Tennis League VR has been released for the masses and we have been on the court for over a week. Is the game worth your hard earned cash, or should you let this one bounce right by you?
Read on to find out
Tennis video games haven been around for some time with almost all of them being controlled with a regular controller. There have only been a couple of VR tennis games that actually put you into the game so we were excited to try out Tennis League VR on our Meta Quest 2 headset. We did try out the free demo a few months ago and liked where the game was headed.
Tennis League VR Review – The Gameplay
Jumping into the tutorials for Tennis League VR gave us our first taste of how finicky the controls for the game can be. Moving from the back court to charging the net just requires pressing either A or B so that was simple enough, but actually hitting the ball is where the game can get crazy. We barely moved our hand to return a serve and the ball would take off like we were trying to hit a homerun in a baseball game. The difference between a lob and a line drive is so minute, that we were slowing our hand way down so as not to hit the ball into the next county. The physics could definitely use some tweaking, and that’s disappointing.
Serving the ball has you tossing the ball up in the air with your off-hand, and then swinging your racket hand at the ball. We had a hard time, again, just serving the ball normally. It was either a lob that barely cleared the net, or another homerun. Several of us took turns practicing with the ball cannon in practice mode trying to perfect our returns. We did slowly get better and out of 100 shots, several of us were hitting around 85% successfully. That percentage become a contest between us in itself.
Tennis League VR Review – Game Types
Tennis League VR offers several types of game play and after spending several hours with the ball cannon and in the tutorial modes, we felt confident enough to start our career. The opponents start out easy enough, but get harder as you progress. Needless to say, you’ll need quite a bit of practice to be able to podium in some of these tournaments, and you may want to try out the other modes first.
Droid Rush mode is a great way to learn how to return the tennis balls more accurately, and at specific targets. In this mode, a swarm of robots are trying to invade and you’ll have to target their shields to eliminate them. This mode can really help you hone your skills and be much more competitive in the career mode, but you’ll want to invest quite a bit of time to do so. The touchy physics require patience to learn.
Tennis League VR Review – VR Quality & Conclusion
Tennis League VR is a good looking game on the Quest 2, with smooth animations and really nice graphics. The courts and equipment are nicely detailed and easy on the eyes. The game is really fun to play, but can be frustrating at times with the touchy physics.
In time, and with some tweaks to the physics, Tennis League VR will be one of the top VR tennis games around.
7
Tennis League VR review code provided by publisher and reviewed on a Meta Quest 2. For more information on scoring, please read What our review scores really mean.
