Pro Tennis Tour

STORY / GAMEPLAY
This is a tennis game, so no story here! Pro Tennis Tour offers only two modes of gameplay: a two-player exhibition and a single-player world tournament. Customization options are quite limited. Split-screen gameplay found on Tennis Cup 2 (by Loriciels) is unfortunately not supported in this game. Altering shot speeds and lengths depend on the location from where a shot is done and are calculated from the computer itself, so there's not much of gameplay here as each shot depends entirely on the position of the player on court. Although the game is enjoyable, the limited options and the inability to make your own manual shots are serious cons and negatively affect the whole experience.

GRAPHICS / SOUND
The CPC+ offers really good graphics with detailed tennis courts and nice sprite animations although it's hard to control the player at times. The sprites are nicely drawn and move quite fast on screen. The main game screen is large and the camera angle is set high. The CPC+ (and GX4000) versions have more colors on-screen here compared to the Commodore. I really enjoyed the referees that turn their heads left and right depending on the ball's direction! The sound is OK, featuring a nice introductory tune and the usual tennis whacks and swings during gameplay but no crowd sounds at all.