Top Spin 4
European cover art
European cover art (exc. UK) featuring Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams respectively
Developer(s)2K Czech
Publisher(s)2K
EnginePAM Engine
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Wii
Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: March 15, 2011[1]
  • PAL: March 18, 2011
Genre(s)Sports

Top Spin 4 is a tennis video game[2] developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K released on the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. The game features licensed professional players, venues and equipment. The game was released on March 15, 2011 in America, and was released on March 18 in the PAL region. The PS3 version supports the PlayStation Move[3] and is also compatible in 3D. The Xbox 360 version does not support the Kinect but is 3D compatible.[4]

Player Roster

Men: Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Bernard Tomic, Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker, Gilles Simon, Ivan Lendl, James Blake, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Stanislas Wawrinka

Women: Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Dinara Safina, Eugenie Bouchard, Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams, Vera Zvonareva

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.[18][19][20] 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".[10] In Japan, Famitsu gave them each a score of one eight, two sevens, and one six for a total of 28 out of 40.[6]

The game also gained an Award in a Booom Competition for being the best Czech video game of the year.[21]

Influence

The game inspired the development of a spiritual successor titled Tennis World Tour which was released in 2018.[22][23]

Future

On 16 January 2024, a new installment titled TopSpin 2K25 was announced.[24]

References

  1. ^ "2K Sports Announces Top Spin 4 Now Available". Business Wire. March 15, 2011. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via The Free Library.
  2. ^ "Top Spin 4". 2K Sports. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ pastapadre (February 28, 2011). "Demos for MLB 2K11 and Top Spin 4 Set to Arrive Tomorrow". PastaPadre. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  4. ^ David Brown (2011). "Top Spin 4: Preview". Strategy Informer. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Kristan Reed (March 17, 2011). "Top Spin 4 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Brian (April 12, 2011). "Famitsu review scores". Nintendo Everything. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Matt Helgeson (March 15, 2011). "Top Spin 4 (PS3, X360): Top Spin 4 Perfects The Fundamentals And Delivers A Compelling Career Mode". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Mark Walton (March 23, 2011). "Top Spin 4 Review (PS3, X360)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. ^ Mark Walton (March 23, 2011). "Top Spin 4 Review (Wii)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Dan Liebman (March 21, 2011). "Top Spin 4 Review (PS3)". GameZone. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  11. ^ Joe Utichi (March 31, 2011). "Top Spin 4 Review (PS3)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  12. ^ Joe Uiichi (March 17, 2011). "Top Spin 4 Review (X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  13. ^ "Top Spin 4". Nintendo Power. Vol. 266. Future US. April 2011. p. 85.
  14. ^ Ryan McCaffrey (May 2011). "Top Spin 4 review". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. p. 84. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  15. ^ "Review: Top Spin 4". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 45. Future plc. May 2011. p. 79.
  16. ^ a b Tom Orry (April 6, 2011). "Top Spin 4 Review (PS3, X360)". VideoGamer.com. Resero Network. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  17. ^ Mr. Pinkerton (March 17, 2011). "Top Spin 4 aces it - game review (X360)". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on March 21, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Top Spin 4 for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Top Spin 4 for Wii Reviews". Metacriic. CBS Interactive.
  20. ^ a b "Top Spin 4 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacriic. CBS Interactive.
  21. ^ Tema (March 16, 2012). "Booom 2011: nej PC hrou je podle novinářů Zaklínač 2". Games.cz (in Czech).
  22. ^ "Tennis World Tour announced (2018, Breakpoint Studio, OMG!)". NeoGAF. NeoGaf LLC. May 18, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  23. ^ "New tennis video game announced: Tennis World Tour". Reddit. Advance Publications. May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  24. ^ "Look who's causing a racket 🎾 Welcome to the 2K Fam, @topspin2k". twitter.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.

External links

Top Spin video games
Illusion Softworks / 2K Czech
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