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Mario Tennis: Power Tour Review

Once again, Nintendo has taken a sport that not everyone likes and has transformed it into a fun-filled game that's suitable for any player of any age.

By Frank Provo on December 15, 2005 at 4:45PM PST

Time and time again, Nintendo has demonstrated a talent for taking sports that are considered bland from a spectator's perspective and adapting them into lavishly produced and fun-filled video games. People that otherwise wouldn't pay a passing glance to sports like golf, soccer, tennis, and baseball have come to discover that games based on these sports are a thrill a minute when Mario and his cohorts are involved. The latest example of this phenomenon is Mario Tennis: Power Tour, a rousing tennis game for the Game Boy Advance that's thick with bells and whistles in every regard.

Nintendo and Camelot didn't set out to reinvent the wheel with Mario Tennis: Power Tour. Instead, what they've done is build upon the earlier Mario Tennis Game Boy Color game by upgrading the graphics and audio, expanding the single-player role-playing mode, increasing the selection of characters and minigames, and, to top it all off, incorporating gameplay aspects that were recently introduced in Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube.

Solo play modes include an RPG-style tour mode, an exhibition mode, and 18 different minigames. Some of the minigames aren't even tennis related this time around, like the treadmill game that's eerily similar to Donkey Kong. Various options can be adjusted for exhibition matches, including CPU difficulty, court location, and the number of games and sets per match. Multiplayer play is, of course, a major feature. Using a link cable or the GBA wireless adapter, you can join together two systems for singles play or chain together four systems for doubles play. Aside from all of those play modes, the game is further bolstered by its extensive character roster. In all, there are no fewer than 30 characters to pick from, each with its own stats and power shots.

For better or worse, the majority of characters and all of the minigames are locked from the get-go. To unlock them, you have to play through the single-player power tour mode. It basically picks up where the story mode in Mario Tennis GBC left off. Many of the old characters are now coaches, while two new recruits, Clay and Ace, have enrolled at the tennis academy to pick up the mantle and embark on the fast track toward challenging the world's best players. Their quest is set up like a tennis-themed role-playing game. There are numerous places to visit, many characters to talk to, minigames to practice on, and, of course, plenty of tennis matches to partake in. Clay and Ace even level up like typical RPG characters do, with experience points earned from matches and minigames going toward various primary and secondary skills of the player's choosing. Some minigames help Clay and Ace add power shots to their bag of tricks.

Having players work through the power tour mode isn't necessarily a bad thing, since it is meant to impart all of the game's intricacies from beginner to expert and beyond. Nonetheless, some players may be turned off by the slow pace at which unlockables become available (typically one per match), or they may just deem the entire quest too drawn out for its own good. Characters tend to grind progress to a halt by chatting at length on numerous occasions. Meanwhile, unlocking everything by getting through all three class levels and two main tournaments can easily take upwards of 15 hours.

Out on the court, Mario Tennis: Power Tour balances the necessary aspects of tennis with the outlandish sort of video-game-inspired nuances that make games like this fun to play. On the one hand, it's nice that aspects such as scoring, shots, and physics are all somewhat grounded in reality. On the other hand, the inclusion of curvy slices and unbelievable power shots gives the game an extra dash of excitement that traditional tennis doesn't have. The characters are speedy, the shots are fast, and the overall flow is conducive to quick volleys and finishing smashes. Also, much of the time, the CPU puts up a decent challenge. CPU opponents can be tricked into leaving their backs wide open or eating a smash to the face once in a while, but generally they try their best to return the ball or catch you leaning the wrong way.

Surprisingly, the controls are simultaneously intricate and easy to learn. You can perform basic topspin and underspin shots by pressing the A button or B button. If you need to dive for a ball, you can press the L button to add some distance to your character's lunge. Other shots, such as lobs, drop shots, and smashes, can be performed by first tapping one button and then the other, or by pressing two buttons at the same time. You can also build power and control into a shot by pressing the button early, and control the curve of the shot by holding left or right on the directional pad as the ball leaves the racket. Even the game's physics can be used to influence your racket skills, in that weaker shots tend to be hit while moving backward and stronger shots tend to be hit while moving forward.

