

[VG Aficionado]

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/732/732973p1.html

Sega has served up (har, har, har) new high resolution screens along side a few new details on Power Smash 3, aka Virtua Tennis 3. In Japan, the game is set for release exclusively on the PlayStation 3, although it will also see Xbox 360 release everywhere else in the world.1080p support, Japanese exclusivity, looks better than 360's version in any case... interesting.

IGN's screenshots here (http://media.ps3.ign.com/media/824/824785/imgs_1.html)

[woundingchaney]

Those screenshots are not 1080p.


These screenshots look rather bland, is this the newest releases.


Although some of the ones at IGN are looking good.

[curryking1]

There are giant curling rocks there because... why? lol!

[Twilight Prince]

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega24.jpg
she's so hot in real life!!! this is detailed graphics and yet they fail to portray her in every possible aspect. omg

[VG Aficionado]

Those screenshots are not 1080p.I guess the fact that their resolution is 1920x1080 is meaningless :dur:

[woundingchaney]

I guess the fact that their resolution is 1920x1080 is meaningless :dur:
1463x823

Maybe Im not viewing/doing something correctly but thats the res. I get. Or perhaps because my monitor is only 1680x1050, who knows???

[VG Aficionado]

1463x823

Maybe Im not viewing/doing something correctly but thats the res. I get. Or perhaps because my monitor is only 1680x1050, who knows???I don't know what's wrong with your computer, but even though I usually have the screen resolution set at 1280x1024 (or 1360x768 when I'm using my HDTV), I can always see the original resolution of every picture and screenshot. The ones I posted at the beginning of this page are 1280x720 and 1920x1080 respectively.

[woundingchaney]

Going to properies gives me the res. that I provided. Hell man who knows the other ones show up as 720p like suggested, but the 1080p are clocking in at approx. 1400x800.

[mmilinski]

Going to properies gives me the res. that I provided. Hell man who knows the other ones show up as 720p like suggested, but the 1080p are clocking in at approx. 1400x800.

My computer shows 1920x1080 in pic properties.

[woundingchaney]

HUH

Well Im going to have to get to the bottom of this one then, thanks for the low down guys.

OK- The ones from IGN are showing 1080p but the linked ones are showing the 1400x800 res., anyways the res is nice in the IGN ones.

[yoshaw]

Wounding, your browser is minimizing the image automatically to fit your screen. Do this, once the 1080p links image is opened in your browser, click on it once to enlarge it to the original proportions.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega26.jpg
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega27.jpg

Then right click & properties it to see the full res ;)

PS: Alternatively, save the image to your harddisk and then properties it in irfanview or some other gfx program.

[woundingchaney]

Wounding, your browser is minimizing the image automatically to fit your screen. Do this, once the 1080p links image is opened in your browser, click on it once to enlarge it to the original proportions.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega26.jpg
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega27.jpg

Then right click & properties it to see the full res ;)
Thanks man.

I have no idea why the IGN ones would show one way and the link ones another (maybe because at IGN I had to click for full res.).

But anyways thx yosh. and VG for the help here.:clapping:

[VG Aficionado]

I find it hard to believe that the original picture properties change if the browser resizes them, but whatever :dur:

[woundingchaney]

I find it hard to believe that the original picture properties change if the browser resizes them, but whatever :dur:
What browser do you use??

Im using netscape.

[VG Aficionado]

What browser do you use??

Im using netscape.Firefox with 9 extensions: tab manager, advert blocking, mouse gestures recognition, weather forecast, quick term lookups, etc. And properly configured so that, among other things, it won't resize any pictures.

[yoshaw]

Actually the browser does mess up the properties when it automatically resizes image to fit screen. It would show you the smaller res and not the original. I checked it before telling Wounding about it :)

Firefox 1.5.0.7, it's a custom thing. Some people it never happens, to some its there(the resizing) by default.
http://xs106.xs.to/xs106/06376/browsercheck.jpg

Wounding, uncheck that if you always want to see original sized images.

:)

[Z]

spooky. O_o

yeah, that is for both the graphics and the FireFox X-Files revilation. anyone else smells a conspiracy?

[VG Aficionado]

Pwnsome stuff at the turn of the page ;)

[VG Aficionado]

PS3 Virtua Tennis in 1080p (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153716)

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/7843/1080pmediakd4.jpg

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4549/1080ppmediamc9.jpg

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/8057/1080pppmediaox9.jpg

The "holy grail of full HD" is confirmed for Sega's PS3 tennis title.
by Sam Kennedy, 09/17/2006

At its press event in Tokyo yesterday, Sega revealed, or rather boasted, that Virtua Tennis 3 runs in 1080p on the PS3. Displaying the game on slick HD sets with 1080p placards next to them, it looked absolutely glorious in high-res.

