AO International Tennis

With most reviews written prior to the release of the "day one patch" there was a great variance in the scores given, as is shown with media aggregator website Metacritic scoring the PlayStation 4 version at 49% based on 4 reviews, while user reviews were at 88% for PlayStation 4 and 95% for Xbox. Reception for the game ranged from 3/10 to as high as 8/10 largely based on whether reviewers had downloaded the "day one patch" or not. Stevivor, having downloaded the appropriate "day one patch", was positive on the game, writing "This is definitely a game I'd recommend to tennis fans" in its 7/10 review. Fox Sports reviewed the game without downloading the "day one patch", scoring it 4/10 calling the movement "clunky", and commenting that the game's AI often "decided not to swing at the ball", "rather than us mis-hitting it". Kotaku were highly negative about the game's release, commenting on the lack of gameplay footage released before launch. but also admitted to not downloading the "day one patch", later apologising for this oversight. Kotaku called the release build of the game "rough", particularly commenting on the game's doubles action, where players were "lifeless, stiff, and unresponsive to the action around them". GameSpot scored AO Tennis 3/10, noting "bland visuals", "inconsistent" physics. GameSpot were critical of the game's graphics, referring that "each real-life pro looks wooden." Press Start Australia, after playing AO Tennis a few weeks after launch, wrote "After 10+ updates and the last one being quite major, it's honestly quite insane to see just how far this game has come over the last few weeks." AO International Tennis received a far more positive response from critics. The Spanish-speaking SomosXbox wrote "AO International Tennis is an interesting video game for tennis fans, the game has a nice gameplay," and scored the game 6.5/10. Forbes, in scoring the game 6.7/10, praised the customisation options, writing "All non-license sports games should emulate AO International Tennis approach to create-a-player and create-a-stadium suites."