Overall, gameplay hasn't changed much since Mario Tennis first appeared on the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color. The only addition of significance is that players now have the ability to perform power shots, which were introduced in the recently released GameCube game, Mario Power Tennis. Just that one change alone, however, is enough to make Mario Power Tennis and its Game Boy Advance counterpart, Mario Tennis: Power Tour, much more lively and compelling than their predecessors. Put simply, power shots are magically charged shots that can blast past the opponent or rescue a ball that you'd otherwise not be able to reach. You have to get a volley going to build up energy before you can use a power shot, but activating it is as easy as holding the right shoulder button and pressing A or B. These shots are visually pleasing because they cause all sorts of silly graphical effects that are fun to watch. Plus, they're welcome from a gameplay standpoint because they give players a better variety of exciting shots to take without breaking the game. Since power shots are easy to recharge and can be used by all characters, they're a frequently used and integral aspect of how the game is played. All of the Mario-centric characters have their own unique power shots, but you can unlock and choose specific power shots for your custom characters by playing through the minigames in the tour mode.

Multiplayer play is another selling point. Since the game is so much fun to play, you probably won't have any trouble convincing your friends to buy their own copies. Once you do, all you need is a link cable or a few GBA wireless adapters in order to join together two or four systems for singles or doubles play. There's a brief pause between setting up and getting into a match, but beyond that, the action is fast and lag-free.

In addition to being a joy to play, the game's presentation is a pleasure for both the eyes and ears. Wandering around the tennis academy in the tour mode has a look and feel similar to that of a full-fledged RPG, with a top-down viewpoint, colorful scenery, and big-headed characters that are reminiscent of games like Final Fantasy or Golden Sun. The beautifully orchestrated music that accompanies the goings-on in the tour mode sure doesn't hurt either. Out on the court, the character sprites aren't as roly-poly. In fact, they look like 3D renders that were turned into 2D sprites. There are so many different animations for every possible action, and they're all remarkably smooth. A low-key approach was taken with the courts themselves, in that they're sharply defined but not extravagantly detailed. All of the numerous miscellaneous visual effects, for things like light trails and explosions, help to enliven things, especially the intricate power-shot animations displayed by the Mario-themed characters. As for the audio, the music is light and the various sound effects suit the action. The referee comments and character vocalizations are a nice touch, too, even if the majority of characters just grunt and scream.

Once again, Nintendo has taken a sport that not everyone likes--in this case, tennis--and has transformed it into a fun-filled game that's not only suitable for fans of the sport, but also fine for players of any age. Between its involving gameplay and numerous play features, Mario Tennis: Power Tour will make a believer out of you.

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• Good balance between realism and accessibility
• Healthy selection of play options and characters
• Power shots improve the already-great Mario Tennis formula
• Tons of personality thanks to Mario characters
• The required RPG mode is a bit too involved

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Mario Tennis: Power Tour

• 2.1 Mario Characters
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The player, either Clay (Max in British English) or Ace (Tina in British English), is a student in the Royal Tennis Academy. During this time, masked challengers come to the academy and defeat the academy's champions, leaving everyone in disbelief as they have never lost before. Determined to find out who they are, Clay or Ace become a part of the Junior class, where they defeat everyone in it. They continue on to the Senior classes, and then to Varsity, where they learn that the top two ranking players or teams get to advance to the Island Open, where they would play against top students from the other three tennis schools.

Clay/Ace soon ensure their entry to the Island Open. They hear a rumor that the victors of the Open would get a chance to play against Mario . During the time at the Open, the player may wish to travel between the Academy and the area of the Open at any time. After winning the Open, Clay and Ace realize that they still have not discovered who the masked plays are. However, the very next day Mario comes to the Academy, and gives Clay/Ace the honor of playing with them. Thus begins the Peach Tournament, with Clay/Ace as players. In doubles, both are a team. Clay and Ace travel to the Mushroom Kingdom by the Toad Express, where the games are being held in the Peach Dome , owned by Princess Peach . During their stay, Clay/Ace are told that it is Mario and company that were the masked players in the academy, and that it is also them that introduced the concept of power shots to Earth . Piantas , Toads , and Nokis are present at the dome as part of the audience. Beating the game will unlock technical difficulty, which increases the skill level of the characters in story mode. Beating this mode will reward the player with a screen with all the characters Ace or Clay beat in their journey.

Characters [ ]

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Mario Tennis: Power Tour features 36 playable characters when excluding Clay and Ace (the largest number seen in any Mario Tennis game), although only six are Mario characters with the rest (barring the two playable characters Clay and Ace) being opponents in the game's story mode, all 30 of which have to be unlocked by the player. This marks the only time Waluigi has appeared without Wario (although Wario's voice can be heard in the game's intro). It also marks this the only Mario Tennis game where Yoshi is not a playable character, nor appears at all. None of the unlockable characters are Mario characters, although star versions of them can be unlocked. Playable characters are classed by play style, listed below.

