Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2

2004 video game

2004 video game

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2

North American box art

Developer(s)| Now Production
Publisher(s)|

* EU: Sony Computer Entertainment
* NA: Namco Hometek
* JP: Namco

Platform(s)| PlayStation 2
Release|

* PAL: May 28, 2004
* NA: June 8, 2004
* JP: July 1, 2004

Genre(s)| Sports
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2[a] is a 2004 tennis video game developed by Now Production and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament (2002).

## Gameplay

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The game features many playable modes including Arcade mode and the in depth Pro tour mode in which you create a player and try to become a tennis champion. Other modes include Exhibition, Challenge and Tutorial. There are a range of courts one can play on, including those at the Australian Open (the old Rebound Ace courts), Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Along with various tennis characters, players can unlock characters from the Soulcalibur series (Cassandra Alexandra and Raphael Sorel) and Tekken series (Heihachi Mishima and Ling Xiaoyu).

## Reception

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Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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Metacritic| 74/100[1]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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Edge| 6/10[2]
Electronic Gaming Monthly| 7.67/10[3]
Eurogamer| 5/10[4]
Famitsu| 32/40[5]
Game Informer| 5/10[6]
GamePro| [7]
GameRevolution| B[8]
GameSpot| 7.5/10[9]
IGN| 8/10[10]
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine| [11]
The Times| [12]

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1] Ryan Davis of GameSpot said, "PlayStation 2 owners should find plenty to like about Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2."[9] IGN's Ed Lewis said of the game, "Overall, it still isn't the best thing out there, but it's definitely a solid update and holds rather strongly by itself."[10] One specific criticism of the game was that when entering the Davis/Fed-Cup styled 'World Tournament' as a player from a small nation, no realistic name generator was available for partners and other team members. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights for a total of 32 out of 40.[5]

## See also

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* Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis
* Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament
* Smash Court Tennis 3

## Notes

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1. ^ Known in Japan and Korea as Smash Court Pro Tournament 2 (Japanese: スマッシュコート プロトーナメント2, Hepburn: SumasshuKōto PuroTōnamento Tsū)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
2. ^ Edge staff (July 2004). "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament". Edge. No. 138\. Future plc. p. 109.
3. ^ EGM staff (August 2004). "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 181\. Ziff Davis. p. 104.
4. ^ Patrick Garratt (June 15, 2004). "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
5. ^ a b "スマッシュコート プロトーナメント 2". Famitsu (in Japanese). Vol. 812\. Enterbrain. July 9, 2004.
6. ^ Matt Helgeson (July 2004). "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2". Game Informer. No. 135\. GameStop. p. 115\. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
7. ^ Four-Eyed Dragon (June 8, 2004). "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 Review for PS2 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
8. ^ Ben Silverman (June 2004). "Smash Court [Tennis] Pro Tournament 2 Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
9. ^ a b Ryan Davis (June 9, 2004). "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
10. ^ a b Ed Lewis (June 8, 2004). "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
11. ^ "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 82\. Ziff Davis. July 2004. p. 97.
12. ^ John McNamara (June 12, 2004). "Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2". The Times. Retrieved August 14, 2020.(subscription required)

## External links

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* Official website (in Japanese)
* Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 at MobyGames