This makes Virtua Tennis 3 the second PS3 title confirmed to run in 1080p, next to Gran Turismo HD, and demonstrates that third party publishers are able to achieve what's been dubbed the holy grail of full HD on PS3. Sony has touted the PS3's ability to render 1080p images as a large benefit over the Xbox 360, which is incapable of generating them at such a resolution.

As we previously reported, Sony hopes to have Resistance: Fall of Man and NBA 07 running in 1080p as well, but isn't sure yet whether this will be possible in time for their release. For the time being, there are now two games confirmed to run in 1080p on the PS3.

[EvilTaru]

This news is like whoa. 1080p is happening!!!http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/gladtomeetya.gif

[masteratt]

I don't get the third pic...Why isn't anyone raping the PS3?

I know I would....Look at that shiny beast! :drool:

[yoshaw]

PS3 Virtua Tennis in 1080p (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3153716)



Gamefront is reporting that Army of Two on PS3 is aiming for 1080p as well! They say the Playstation Magazine is reporting the ArmyofTwo 1080p in its article.

http://xs106.xs.to/xs106/06370/armytwo1080p.jpg

[Nameless]

Let the games begin!
1080P on day one wow...

[warmachine]

Gamefront is reporting that Army of Two on PS3 is aiming for 1080p as well! They say the Playstation Magazine is reporting the ArmyofTwo 1080p in its article.

http://xs106.xs.to/xs106/06370/armytwo1080p.jpg

Translation:

EA told the american "PlayStation Magazine" that Army of Two might run in 1080p on the PS3.

They already made some tests which succeded.

[yoshaw]

Warmachine,
Can you copy/quote/paste the exact same post above in Nameless' 1080p thread (http://forums.e-mpire.com/showthread.php?t=61985)? I think we should leave this one for Virua Tennis :)

[Z]

alot of people bash EA, but I love'em. they have production values few can match, their sports (along with 2K's) are the best around (not counting very few exceptions like Winning Eleven) and they introduce new exciting games like Army of Two. not to mention, look at what Criterion were able to do with Burnout and Black thanks to EA's backing. :)

[Pumpkin Head]

Following on from the earlier news that Virtua Tennis 3 is set to hit PlayStation 3 in 'full' 1080p high definition glory, SPOnG has just posted our recent interview with Mie Kumagai the game's producer, over at AM3.

Kumagai-san was the first female president of any Japanese game development studio and has worked with Sega since 1993. She is hereafter referred to as MK.

MK told us how the development team have built upon the basic Virtua Tennis concept of "Super Play with Simple Control", whilst at the same time upgrading the topspins (offensive shots), slices (defensive shots), lobs and drop shots, as well as adding exciting new elements like running shots.

Telling us about the animations, MK noted that: "When the user plays VT3, they will feel as if they are tracing the motions of Federer or Nadal and so on - I believe we've successfully achieved a realism that is close to live television broadcasting."

MK went on to tell us more about other new features in the game, including the party games you can play together with your friends or family, and the new "World Tour" mode, as well as letting us know a little more about which licensed players will star in the game, and the many types of court environment in which we'll be able to have a knock about in full eye-blastingly beautiful high definition glory.

She was particularly proud to detail the improvements in the AI in Virtua Tennis 3, telling us: "Regarding the AI players, they move with the characteristic moves or thinking of their real-life counterparts. For example, Federer tries to perform all-around play, Nadal attempts to make use of his powerful strokes and abundant quantity of motion as his advantage, and Roddick aims to get the initiative with serves and so on.


http://www.spong.com/feature/10109422

[hevymac]

I hope it's as fun as Smash court tennis was on the ps1!!!

[VG Aficionado]

The fun, addicting, award-winning series continues with Virtua Tennis 3, built specifically for next-gen consoles. With ultra-realistic graphics and precise player control, gamers will hit the court and play as or against today's tennis elite including Federer, Sharapova, Roddick, Nadal, and Williams. A new multiplayer mode allows up to four friends to battle it out on 23 courts around the world. As they serve up their best in a mix of exhibitions, tournaments and competitions, players will rise through the ranks and battle for the top spot!

KEY FEATURES:

# Court Games: 10 all-new mini games!
# Easy to play, difficult to master: Anyone can pick up Virtua Tennis 3 for instant enjoyment, but honing your skills will be a challenge.
# Fast, fun and thoroughly addictive: Mini-games and online modes keep gameplay fresh and challenging.
# New World Tour mode: Create your own superstar and enjoy a host of new mini-games, tournaments and challenges.
# Tennis Stars: Features 20 of the world's biggest tennis stars playing on a variety of stadium and surfaces from across the world.

UNIQUE SELLING POINTS:

# PLAYSTATION 3 exclusives: Unique new tilt functionality allows players to spin, lob and slice the ball with a flick of the pad. Play tennis in spectacular 1080p resolution - the highest video standard available.
# A true High Definition experience: The most accurate and rich tennis experience to date!

