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Grand Slam Tennis v. Virtua Tennis ‘09!!
Published by Mike W on June 18th, 2009Throughout the history of tennis there have been some amazing rivalries: Sampras vs. Agassi, Connors vs. Borg, McEnroe vs Borg & Connors, Wimbledon vs. US Open, Nadal vs. Federer, Serena vs. Venus, Kournikova vs. jealous girlfriends. You catch my drift. Well, thanks to the Wii and Wii Motion Plus, you can add another pair to that list: Virtua Tennis vs. Grand Slam Tennis.
Grand Slam Tennis is EA’s offering to the match up, and it was also the first out the gate. One of the main differences, and easily the most noticeable, between GST & VT09 is the look. EA has gone with a slightly less realistic look, it’s a bit more casual looking. The style fits the game though, and it does look and run great. GST features a robust career mode, online play, an excellent list of past and present pros (including Johnny Mac!). The biggest ace it has up its sleeve has got to be the feature where it’s title is derived: The Grand Slam. Yup, you can attempt to collect the same grand slam that has eluded almost every tennis pro ever. EA Sports’ Grand Slam Tennis is out now for the Wii, and if you are from the other side of the pond it even comes bundled with Wii Motion Plus.
Virtua Tennis 2009 is Sega’s game that is hoping to prove that the series will remain the tennis champ. The developers have taken a more realistic approach to the design, and it looks beautiful. One of the things that differentiates the title from GST is that it allows learners to ease into it. You can start off using just the wiimote (sans WMP), then gradually build your skills until you are ready to go one-to-one using WMP. Virtua Tennis 2009 also offers a robust cast of pros, the career mode should keep you busy for a while, and if that’s not enough then take your game online to take on players around the globe.
Wii owners have a tough decision ahead of them as both of these titles look great. The one shining star could be the fact that GST may come with WMP in your area, and that VT09 is $39.99. So, get both. Yeah, I know that’s asking a lot. The game I’ll be going for is Grand Slam Tennis. I don’t know why, I just like the look of it a bit more. If you still need help in deciding which game you think suits you best, check out the videos of each game below. Trust me, you’ll enjoy them.
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I think EA’s Grand Slam Tennis appeals to me more. Check out the screenshots and videos on the official website - http://tennis.easports.com/media.action - looks pretty sweet!
I have both and Grand Slam Tennis is without doubt the better experience. Virtua Tennis is great, but I just can’t seem to put GST down while VT sits in the box doing nothing. The motion control is a little over sensitive in both titles at times, but once you’re used to it, it takes Wii gaming to another level entirely.
At the top you spelled Federer wrong, it’s Federer to Feder.
Thanks for this though!
im getting 1 of them with motion so do you think GST is better???
I’ve not played Virtua Tennis but GST is amazing. The play is brilliant, and you can’t argue with a game that gives you McEnroe and Wimbledon.
Mark, thanks for the heads up on the spelling!
just bought GST and was rubbish at it but now im getting good. its brilliant.
Although we have been friends for a long time, I didn’t want to embarrase myself with my lack of tennis technique. So I decided to get myself a bit of help before our first session. I “kinda” dissapear of the radar for a couple of weeks. The reason, I was training with an amazing series of oline videos on how to learn to play tennis.
To my amazement and his, my first class with him wasn’t bad at all. He immediately noticed that I had had “some help” so he asked what I did. I mentioned the videos, he took a peek and was quite impressed.
I am far from perfection, but I have been doing quite well.
Having trouble setting up a two player (with two remotes) game. Where do I set this up? Anybody got any ideas