Table Tennis Addictions ?

PRIVATE VALSAM · May 30th, 2006, 17:40

There is not even a week of this game out yet and the first impressions
couldn't have been more varied.

While some people hate it, others confess their love.

If anyone out there owns that game I would very much like to hear
their hands down impressions from the real buyer's point of view
and not some "professional" fancy reviews.

Is it worth the purchase ? Is it addictive as promised ?
Although Rockstar is a solid gaming company with good reputation and some outstanding titles out so far,
never before had the company tried to make such a turning to Sport Games.
I dont know how successfully GTA can be transformed to table tennis

If any of you has the game , please do step forward and share some feedback.

Nino · May 30th, 2006, 18:07

I own it, my love is confessed here: http://www.xboxic.com/news/959

(I'm not "professional" so don't worry

)

Studley · May 30th, 2006, 18:16

Great little game, haven't had any online lag problems. There's some really good standards of players online, my biggest rally so far is about 150 shots. And it's got a nice community too, I've added several new people to my Friends List through playing Table Tennis, they're a good bunch.

AI is rock-hard on the third & fourth tournaments, so you won't be able to just play through the whole singleplayer in one night.

Not much depth to it at all though (most of the Achievements require you to just play through the same tourneys over and over again), if it was a full-price title it would probably get slated for that reason, but as it's only £30 then I'm not bothered.

And yes, it's much better than the Pool minigame in San Andreas

As for the addiction... check out my gamerpic below...

Gus McNasty · May 30th, 2006, 22:58

When I first heard Rockstar was working on this I thought it was a joke, how can you go from games like GTA, State of Emergency, etc. to this? But after playing the game you're hooked.

I think most of the replay value will come from online play or playing with a friend at home, but the single player game isn't bad at all. Just like Studley said it does get hard after you finish the second tournament, but it does help you in the long run, especially if you like to play online, because some of those guys are good.

Studley · May 30th, 2006, 23:11

Spot on. When I first went online, I was getting thrashed. Then I played through the singleplayer until I couldn't beat the AI any more. Then I went back online and was a good match for most people. Then I went offline again, and all that practice against good opponents allowed me to beat the AI

Rabid Toaster · May 31st, 2006, 01:16

i'm really good at table tennis in real life which made me want to play this game really bad but i never have the time to go out and get it

cybermans · May 31st, 2006, 14:38

order it at an online retailer.
Long time ago I was not that bad at real life TT, need to do it sometime again

Neejoh · May 31st, 2006, 17:59

If you say so... Not trying to diss anybody but ask around and everybody thinks they're pretty good at tabletennis...

Anyways, it's a damn cool game

Rival24 · May 31st, 2006, 18:14

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Originally Posted by Neejoh

If you say so... Not trying to diss anybody but ask around and everybody thinks they're pretty good at tabletennis...

Anyways, it's a damn cool game

I'm not

But I think I'm pretty good at Badminton

Ponder416 · May 31st, 2006, 19:15

Well I suck at Table Tennis, but I pretty good and horse shoes.

ok Im really not good at that either...

Chris · May 31st, 2006, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Ponder416

Well I suck at Table Tennis, but I pretty good and horse shoes.

ok Im really not good at that either...

laughing out loud.

PRIVATE VALSAM · May 31st, 2006, 20:24

Today I've just received my own copy of Table Tennis from PLAY.com

It took 4 days to arrive ( I Live in Athens/Greece) but I got to tell you
and trust me for saying it pays for every minute of waiting.
Its that addictive.

Although the controls are quite simple, it takes quite some time to
get used to. Once you do , you can focus on the gameplay which is
at least plain sweetness !

In addition the player needs to start fresh and alert before takes the decision
to start a match. You cant play the game casually like other arcades
(see uno) if you are tired, or lacking sleep.

The game really requires rapid reflexes and hand-eye combination if there's gonna be a chance to win.

The Downside of the game ?
Well... Not many players to choose from, not many stadiums to play,
Not deep Single player campaign either and finally not many soundtracks
to listen to (but fear not for the user custom soundtracks come to the rescue !)

All in all, the game is a must-have classic collection piece.

get out and grab yourself a copy now !! ;-)

Hoffer · May 31st, 2006, 20:53

Biggest waste of $40 for me. I spent between 3-4 hours playing it and still sucked. I'm sure it really is a good game for people that are wired right for playing it. I just can't hit the buttons I need to in time.

PRIVATE VALSAM · May 31st, 2006, 22:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoffer

Biggest waste of $40 for me. I spent between 3-4 hours playing it and still sucked. I'm sure it really is a good game for people that are wired right for playing it. I just can't hit the buttons I need to in time.

That's why I mentioned "REFLEXES" and ALERTNESS in my previous reply.

kobejonez · May 31st, 2006, 22:44

WOW just got it today for £25(bargain) absolutly worth it!! played it first with a mate and within a few minutes we got the hang on of it and we were loving it, we played with all the available players all had there differences which made for different styles of game. Just started single player and I'm really enjoying, Just having a breather to read some emails. So far Two Thumbs Up!!! Must have 360 title!!

Curry · May 31st, 2006, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoffer

Biggest waste of $40 for me. I spent between 3-4 hours playing it and still sucked. I'm sure it really is a good game for people that are wired right for playing it. I just can't hit the buttons I need to in time.

What buttons? The colored buttons are just impractical aliases for the right stick. All you need are the 2 sticks and the bumpers in practice.

Studley · June 1st, 2006, 01:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by kobejonez

WOW just got it today for £25(bargain) absolutly worth it!!

I did even better, I walked into Game and was ready to pay the £30 cover price, when the guy at the till told me that I had £23 on my reward card (presumably from when I bought my 360), so I got it for £6.99

Valsam, I still didn't get the "win 3 games in a row" achievement

After beating you twice, I lost my next game in a tie-break, I think the computer rigs it

Ponder416 · June 1st, 2006, 06:38

I think i just wasted my money...I cant begin to tell ya how much i suck at this game. tips, hints please.

Chris · June 1st, 2006, 06:40

Make SURE you play through the training mode. It helps a lot.

Ponder416 · June 1st, 2006, 06:42

yea i sucked at that too..It might be my TV because i cant see the color of the ball..Does that really matter?

Chris · June 1st, 2006, 07:22

It matters what color around the ball is. Blue = X, Yellow = Y etc.

Ponder416 · June 1st, 2006, 07:43

must be the tv because i cant see any color. thanks

Chris · June 1st, 2006, 08:14

ANYTIME!

Curry · June 1st, 2006, 13:44

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Originally Posted by Ponder416

must be the tv because i cant see any color. thanks

Actually my normally extremely good SD-TV was also having problems with that. I think the colored surrounding are merely 1 pixel and get filtered out by SD downscaling most of the time.... training was easy but the one where you have to return with the same spin was just killing me cause I simply couldn't see in time what kind of spin I was getting.

cybermans · June 1st, 2006, 13:55

RTT, one more reason to buy an HDTV

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