Mario Tennis Ultra Smash Thread!
just picked this bad boy up! took the afternoon off going to check it out soon. Hopefully there is a good system where you can team up with a friend in doubles. Anyone want to play today let me know my nid is same as here billtownsparty
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There is not a lot you can do with a tennis game, it is tennis. I would've been happy with just hd Mario tennis but the chance shots and jump smash adds a lot. I will be playing this online now all day if anyone wants to team up
Originally posted by: BilltownSparty
There is not a lot you can do with a tennis game, it is tennis.
Mario Power Tennis broke the boundrary of being a mere "tennis" game.
It had a funny cooky story with Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser. There were different courts that were actually different and had new mechanics that affected the way you played. Each character had their own identity with their awesome Power Shot techniques.....in this game's it's a merely a copy/paste with different weight values. There were tons of Tennis minigames that were legitimately fun like the paint and chain-chomp one. If I wanted a play a regular tennis game I'd go play Wii Sports. The only edge this new game has is better graphics and online play.
I feel like Nintendo isn't even trying anymore with their spinoffs, and with this game it felt like they rushed Camelot for a Holiday release.
There is not a lot you can do with a tennis game, it is tennis.
Mario Power Tennis broke the boundrary of being a mere "tennis" game.
It had a funny cooky story with Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser. There were different courts that were actually different and had new mechanics that affected the way you played. Each character had their own identity with their awesome Power Shot techniques.....in this game's it's a merely a copy/paste with different weight values. There were tons of Tennis minigames that were legitimately fun like the paint and chain-chomp one. If I wanted a play a regular tennis game I'd go play Wii Sports. The only edge this new game has is better graphics and online play.
I feel like Nintendo isn't even trying anymore with their spinoffs, and with this game it felt like they rushed Camelot for a Holiday release.
Agree with everything you said. They've been half-assing almost everything lately, because they're putting 90% of their resources into NX development. It's a shame because no matter what kind of game they make they're almost always quality. But this year saw a lot of really watered down games like Mario party 10, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, and Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. I think this is the first year in a very long time, if ever, where i noticed a significant dip in quality in titles from Nintendo. The NX better be awesome because they're seriously sacrificing everything they've got with the Wii U for it. At the very least, they better put out a stellar Zelda on Wii U to close it off on a good note.
There is not a lot you can do with a tennis game, it is tennis.
Mario Power Tennis broke the boundrary of being a mere "tennis" game.
It had a funny cooky story with Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser. There were different courts that were actually different and had new mechanics that affected the way you played. Each character had their own identity with their awesome Power Shot techniques.....in this game's it's a merely a copy/paste with different weight values. There were tons of Tennis minigames that were legitimately fun like the paint and chain-chomp one. If I wanted a play a regular tennis game I'd go play Wii Sports. The only edge this new game has is better graphics and online play.
I feel like Nintendo isn't even trying anymore with their spinoffs, and with this game it felt like they rushed Camelot for a Holiday release.
Agree with everything you said. They've been half-assing almost everything lately, because they're putting 90% of their resources into NX development. It's a shame because no matter what kind of game they make they're almost always quality. But this year saw a lot of really watered down games like Mario party 10, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, and Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. I think this is the first year in a very long time, if ever, where i noticed a significant dip in quality in titles from Nintendo. The NX better be awesome because they're seriously sacrificing everything they've got with the Wii U for it. At the very least, they better put out a stellar Zelda on Wii U to close it off on a good note.
ok just stopped playing this game after 5.5 hours. Love it! havent lost yet online in about 12 matches. they reward you for beating harder players by giving you more points.
Full disclosure i never played mario power tennis that sounds pretty cool but i never went into this looking for something new. I went into this looking for a fun ass mario tennis game for wii u with hd graphics and online play. I never really played mario tennis for 64 single player, this game is meant to be played with friends and online imo. when my friend was over earlier we had a blast playing the new standard mode with chance shots and jump slams. Lots of ohhhhhhh ahhhh and hitting each other and swearing.
Couple of notes after a 5 hours of play
: hard as hell to get a service ace. I used to ace people all the time in mario 64 and i have 1 ace all day.
: it is much easier now playing a local friend when you are on the top of the screen. Mario 64 it was such an advantage to be on the bottom side
: Wish there were more characters to unlock
: This is the first game i have actually enjoyed the use of amiibo
Mike,
I hear ya on mario party 10 being a little rushed and weak. The animal crossing games and chobi robi dobi whatever the hell that game is i have no interest in so ill take your word for it. However i think it is a stretch to say they are working on nx all day every day. Zelda is for sure getting a wii u release, star fox looks awesome to me and who knows what else next year. I thought the last year nintendo has been knocking it out of the park with games but i do agree mario party 10 needs updates!
Simple game but fun as all hell!