• All-Around characters have well-rounded stats. They can fit in any position, but they do not excel at any stat in particular.
• Speedy characters have high agility and move around place to place quickly.
• Technique characters focus on accuracy and control.
• Defense characters have high reach that allow them to reach balls with greater ease.
• Power characters emphasize on strong shots that can shoot balls at higher top speeds.
• Tactical characters are essentially the male equivalent of technique characters, having very similar attributes. They have slightly increased power at the expense of slightly lower ball control.

Mario Characters [ ]

• Princess Peach
• Donkey Kong

Other Human Characters [ ]

Reception [ ].

The game received generally positive reviews, receiving an average review score of 81 based on 21 reviews. IGN gave the game a 90/100, praising it's gameplay, story mode and adaption from it's GameCube predecessor, Mario Power Tennis . IGN found that the problems from the GameCube game also carried over, such as the disruptive Power Shots, and also criticized the recycled music and lack of connectivity to Mario Power Tennis . The game was largely compared to and viewed as slightly inferior to Mario Golf: Advance Tour .

• This game marks the first and only time that Waluigi makes an appearance without Wario.
• Some of the playable characters' voice clips and animations were recycled from Mario Power Tennis .
• This game is one of the few Mario games before the Nintendo Switch where the American version allows players to select other European languages.

External links [ ]

• Mario Tennis: Power Tour at Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia
• Mario Tennis: Power Tour at GameFAQs
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Mario Tennis: Power Tour

Mario Tennis: Power Tour (entitled Mario Power Tennis in the PAL region) is a game for the Game Boy Advance where Mario and his friends play tennis. Though it is the counterpart of Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube , the two games cannot be connected in any way. The game is the sequel to Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color but is not compatible with the Nintendo GameCube like Mario Tennis .

In 2014, the game was ported to the Wii U as a downloadable Virtual Console title. It was available for $6.99.

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• 1.1.3.1 Academy players
• 1.1.3.2 Island Open players
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Gameplay [ ]

Mario Tennis: Power Tour features similar gameplay to Mario Power Tennis . Players play tennis in both doubles and singles, and there are many different moves such as slice, topspin, and Power Shots . There are Offensive Power Shots and Defensive Power Shots that are earned later in the game. Offensive Power Shots are strong and powerful attacks; they power-up the ball and when they make contact with another player, they put a side effect on him/her such as knocked back a little bit, running around dazed, etc. Defensive Power Shots can negate the secondary effects of Offensive Power Shots and they can reach balls which normally would be out of reach. There’s topspin and slice, and topspin has more power than slice, while slice spin exchanges a tiny bit of power for more curve in the character's shot. As well as this, there are also a variety of shots, such as smashes or lobs. Like other Mario Tennis video games, it is impossible for the characters to hit the ball out of bounds.

Playable characters [ ]

Though the game features many characters, the Mario Tennis title appeared to be used primarily for marketing on the account that only six recurring Mario characters are playable compared to a multitude of characters either returning from earlier Mario Tennis games or debuting in Mario Tennis: Power Tour .

Mario characters [ ]

• Donkey Kong

Main human characters [ ]

• Clay (Max in European version)
• Ace (Tina in European version)

Other playable human characters [ ]

Academy players [ ], island open players [ ], unplayable characters [ ].

The game starts as the main character wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings. His/her partner explains that the protagonist has enrolled at the Royal Tennis Academy, and he/she is the character's doubles partner. Having passed out the previous day during the Welcome Workout, they decide to get some breakfast. When they arrive at the restaurant, it is deserted and he/she finds out that masked challengers have challenged the top academy students, including Alex, who is implied to be the top-ranked player at the academy. After hearing that the masked players defeated the school champions, he/she sets out to become the top ranked player, in order to enter the main tournament (The Island Open) and discover the masked players' true identities.

After defeating the Junior and Senior classes, the player advances to the Varsity Level. Learning that only the two highest ranked doubles pairs can enter the tournament for sure, the main character defeats the entire Varsity class. The player, their partner, and two other players named Elroy (who is also the varsity captain) and Tori enter the Island Open.

After the winning the Island Open, the player has not yet discovered the identities of the masked players. However, the morning following their win, the two main characters are approached by Alex and led to a secret airport near the academy. Here, our hero meets Mario, who is implied to have been one of the masked players and is taken to Peach's Kingdom to participate in the Peach Tournament against the other characters in the game. Winning the tournament ends the doubles game.

Afterwards, the main character becomes the singles champion of the school and wins the Island Open on his/her own, again traveling to the Mushroom Kingdom to play in the Peach Tournament. Winning this Tournament effectively ends the Story Mode's main plot line, and our hero presumably goes home the hero of the academy.

