All Star Tennis 99 is a tennis simulation for the N 64 and for the Playstation that appeared in 1999, as the name suggests.
Tennis stars
In the game All Star Tennis 99 you will meet the famous tennis players from 1999. These include Michael Chang and Gustavo Kuerten, for example. The question here is not which of the 16 characters you know and choose or which of the eight tennis courts you play on, but how the gameplay is structured. The tennis courts differ depending on the surface and can result in a faster or slower game. If you play on grass, the rallies are shorter. On a clay court, they are longer.
game modes
For two players, All Star Tennis 99 has a friendly match mode. You can play against each other in singles or doubles. You have a single or solo player mode. In this you compete in tournaments. In arcade mode you play against various computer opponents that you have to defeat. For a little fun, there is also the bomb mode, in which you are immobilized for a moment when a small bomb explodes next to you. Of course, you usually lose the ball then.
With the serve into the game
You have 99 different shots available in the game All Star Tennis. Volley, lob, baseline shot, smash ball and serve allow for some variations in the game. What is important is how you stand in relation to the ball when you return it. There is a chance that you will be in the right place in time and can take your time to return it or whether you will just reach the ball. This also determines the angle of the ball and how it is returned. The special shots are a little more difficult to use. Your energy bar has to fill up through a long rally and you have to wait for the right moment.
Motivation
Unfortunately, this game doesn't give a lot of incentives for long-term motivation. There is no career mode or world ranking that you can use for guidance. Your settings options are limited to the color of the courtship, but not to the creation of players.
Graphics and sound
The music isn't particularly engaging. The sounds also leave something to be desired. The graphics are okay, but can be considered average. Unfortunately, the figures are not very detailed and the animations are not always smooth. The camera perspective is fine.
Conclusion
All Star Tennis 99 does not stand out from the crowd, which is mainly due to the lack of long-term motivation. Weak sound and graphics are not necessarily conducive to this. In return, the controls are quite simple. There are plenty of players and locations to choose from. This N 64 tennis game is ok, but nothing more.
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Originally posted on 2018-06-13 09:52:00.
