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" -- Chinese title (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• Setting: City - Lisbon
• Top Spin series

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Critic Reviews

UOL Jogos	Windows	Feb 24, 2005		100
GameSpy	Xbox	Nov 01, 2003		90
GamePro (US)	Xbox	Oct 30, 2003	4.5 out of 5	90
X-Power	Xbox	Nov 17, 2003	9 out of 10	90
GameZone	Xbox	Oct 21, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Game Informer Magazine	PlayStation 2	Nov, 2005	8.75 out of 10	88
Game Revolution	Xbox	Nov, 2003	B+	83
Diehard GameFan	Xbox	Jan 04, 2004	7.7 out of 10	77
JeuxVideoPC.com	Windows	Oct 15, 2006	15 out of 20	75
Gamesdog	Xbox	Jan 03, 2004	7 out of 10	70

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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.