• Mario Tennis: Power Tour is the first and only time in which Waluigi makes an appearance without Wario (not including the Mario Tennis Aces online demo).
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Ace (Mario Tennis: Power Tour)

Ace (also known as Tina in Europe) is the female protagonist in the game Mario Tennis: Power Tour . Although the character's name can be changed, Ace is the default. She appears in the game whether the player chooses the male or the female protagonist. In both scenarios she is partners with the male protagonist, Clay . She sleeps on the left side of their room at the Royal Tennis Academy . She is described as a tomboy, and seems to have a somewhat short temper (this is only if the player chooses the male protagonist; if the player chooses to play as Ace, she is silent throughout the game). She has brown hair in two ponytails, a white T-shirt and a pink and red skirt with a checker design, just like her golf counterpart, Ella . She is also a technique character.

In  When the Cold Breeze Blows Away ,, she is Clay half-sister and she first apeared in the story's chapter, " Justice Served ," where she is first trapped in a portrait along with her half-brother by King Boo and everyone else in the Haunted Estate .

When freed by Professor E. Gadd , she and Clay learned that, after winning the Peach Tournament  in the Peach Dome , and also, after the events of  Mario Tennis: Power Tour , the Koopalings stole the trophy as Waluigi and Bowser have their revenges on their loss over the tournament, and soon, they became sad when their trophy is stolen and molted  into prototype  Golden Bullet Bills , so  she and her half-brother, including his family, eventually became smugglers , barters and thieves .

After talking to the  Headmaster , a plane crash   killed  all of its passengers during the storm , including all of the playable human characters that are exclusive to Mario Tennis: Power Tour ( Sophia , Meg , Mason , Chad , Sasha , Sylvia , Chris , Kyle , Shawn , Linda , Gary , Jet , Kyoko , Micki , Emi , Roy , Flit , Skipper , Whisker , Paula , Elroy , Tori , Barb , Sass , Chas , Mel , Dweezil , Mynx , Willy and  Sheri ), including Alex , Harry , Kate  and Nina , but only Clay and Ace survived .

Also, she and Clay were saddened when the other 30 unlockable human characters of that game (or her former opponents as she calls them in the story) are now Portrait Ghosts , scattered in and around Gloomy Manor , Haunted Towers , Old Clockworks , Secret Mine and Treacherous Mansion  and she cannot capture them to imprison them back to portraits, which would mean that she and Clay couldn't bring themselves to put them out of their misery , but she asks Su Ji-Hoon that he must do what he must do.

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Junior Class The Junior Class is probably the hardest class in the game due to your crappy stats. I grab the 1-UP Mushroom to enhance my power/serve so aces come easier. Sophia Actually a very good start, mainly due to those 2 return winners. Sophia has one serve that you can get a return winner on, so I'm very fortunate to have it happen twice. Also got 2 smash winners. This is enough experience to get me to level 4, which completely botches my levelling strat. Thankfully, I fix this against Mason. Mason Mason went very well. Every rally was done quickly, and I got some comedy relief on his one serve (the one I got the return winner on). 8 aces, 1 smasher, 1 returner. Sasha I hate Sasha, because she loves to lob it over my head and end a run. She didn't here because I didn't give her a chance to. Sasha is very easy to return ace (I got 5 in one match on a previous attempt), but I only get two here, along with two smash winners and 8 aces. This more than made up for the rally in the middle there. Chris He got my one serve, but that happens 90% of the time, unfortunetely. I did get a very strong 3 smash winners and a return winner. Overall, pretty good, considering none of the rallies were particularly long. Overall Junior Stats: Serve aces: 31/32 Return Winners: 6/32 Smash Winners: 8 Senior Class

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• Which character is better ace or clay ? jlive312 - 13 years ago - report
• It hangs of you battle with 1 of them of agains 1 of them ace is better if you are him and clay if you battle agains her. UltimateDigimon - 13 years ago - report 0   0
• You're practically asking whether boys are better than girls. The answer to that question is simple: neither is better than the other. Taking into account Clay and Ace, Clay is the more offensive of the two. However, Ace has more control. Through level-ups, you can balance these stats and make one better than the other, but neither is better when you start out. If you're wondering which you should use, I say just use the one that matches your gender. Zunar123 - 12 years ago - report 0   0

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The Mario Tennis series is a brand of sports games that features tennis matches incorporating the characters, themes, and locations of the Super Mario franchise. Though preceded by several earlier tennis games featuring the Mario character, the series was created for Nintendo by its partner Camelot Software Planning (which also created the Mario Golf series ), and the series saw its first installment on the Nintendo 64 in 2000. Since the series made its initial debut, each successive generation has featured a console and a handheld version. The Mario Tennis series' first game was the second project developed by Camelot for a Nintendo system, and the game saw three sequels in total (with the original game and the first sequel having counterparts on their consoles' respective handheld companions).

