Mario Tennis
Mario Tennis, développé par Camelot et édité par Nintendo ainsi que Gradiente, est sorti le 21 juillet 2000. Ce jeu de sport, disponible sur Nintendo 64, Wii et Wii U, réunit quatorze personnages emblématiques comme Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Peach, Toad et Donkey Kong dans un jeu de tennis multijoueur au rythme soutenu, proposant des échanges rapides et des coups spéciaux. La durée de la campagne principale est estimée à dix heures, contre trente-cinq heures pour une expérience complète, et le titre affiche une note agrégée de 76,97.
Concernant l'accueil critique, la presse a salué la qualité de la réalisation malgré l'esthétique enfantine, Daily Radar regrettant que certains passent à côté du titre à cause de son style, tandis que Games Radar soulignait que le charme et l'humour ne nuisent en rien à la finesse du gameplay. De leur côté, des joueurs sur Metacritic ont vu dans ce jeu de Nintendo 64 une œuvre révolutionnaire pour sa génération en raison de son large casting, et d'autres ont jugé l'ensemble très réussi dans le cadre du Nintendo Switch Online.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« While its direct competition is the Dreamcast's "Virtua Tennis," those who pass up this one because of cutesy characters and backgrounds will miss out on one of the best games for the system, hands down. »
« But don't take it that lightly: it's cute good- looks and sense of humour don't detract at all from what is an exquisitely crafted game of tennis. »
« The gameplay is so addicting that you might just forget that there’s no chance of Venus Williams’ mini-skirt fluttering up in the wind. »
« The combination of tight control, classic characters, and an endlessly competitive gameplay balance makes Mario Tennis one of the best multiplayer sports games ever. »
« If you ever thought you'd see a fun Tennis game, this is certainly it, and probably one of the most fun games in any genre. »
« It's a game that's so amazing, if you don't own the system that plays it, you feel inclined to rectify the situation as soon as humanly possible. »
« Put simply, outstanding. »
« Lifelike tennis action with whimsical Mario Bros.-style flair that's insanely addictive and provides more fun than you could possibly imagine. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Esse jogo de Nintendo 64 revolucionou uma geração, o maior motivo disso foi a quantidade de personagens, nos outros jogos de Nintendo 64 como Mario Party, não tinha tantos personagens, mas agora vieram muitos que ninguém conhecia, o jogo é muito interessante, com suas quadras diferentes em cada torneio, animações de vitória legais, modo de dupla e também outros modos diferenciados com quadras muito legais e poderes maneiros! »
« All good. Trophies and even the game is too good for Nintendo Switch Online than just on the console original »
« Really really like it. It is simple, but charming. No special traits or gimmicks, but I love it. It is such an amazing game and advanced for its time. Graphics may be horrible, but it doesn't hold me back for calling this one of tue best Mario sports games »
« really simple, but fun game. the controls could be better ( i've played this on the switch online emu, i'm sure it controlled better on oh ) the best tennis game i've ever played »
« No gimmickry, just a technically proficient tennis game with nice presentation and enough accessibility to appeal to all ages. »
« A brilliantly simple and excellent tennis game with an excellent soundtrack. »
« This is up there with Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart 64 as the best multiplayer games on the console. »
« THIS game is very good don't get me wrong, but seeing all of these 10/10 reviews that they don't deserve makes me giving it a zero to even out, it's a solid 7/10 game, but the fact that this is a meta-must play is insane. »
