Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

Guys guys guys - quys - question:

Is the gameplay good enough to warrant getting, given that previous Mario Tennises have been a local multiplayer favourite with the family? I didn't really play that much of the single player mode in previous versions (although I thought that was lacking - which makes me worried for this)

Jimbob wrote:

Guys guys guys - quys - question:

Is the gameplay good enough to warrant getting, given that previous Mario Tennises have been a local multiplayer favourite with the family? I didn't really play that much of the single player mode in previous versions (although I thought that was lacking - which makes me worried for this)

I'd say the gameplay is good enough. I've had a few hours with it now, and I feel it plays just as well as Mario Tennis on the N64, which is something that I feel neither the GBA spinoff, Power Tennis, Power Tour or Open did. It should be a safe bet with the family - you pretty much know what you're getting with Ultra Smash gameplay-wise.

I don't have my Wii U online at my flat and I've never had the opportunity to play the Wii U locally with mates (ever!), so it's a bit of a dud for me without the single player options. That I still think it's all right is a compliment to the gameplay: it's a really good game of virtual tennis. If you can play it with those at home, then you're certain to like it more than I do.

It's £28.95 on The Game Collection just now, if you're looking: http://www.thegamecollection.net/mario-tennis-ultra-smash-wii-u.html

Chris Scullion's review. One comment early on took me write* back to the NGamer days. Aaaaah, nostalgia.

*Got it on the brain, I have.

An update on my last post - Simply Games have Ultra Smash for £23.85 with free delivery: http://deals.simplygames.com/p/mario-tennis-ultra-smash-nintendo-wii-u

That review is fair enough, and I get what he's trying to argue, but really, who pays full price for a game these days? You'd have to be desperate to pay £39.99 for anything, whether it's Ultra Smash, Xenoblade Chronicles X, or whatever.

Maybe it's me in my old age but at just over £20 I still find myself reluctant to buy, a sad sign of the times as I'd be all over this usually.

Sign of a shoddy game more like it.

Paper Mario isn't as thin as this game. Doubt I'll ever get it... which was not what I was thinking when it was announced.