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The Mario Tennis series includes variations of tennis matches consisting of characters, courts, and scenarios based on the Super Mario franchise. The selection of courts varies, ranging from the standard three types of tennis court to those themed upon Super Mario games, which adopt the aesthetic styles of the games on which they are based and feature thematic elements that influence how the match will be played on that surface (some of which manifest themselves as obstacles that hinder character movements or otherwise interfere with gameplay). In addition to standard tennis, the Mario Tennis series can feature variants of the sport that adopt different rules and methods of victory.

The control system differs significantly from other tennis video games. Shots are performed by pressing one or both of the controller's two main buttons, which make the ball spin in different ways. Pressing a button twice strikes the tennis shot with more power and spin. Additionally, pressing the two buttons in a different order can result in a different type of shot altogether, such as a lob or drop shot. Both buttons can be pressed at the same time to hit a very powerful smash shot. The longer a button is pressed before contact is made with the ball, the stronger the shot will be. The control system allows players of all levels to become familiar with the mechanics of the game within a very short time, while also encouraging advanced players to take advantage of the variety of shots on offer to come up with different strategies for winning points. In addition to generic tennis moves, later on the series began to feature special " Power Shots ," unique moves that incorporate the specific qualities of the characters that use them; Power Tour specifically categorizes them as either "offensive" shots (those that power up the ball and put various side effects on players with whom they make contact) or "defensive" shots (those that negate the secondary effects of offensive shots and reach balls that would normally be out of reach).

Many game modes have appeared throughout the Mario Tennis series. The central mode of play is "Tournament Mode," which comprises a set of events with accumulating difficulty, where players play tennis matches in either doubles or singles, needing to win two games to win a set, and unlock playable characters if they finish successfully. Another major mode of play is "Exhibition Mode," where up to four players can play matches of their own, with players being able to choose opponents for computer control, and the conditions of the match such as the difficulty of opponents, the court used, and the number of games and sets required to win. Later games introduced modes like "Ring Shot," where players can earn points by hitting the ball through rings of varying sizes; "Item Battle," where characters use items based on the Super Mario universe to interfere with each other's game and gain an advantage; and special minigames where the player can meet a tennis-related objective, incorporating themes from past Nintendo games.

Mario Tennis games feature a selection of playable characters from the Super Mario franchise, including Mario , Luigi , Princess Peach , Princess Daisy , Yoshi , Birdo , Wario , Waluigi , Donkey Kong , Bowser , and several others. Characters are categorized into six groups that reflect their playing style: all-around, technical, power, speed, defensive, and tricky. Many of the player-characters in Mario Tennis recur as playable throughout the various series of Super Mario spin-offs; sometimes, games feature characters for whom a tennis game marks their first playable appearances altogether, such as Shy Guy and Wiggler . For Waluigi, the original Mario Tennis was his first appearance, and for Daisy and Birdo, that game marked their re-introductions and (in Daisy's case) permanent establishment into the recurring cast roster of the Super Mario franchise.

The first two handheld Mario Tennis titles feature role-playing game elements, where the player controls a young boy or girl character who has enrolled at the Royal Tennis Academy and must set out to become the top-ranked player there, enter a tournament called " The Island Open " to challenge other tennis champions from elsewhere in the world, and afterward travel to the Mushroom Kingdom to challenge its stars, ending with a match against the game world's greatest tennis player of all, Mario. The first- and second-generation Mario Tennis games have connectivity functions where a player is able to import characters and data from the home console game to its handheld counterpart, and vice versa. The third generation of Mario Tennis removes the RPG elements and the ready-made human characters altogether, with Mario Tennis Open instead allowing players to use their own Mii characters as saved in the Nintendo 3DS Mii Maker, who have variable skills and can equip special gear to improve their skills, and costumes upon completing certain objectives. On a related note, data saved in Mario Tennis Open is not transferable to Ultra Smash , as these two games are not direct counterparts to each other.

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Playable characters.

In the eight installments of the Mario Tennis series, many Super Mario characters have been playable. Human characters unique to the Mario Tennis series, such as Clay , appear in dark cells.

1 - Unlocked with a Transfer Pack. 2 - The character is unlockable. 3 - The character becomes available after scanning a specific QR Code. 4 - Obtainable through online tournament.

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• In Nintendo Monopoly , there is a Brick Block / Coin Block card that rewards $100 for winning a tennis tournament.
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