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Top Spin is the best tennis game available for the Xbox and Top Spin 2 (now part of Take 2’s 2K Sports range) is due for release on the Xbox 360 late this year. Building on what Top Spin did so well, Top Spin 2 looks to put down an early marker for tennis games on next-gen systems. To wet your appetite 2K Games has released some new information on some of the features in their upcoming game.
- Digital Identity – Create realistic player models and customize them with the highest level of details. Hairstyles, shirts, shorts, shoes, etc. allow you to create a player with your look and your style. Coupled with the ability to taunt your opponents with different attitudes, Top Spin 2 truly gives your player his own Digital Identity.
- Breathtaking Visuals – Silky smooth animations, vibrant colors, and shockingly high resolutions deliver illustrious depictions of players, stadiums, crowds, and tracksides. Top Spin 2 is assured to provide an unmatched tennis experience.
- Grand Slam Mode – Becoming a top ranked tennis pro requires constant dedication, solid preparation, and near-perfect execution. Grand Slam mode emulates all of the essential components of developing into a world-class tennis star. Over the span of multiple seasons, coach your player through training camps, junior championships, sponsored tournaments, and all four Grand Slam events.
- Best of the Best – Take on, play as, or team up with 24 of the world’s top ranked professionals, featuring tennis stars: Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Carlos Moya, Tommy Haas, James Blake, Lleyton Hewitt, Guillermo Coria, Tim Henman, Max Mirnyi, Alex Kuznetsov, Brendan Evans, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Ai Sugiyama, Lindsay Davenport, Anastasia Myskina, Elena Demetieva , Svetlana Kuznetsova, Amelie Mauresmo, Alicia Molik, Angela Haynes, Jamea Jackson, and Corina Morariu.
- Innovative Gameplay – Top Spin 2 lets you play your style of tennis by providing a variety of shots including slices, drops, chops, lobs, and drives. In addition to these fundamental shot types, Top Spin 2 adds depth with a number of risk shots and advanced controls – giving you total freedom to pick apart your opponent piece by piece.
Look for more coverage on the game later in the year.