PRODUCT INFO:

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3
Genre: Sports
Players: PS3 online/offline: 1-4
Retail: $49.95http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/740/740664p1.html

I think this is going to be the first tennis game I'll buy :hugegrin:

[BillCosby]

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060915/sega24.jpg
she's so hot in real life!!! this is detailed graphics and yet they fail to portray her in every possible aspect. omg

The models do look good. I mean look at the corners of her armpits you can usually see some weird poly's there, but it looks flawless.

[curryking1]

Except for the fact that they made Sharapova look ugly, graphics are not bad at all. I think this game is gonna get left in the dust tho graphically when more of the PS3 exclusives start to roll out.

[VG Aficionado]

Virtua Tennis gets tilty on PS3 (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=148602)
Friday 3-Nov-2006 10:15 AM Sega serves up details on new functionality added to the PS3 version of the tennis game

We've been sent some nice visual diagrams and a bit of blurb this morning on Virtua Tennis 3's freshly announced employment of the PS3 controller's tilt action.

You can use the tilt action to move your player (tilt the controller forward to move a sports star forward, left to move them left etc.) and also to perform a variety shots and serves - in a similar way to a tennis racquet, and without using the buttons or analogue sticks, explains Sega.

Here's further example stuff:

* Swing the controller up quickly - Player makes a lob shot
* Swing the controller down quickly - Player performs a slice shot
* Swing the controller horizontally - Top spin!

And here's a couple of diagrams for you to peruse:

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/medialib/screens/screenshot_163765.jpg

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/medialib/screens/screenshot_163764.jpg

Will it be as good as Wii Sports? Let the debate begin!Regarding the debate, and not trying to start a fanboy battle, Virtua Tennis 3 will have the critical advantage in the fact that Wii Tennis doesn't allow the player to move their character around, since the game moves it automatically without relying on the player's input. Both games could be played single-handedly even though Wii's would feel more natural, save for the inability to move your character.

Beyond that, VT3 is a full-blown tennis game which is just far superior in every other department than Wii Tennis, which is a small and simple game.

[TheGreenElf]

They look like porcelain...

[Domination]

Last-gen, there were many titles I avoided do to the control sheme, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has had to suffered for the reason. This gen seems to have rectified this little problem.

This is one I would most definitely like to try out.

[cliffbo]

i wonder if the grass shows wear as the game progresses. it would be cool if eventually it effects gameplay... bounce, angle etc... what if it rains? would they pull the cover over the court and make you wait all afternoon to start play again? LOL strawberries anyone...

[NickSCFC]

http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000H61P8I.02._SS400_SCLZZZZZZZ_V49966820_.jpg

[VG Aficionado]

Another trailer (http://download.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_virtuatennis3_5.wmv)

[OmniCloud]

I wonder how the control is gonna work..I got the concept, but I need a demo or something....

[BruceWayneIII]

Bump...

Long video demonstrating the interface, tilt, gameplay etc.


http://www.jeux-france.com/downloads7253_video-virtua-tennis-3.html

[VG Aficionado]

Famitsu score:

Virtua Tennis 3 (PS3, Sega): 8, 7, 7, 6 - (28/40) (http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm)Quite an average game.

[woundingchaney]

Yeah if it hadnt been for all the 1080p nonsense no one would give a damn about VT (or at least very few of us LOL).

[NickSCFC]

Famitsu score:

Quite an average game.

Famitsu are like EDGE, originality plays a big part in their review scores. TV3 is just World Tour with shiny new graphics.

[NickSCFC]

Review score

EDGE
Virtua Tennis 3 [360,PS3,PC,PSP] - 8

Just been playing the Xbox Live demo and it's really good, gameplay is alot smoother like World Tour compared to VT1 and VT2. The graphics are really good, a nice combination of realism and all that colourfulness you'd expect from a Sega arcade game...

not sure whether I love or hate the music though :wank:

[Applefiend]

Hmmmm.....

Maybe I'll stick with Mario Tennis/Wii Sports Tennis.

Unless I can get it cheap of course. Too many games, so little time.

[Z]

I don't play tennis games. but I like the extras. amusing thoughts. has the series always had such modes?

[NickSCFC]

Just played VT3 on my mate's 32" HDTV and I'm finally convinced by this HD stuff now, absolutely stunning!!!

Not one jaggy or one imperfection in place, the colour is absolutely beautiful! The clay court is a visual feast, player skin is by far the best I've ever seen in a video game.

Anyone looking for arcade thrills and is looking for something to REALLY show off their HDTV, this is the game!

[Fazares]

Just played VT3 on my mate's 32" HDTV and I'm finally convinced by this HD stuff now, absolutely stunning!!!

Not one jaggy or one imperfection in place, the colour is absolutely beautiful! The clay court is a visual feast, player skin is by far the best I've ever seen in a video game.

Anyone looking for arcade thrills and is looking for something to REALLY show off their HDTV, this is the game!

is ur mates ps3.... an imported one or a real european ps3?:-)

[NickSCFC]

It's an Xbox360 lol

But the PS3 version is supposed to be slightly better in terms of graphics.