Tennis Champs Returns

Jakyl

About this game

A classic reborn, developed by Elton Bird and Uprising Games!

20 years after the original hit the home computer, this is the "King of Tennis Games" brought nicely up to date.

Remade completely by the original home computer version programmer using the original characters and retouched animation, combined with all new physics, AI, new controls, Daily Challenges, and a great new Career mode.

Daily Challenge serves up a mixture of modes, tennis games, opponents and mini games each day, with completion yielding rewards to help you in your career.

Career mode pits you against a field of 200 Tennis Pros on a full world tour packed with Events. Can you climb the rankings, win the major titles and be declared the True Tennis Champ?

Or play against you friends with 4 player local multiplayer (controllers required)!

Season 2 is here! Adding :-

* New Challenges to the tour.
* Career Rival player who improves as you play
* Re-tuned AI, improved Ball physics and shot balancing
* Touch-Tennis mode, play with 1 finger in this special bonus challenge.
* Improved player customisation
* Better User interface
* New hit effects and visual touches.

Season 3 is here! New Features:-

* Bird'sEye Challenge system.
* Perspective Camera Mode.
* Single Handed Backhand animation
* Ball Wear / New Balls.
* Pick a Rival, beat them for extra rewards!
* Integrated Training into Career.
* Improved UI

Ratings and reviews

I really want to like this game. However it has some "features" that ruin it. I will be in a middle of a volley and run up for a ball and IT chooses to smash when im trying to get it to slice or simple just hit the ball. This would be fine other than it goes out when you smash it 95% of the time. Other times I'll be running side to side playing baseline and the character chooses to stop running. I figured this was a feature of being tired, but no. It happens at all energy levels. Ruins the fun

Mixed feelings: fun and frustrating. This is a fun game with that "one more turn" feeling. I enjoyed levelling up a player on career mode, gradually learning how to better my tennis game. However, once your character hits the top 20 in ranking it appears the difficulty level spikes. Previously easier encounters with lower star characters (and by this time your player is 4-5 stars) are insanely difficult. Plus the imperfect controls on a phone screen make timing runs and shots hit and miss.

Great game, but two minor problems. It would be nice to have the score on screen during a point rather than just before the serve. Also sometimes the hawk eye system gets it wrong, usually when serving down the centre line. I've had several occasions where the ball is clearly out on the replay, but it's been called in on review. Still 5 stars though!

What's new

- Initial Android 14 Support