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  developer Hitmaker
  publisher Sega
  release 1999 (AC)<br /> February 14 , 2000 (DC)
  genre Sports Game
  modes Single Player , Multiplayer
  cabinet Upright
  arcade System Sega NAOMI
  monitor Raster , medium resolution
  input 8-way Joystick , 3 buttons
  ports Microsoft Windows , Sega Dreamcast


''Virtua Tennis'' ('''''Power Smash''''' in Japan ) is a 1999 Tennis Arcade Game created by Sega 's Hitmaker division. The player competes through tennis tournaments and various arcade modes. For the home console market the game was expanded upon with the introduction of the campaign mode. It was later ported to Sega Dreamcast in 2000 , and for Microsoft Windows in 2002 .

A sequel, '' Virtua Tennis 2 '', appeared on Sega NAOMI , Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 . In 2005 another sequel, '' Virtua Tennis World Tour '' was released for the PlayStation Portable . '' Virtua Tennis 3 '' is in development for the arcades (using the Sega Lindbergh hardware), as well as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles.


PLAYERS

Characters include several real world tennis players, with their respective strengths:


  • ''Mark Philippoussis was removed from the PC version for undisclosed reasons.''



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