So, as though Nintendo wasn't going a little overboard making Mario get off his fat ass and play a few sports, Sega, has devoted some time to release, "Sega Superstars Tennis," or something or another. Yes, it has Sonic, yes it has "Dr" Eggman, and yes, it has all that shitty gameplay we stopped loving at Mario tennis for the gamecube. Can't help but feel that's sign number 5.

Your thoughts?

I call Tails.

Though, seriously, if Sega is going to take the Nintendo approach that leaves Sonic the Hedgehog as much of a sellout as Mario, Terminator 3 and Will Smith's i, Robot then they might as well save me/any person with a dislike of the abhorrently occult the trouble of coming to find them by jumping infront of some speeding vehicle.

Sonic has become the quintessential model of a dead cow still being milk for all its worth. It really sunk in when sonic was place in a very FF looking setting, even saving a smi-real looking human girl and looking TOTALLY out of place while doing it.

Sonic worked best as a 2d from left to right kill the boss at the end game for the Sega, how hard would it be to return to its roots? Obviously any other realization of the character is flawed. Sadly while saying that I know, KNOW, someone somewhere disagrees and thinks theirs been a good 3d sonic game.

Straight off the bat, never in my life played a tennis simulator I enjoyed, but i don't think that's the point here. Sonic the Hedgehog, a personal favorite series of mine since its inception all those years ago when 16 bits were all you needed, has taken a slide. Not that it's entirely unexpected, lets face it, after what, nearly 17 years or something? it's bound to have lost a little of the magic. every game series at some point or another has, or will, changed the fundemental element of the game to appeal to a new audience or reinvigorate the characters. this is just another example of that. Lets be fair for a moment. yes the 3d sonic's were less than perfect. but so was Super Mario Sunshine. I dont think Sonic is going to go out just yet. I will concede that a tennis simulator has rarely done wonders for ANY character in gaming, but hey, there's a first time for everything, right?
I think the big issue here is the use of mascots in unfamiliar environments. I mean Gordon Freeman tennis would suck, wouldn't it? Because he's a FPS guy and he should stick to what he's good at. the difference between this and sonic is due mainly to the fact that while fps's have done nothing but increased in popularity, the only thing that even remotely supports 2d platformers any more are the handhelds. so what's Sonic to do? keep trying new things, perhaps exploring areas he's never been before and fail that way, or keep releasing games based around outdated graphics that simply can't compete? I know which one i'd rather, for the good of the industry

I don't think it's so much that it's a Tennis emulator, so much that it's a move that would have been bold and profitable two generations ago. It's like if Pong was first released on the PS3. Or Atari's E.T. were to come out on XBLA.
I don't see where they're going with it you know? The N64 was what brought forth Mario Tennis and what not. It's like Sega started this game a good while ago, forgot about it, than dcided they needed more coke money.

This whole thing is another transparent attempt by a SuperCorp to sell millions of copies of a boring, underdeveloped game on the simple premise that 8 year olds will recognize the brightly-colored, giant-eyed Japanocharacter on the front of the box. And why not, right? Works for Nintendo.

And that's why Gordon Freeman Tennis wouldn't sell, jim_doki. His eyes are too small and his mom isn't from Tokyo. Though, personally, Gordon Freeman Tennis is probably the only tennis game I'd ever play - tennis with the gravity gun? Yeah buddy!

Someone get on that Source mod now! No, we don't need more Team Fortress! Give the people what they want, gotdangit!

Darth Mobius:
Don't own a Wii, never will, and stuff like that is why

hi, this is my second post and i just created an account to say that the game is not only for wii like darth mobius tried to imply... i saw the demo for the ps3 the other night and it sure is terrible... ok... thats all greetings from mexico!! (by the way im mexican)

Please tell me you're joking. Please, I beg of you. I'll give you money

Apologi-No, tell me this is a f***ing joke! Sonic tennis! The Sonic I know is too badass to play tennis!

The_Logician19:
Please tell me you're joking. Please, I beg of you. I'll give you money

Apologi-No, tell me this is a f***ing joke! Sonic tennis! The Sonic I know is too badass to play tennis!

The Sonic you know is long dead. He has been drowned in terrible sequels and unnecessary supporting characters. (I mean, seriously, Silver the Hedgehog? I wanna fu-ducking die.)

And we thought gaming was improving. Then, we get Blood on the Sand and Sonic Tennis. Wow. Where's the originality?

I played this game on my Nintendo DS.. and boy did I ever take the cartridge out as fast as possible..

BUT.. It still wasn't anywhere near as bad as Mario And Sonic at the Olympic Games.. my girlfriend and I loaded that up on our DS's, hoping to at least get some fun mini-games out of it.. but it was so shitty we've never even talked about that game ever again.

