Virtua Tennis 3

In 2009, Sega updated and re-created Virtua Tennis 3 in Virtua Tennis 2009.

• Title — Virtua Tennis 3 • Developer — Sega AM3 (AC, PS3) Sumo Digital (X360, PC, PSP) • Publisher — Sega • Director — Kazuko Noguchi • Producer — Mie Kumagai • Designer — * Nobuyuki Yamashita • Norio Furuichi • Programmer — Yoshifumi Ishihata • Composer — Kentaro Koyama • Series — Virtua Tennis • Release — Arcade April 25, 2006PlayStation 3, PSP, Windows, Xbox 360 • Genre — Sports game • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows • Arcade System — Sega Lindbergh

Besides having Tournament Mode and Exhibition Mode from the arcade version, the home versions include a World Tour Mode and Court Games mode. These game modes replace the Challenge Mode that was present in the arcade version. The Xbox 360 version has exclusive Xbox Live online tournaments and modes, whilst the PlayStation 3 version incorporates the option to control the game using the Sixaxis motion-sensitive controller. Both the 360 and PS3 versions offer native 1080p support.

This is the main mode of the game. In this mode, the user creates a tennis player (male or female), and enters the SPT World Tour with a ranking position of 300th, and with the goal of becoming the number 1. The player needs to improve his ranking by winning matches and tournaments, as well as his abilities by successfully completing training minigames and academy exercises. This mode also allows the player to interact with the featured professional tennis players.

This mode is similar to the arcade version of the game. The user can select either a featured professional player or one of his created players (from the World Tour mode), and must win 5 matches in different surfaces and venues to win the tournament. If the player performs well enough and gets a very good rank (A), he is challenged by Duke, one of the game's bosses. However, if the player performs well in the tournament but achieves a mediocre rank (D), he is challenged by King instead.

This mode allows the user to play single matches with customized options, such as the player, the opponent and the court.

This mode features the minigames from the World Tour mode and is dedicated to multiplayer gaming.

Male • Roger Federer • Rafael Nadal • David Nalbandian • Sébastien Grosjean • Juan Carlos Ferrero • Lleyton Hewitt • Andy Roddick • Tim Henman • James Blake • Mario Ančić • Taylor Dent • Gaël Monfils • Tommy Haas Female • Maria Sharapova • Lindsay Davenport • Daniela Hantuchová • Martina Hingis • Nicole Vaidišová • Amélie Mauresmo • Venus Williams