Top Spin

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Description

Top Spin is the Xbox's first tennis game, and it's playable over Xbox Live, allowing the player to compete in the XSN Sports Network. Over Xbox Live, two players can face each other in a one-on-one match, while in a doubles game up to four players can join. Stats are recorded and rankings are updated hourly at XSNsports.com.

The game has a career mode that takes the player all over the world. The first step is to create a player and give him a technical mastery. Once in the game, the player may compete in various tournaments. There are games, minor pro games, and professional tournaments. Winning games earns money and a higher ranking. The goal is to go from rank one hundred to number one.

Four different statistics can be gradually improved: serve, backhand, forehand, and volley. A higher skill will make for better and harder serves, more accurate and powerful back- and forehands, and the ability to keep the ball in play longer with volleys. There are also skills to obtain, such as risk and ace, which improves chances of hitting a successful risk shot or acing the opponent on a serve.

In Exhibition mode, the player may choose a created character or one of several real life pros, such as Pete Sampras or Anna Kournikova.

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Alternate Titles

• "上旋高手" -- Simplified Chinese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Setting: City - Lisbon
• Top Spin series
• Xbox Classics releases
• XSN Sports games

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Critic Reviews

UOL Jogos	Windows	Feb 24, 2005		100
Factornews	Xbox	Nov 14, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Video Game Talk	Xbox	Nov 25, 2003		90
Next Level Gaming	PlayStation 2	Oct 04, 2005	83 out of 100	83
Jolt (UK)	PlayStation 2	Nov 01, 2005	7.3 out of 10	73
GameSpot	Windows	Apr 12, 2006	7.2 out of 10	72
Gamesdog	Xbox	Jan 03, 2004	7 out of 10	70
Pro-G	PlayStation 2	Oct 25, 2005	6 out of 10	60
GameCola.net	Xbox	Sep 01, 2006	6 out of 10	60
IGN	Windows	Apr 20, 2006	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

The first Xbox patch introduced some new features and fixed a frustrating winning shot known as the deathdrop. It is a dropshot impossible to save that caused much irritation over Xbox Live! Unfortunately, other problems such as incorrect scoreboards and Disco boys, players who disconnect while playing but still secure the win, were left unattended. A new patch was needed.