Top Spin 3 images released

I disagree - the gameplay in the first Top Spin was ordinary. When you compare Top Spin to Virtua Tennis or Smash Court Tennis, it feels less like a Tennis game. The risk shot rendered the other buttons useless to a skilled player and there was a lack of rallies. The lob shot was useless as just about everything could be smashed if you stood at an equal distance from the net and baseline. Top Spin had good graphics though and the Create a player mode was really good as you could create your friends. However the gameplay in Smash Court and Virtua Tennis was far superior.

Smash Court was great because it was based on timing of hitting the ball rather than holding a button down. If you missed the timing you wouldn't hit it as hard and your opponent would be able to get a little of the advantage back that you had. It was basically an arm wrestle but not overdone like in Virtua Tennis where its hard to get back into the point unless someone makes a mistake. You can still try to pull off running shots in Smash Court, you can rally it, come to the net but have to be wary not to be caught out of position, its still not the ultimate tennis simulation, but its the best on the market. Its a shame the graphics are pretty bad compared to the other two games otherwise I think it would sell a lot more.