@Darth Mobius

"Don't own a Wii, never will, and stuff like that is why"

What does that have to do with anything? You dislike one game for a system, so you won't buy the system. Good luck with that logic.

Also, this game didn't come out for just the Wii.

Yeah, if you don't like one game, don't buy the game. Buying the console is another question entirly, and has to do with if you think it has good games on it. Anything else fails at logic.

I honestly don't see the problem. Sonic is their "face", I don't see why you wouldn't try to market them in whatever game you could stuff them in.

The industry produces some decent games, but some of them are honestly rotten eggs. The way I see it, you don't like a game, don't purchase it, there's plenty more out there.

Played the Demo. Giggled for 15 minutes at the sheer stupidity of adding a zombie-killing House of the Dead minigame into a sports game clearly aimed at children.
Would not buy. Ever. Even for five bucks. Or two. Maybe if you paid ME...

Actually, what got me was that it isn't even Sonic Tennis. It's SEGA SUPERSTARS Tennis. I mean, Sega Superstars? How many are there? Like we're supposed to be getting excited for Jet Set Radio Guy? Who else will even be there? Alex Kidd? Nei? Splatterhouse Guy?

It can be said that the old legends from the platform gaming of yester-year is finally hitting the fan, and man, that shit is flying.

I like all of 'sega super stars games', So what if they not so popular they where all great fun. just like the game, i like playing it.

The reason there are so many sonic games coming out is that people are buying them - I hold my hands up too but I enjoy them, i dont care if they a bit glitchy, and the story aint fan-dappy-dooI like the game play etc especally secret rings and the DS games. I do feel sorry for sonic team sega is pushing them so hard to make so many sonic games, I'm glad that bioware has taken one of the game to itself at least its going to be different and give them a rest.
2005-2007 they relased about 12 sonic games not including some others games too. that is a stupid amount for any company to relase the that short a time

Shamtee:
The reason there are so many sonic games coming out is that people are buying them - I hold my hands up too but I enjoy them, i dont care if they a bit glitchy, and the story aint fan-dappy-dooI like the game play etc especally secret rings and the DS games.e

I thought the story being in there at all was a reason people didn't like the game?

REDPill357:
And we thought gaming was improving. Then, we get Blood on the Sand and Sonic Tennis. Wow. Where's the originality?

These would be the cash cow money grabs the companies need to stay in business and employ the people who are making the actual good games.

Not every game can be revolutionary or a masterpiece.
Masterpieces take a long while to create so you need to do some cheap sell out pieces on the side to ensure you can continue to afford paint.

Actually, what got me was that it isn't even Sonic Tennis. It's SEGA SUPERSTARS Tennis. I mean, Sega Superstars? How many are there? Like we're supposed to be getting excited for Jet Set Radio Guy? Who else will even be there? Alex Kidd? Nei? Splatterhouse Guy?

If one of them is the little night thief from Golden Axe I may actually play the game once or twice.

Holy moly, I've just worked it out chaps. The reason Sonic's gone downhill so far: it's his legs

Seriously, look at the Sonic of yesteryear:

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Look at his stumpy little legs. Isn't he so cute? Iconic design, right there. No wonder he could get so fast when he was so short and stocky. Good for wind resistance, that.

Now look at the new Sonic:

Christ, it's like they took the Big Friendly Giant and painted him blue. How's a hedgehog supposed to break the soundbarrier when he's as lanky and ungainly as that? It's as if the original Sonic got an awful haircut, then decided to buy a pair of stilts.

So how many here have actually PLAYED the game?

I too sighed when I saw this on the store shelf... but then again I sigh when I see another god forsaken Tom Clancy game (there must be more TC games than there are sonic games by now?).

OK, so we've established it looks bad and its juicing a supposed profitable genre. But you could pretty much say the same thing about 90% of games now.

Can we at least try to be original with forum threads these days?

So Sonic is a sellout.
Surprised it took everyone all this time to realise it.

Any game that reachs 3 games and keeps going to be is a sell out. I say 3 as many game come out as trilogy's so tech should stop then and there. Other just add sequals which normal can be okay with a second or thrid one but after they no matter the game it always seems to go down hill. BUT Even if they go down hill they still can be enjoyable to play, just not as good as they used to be.
Main point is if you don't like it don't buy it.

To be honest, I'm not actually that disappointed with his transition from a blue hamster in dress-up to something you could stand being seen in a modern society public with. I mean, on a T-shirt. Of course.

Sure, alot of people liked the original spiked, cutesy hobbit he used to be, but now he just looks so shiny. I'd almost say bad-ass, but then I'd get people throwing rocks at my car.

This game runs on the Virtua Tennis engine so it's got that. And some long forgotten sega characters, atleast.