Top Spin 4


Top Spin 4 is a tennis video game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K Sports released on the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. The game features licensed professional players, venues and equipment with professional players like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. The game was released on March 15, 2011 in America, and was released on March 18 in the PAL region. A downloadable demo was released on March 1 for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The PS3 version supports the PlayStation Move and is also compatible in 3D. The Xbox 360 version does not support the Kinect but is 3D compatible.

Reception

The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions received "favorable" reviews, while the Wii version received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. GameZone said of the PS3 version, "Top Spin 4 offers tennis lovers plenty all on its own, and it presents itself in beautiful form. Its great depth of gameplay, packaged in an approachable and fun format, elevates it to the upper echelon of tennis titles. Buy the game, not the 3D spectacle." In Japan, where the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions were ported for release on April 21, 2011, Famitsu gave them each a score of one eight, two sevens, and one six for a total of 28 out of 40.
The game also gained an Award in a Booom Competition for being the best Czech video game of the year.

Influence

The game inspired the development of a spiritual successor titled Tennis World Tour which was released in 2018.