Also lots of cool new courts sand,ice, a bounce court that has arrrows and whichever arrow it hits it shoots the ball a different direction. Taunting server increases shot speed on return but you have to get the taunt in before the serve
This game has no real 1 player modes. No tournaments. No good mini games, the same basic gameplay of mario tennis 3DS with nothing new really added except a smash shot. The court is changed but the stadium is the same. The cutscene mega mushroom would be annoying and take you out of the game. To actually have fun, Id have to go to simple tennis mode but then there isnt anything to do. So bare bones. So dissapointed. Waiting for this used or a buy 1 get 1 type deal. Ive bought a ton of games new and loved them. This one is the real first let down to me.
I read that you cant team up with a partner friend or face a friend online. Its random chance online play. If so that absolutely blows.
Yep it is true dammer. Still great game imo wouldve been much better. Holding out hope for update but not likely. Played online doubles with a friend still pretty cool. I dont get it though.....im not a computer guy but how much more work would it be to make this happen???? Wtf seems like not much
Originally posted by: BilltownSparty
Originally posted by: quest4nes
I read that you cant team up with a partner friend or face a friend online. Its random chance online play. If so that absolutely blows.
Yep it is true dammer. Still great game imo wouldve been much better. Holding out hope for update but not likely. Played online doubles with a friend still pretty cool. I dont get it though.....im not a computer guy but how much more work would it be to make this happen???? Wtf seems like not much
splatoon didnt have it at first, and was later updated.
In terms of worth it was def worth it for me. I put 10 hours in today. Having more friends comeover tomorrrow to play all day. I had more time and fun in this game in one weekend then some other games in a lifetime. Ill easily have 25-30 hours of gameplay plus only 50 bucks instead of 60
There is not a lot you can do with a tennis game, it is tennis.
Mario Power Tennis broke the boundrary of being a mere "tennis" game.
It had a funny cooky story with Wario, Waluigi, and Bowser. There were different courts that were actually different and had new mechanics that affected the way you played. Each character had their own identity with their awesome Power Shot techniques.....in this game's it's a merely a copy/paste with different weight values. There were tons of Tennis minigames that were legitimately fun like the paint and chain-chomp one. If I wanted a play a regular tennis game I'd go play Wii Sports. The only edge this new game has is better graphics and online play.
I feel like Nintendo isn't even trying anymore with their spinoffs, and with this game it felt like they rushed Camelot for a Holiday release.
Agree with everything you said. They've been half-assing almost everything lately, because they're putting 90% of their resources into NX development. It's a shame because no matter what kind of game they make they're almost always quality. But this year saw a lot of really watered down games like Mario party 10, Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash, and Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer. I think this is the first year in a very long time, if ever, where i noticed a significant dip in quality in titles from Nintendo. The NX better be awesome because they're seriously sacrificing everything they've got with the Wii U for it. At the very least, they better put out a stellar Zelda on Wii U to close it off on a good note.
ok just stopped playing this game after 5.5 hours. Love it! havent lost yet online in about 12 matches. they reward you for beating harder players by giving you more points.
Full disclosure i never played mario power tennis that sounds pretty cool but i never went into this looking for something new. I went into this looking for a fun ass mario tennis game for wii u with hd graphics and online play. I never really played mario tennis for 64 single player, this game is meant to be played with friends and online imo. when my friend was over earlier we had a blast playing the new standard mode with chance shots and jump slams. Lots of ohhhhhhh ahhhh and hitting each other and swearing.
Couple of notes after a 5 hours of play
: hard as hell to get a service ace. I used to ace people all the time in mario 64 and i have 1 ace all day.
: it is much easier now playing a local friend when you are on the top of the screen. Mario 64 it was such an advantage to be on the bottom side
: Wish there were more characters to unlock
: This is the first game i have actually enjoyed the use of amiibo
Mike,
I hear ya on mario party 10 being a little rushed and weak. The animal crossing games and chobi robi dobi whatever the hell that game is i have no interest in so ill take your word for it. However i think it is a stretch to say they are working on nx all day every day. Zelda is for sure getting a wii u release, star fox looks awesome to me and who knows what else next year. I thought the last year nintendo has been knocking it out of the park with games but i do agree mario party 10 needs updates!
Not saying the game isn't fun. I'm sure it is. If it were $20 or $30 I might even pick it up.its just a shame that, visuals aside, the game is a step down from the others. Mario Power Tennis is really great, offers fun minigames, tournament mode and whatnot. I played the crap out of Power Tennis back then. If Ultra Smash is not fun in single player mode that's a bad thing for me as that's all I play. I've heard the AI is terrible. Again I'm sure it is fun, I've heard the core mechanics of it are great, but the game is very lacking in features and modes. But it should've been priced accordingly. They marketed Captain Toad as a budget game and marked it at $40 but that's a game I would've gladly paid $60 for since it never felt cheap or that they held back when making it. Glad you're enjoying it though!
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I guess they charged for some dumb shit in smash like costumes and ryu but i didnt bite. If they do an update my money is on free like splatoon and mario maker etc
Xenoblade x is my most anticipated game righ meow.. wI'll pick up tennis shortly...