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I play with a combination of the two control methods, using the stick for serves and baseline play and buttons at the net. You can, however, always use buttons as well if you like. It also crumbles quickly during net play, where there just isn't time for a flick of the stick in the split-second that you have to make a decision on a shot. The system isn't perfect, though вЂ“ once in a while it will confuse a heavily-angled top-spin shot for a slice, which isn't disastrous unless it's the decisive point in a tournament final. There's a real sense of control over the shot.

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(It turns out that having John McEnroe shout at you all the time is not the best way to learn how to play tennis.) It's worth the effort, though, as twin-stick play is nuanced and satisfying once you get the hang of it. A training academy takes you through serving, baseline and net play step by step under the terrifying guidance of John McEnroe, but it's a difficult process for anyone accustomed to using buttons. Learning to use these controls well enough to take advantages of the subtleties takes hours. You push forward for flat shots, pull back for slices and flick forwards for top-spin вЂ“ but it's a lot harder than it sounds. Continuing EA Sports' apparent obsession with making every sport on the planet playable without buttons, it's a control system that lets you determine your shots with just the analogue stick alone. The game's Big Idea is something called Total Racket Control.

Grand+Slam+Tennis+2+feels+soulless+despite+a+slick+presenation. It does a great job of capturing the rhythm and nail-biting tension of real tennis, where hours' worth of play can come down to a single decisive point. When it comes down to the fundamental s of play, though, Grand Slam Tennis 2 really knows what it's doing. It's a far cry from the first Grand Slam Tennis' stylised take on the game, and the Top Spin games' clear passion for tennis doesn't quite come across here. Everything down to the menu screens is faultlessly professional.ДЇor all this slickness, though, it feels a little soulless. Watched from a distance, Grand Slam Tennis 2 looks very close to an actual tennis game on TV, especially thanks to all that ESPN branding. The inclusion of Wimbledon вЂ“ as synonymous with tennis as Wembley is with football, and a heart-breaking omission from every other tennis game on the market вЂ“ makes a big difference to the feeling of realism. It's not just their looks that are authentic, but their playstyles, too try to play Sharapova as a serve-and-volley net attacker, and it won't work out so well. Grand Slam Tennis 2's roster of licensed players is strong вЂ“ from the Williams sisters to Nadal, Federer, Andy Murray and cover-star John McEnroe, complete with classic 1981 hair вЂ“ and the likenesses, animation and general realism in their movement and flow of play is top-class.

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