For example, the most basic shot, the flat shot, is done by starting and finishing the swing at the same height, swinging horizontally to the ground. Most of them feel pretty close to the real thing. On the good side, there are a a staggering number of different shots you can make based just on how you swing the controller and press the buttons. I’ve got good things and bad things to say about the gameplay itself on the Move. One slightly odd thing is that once you drag a Move controller and a Navigation controller to the same player, the two are linked together from that point on, and the only way to “unlink” them is to shut one of the controllers off. If you want to control the running via the Dualshock or the Move Navigation controller, just drag the Move controller and one of those controllers to the player. I’d definitely recommend this when you’re just beginning. If you want to have the system do the running and volleying for you, all you have to do is drag just the Move controller alone to the player you want. You assign a controller by dragging it to the player you want. You have a lot of options regarding which controllers to use. When you select Singles, you’ll be sent to a scrollable list of current tennis stars, from current players like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Serena Williams to old-time players like John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert. If you plan on having two players, be sure at least two controllers (either Move or Dualshock) are turned on. With Play Now you can just right into a singles or doubles match. My Tennis: options include Settings, Save/Load/Delete, Profile Management, and EA Sports Extras.
Creation Zone: options here are Create Player and Share a Pro.Online: options here are Online Play Now, Grand Slam Corner, Online Tournament, Leaderboards, and My Tennis Online.Training: the options are Tennis School and Practice Court.Game Modes: the options are Career, ESPN Grand Slam Classics, and Tournament.Play Now: your options are Singles and Doubles.I strongly recommend using the Dualshock controller for navigating menus. And don’t get me started on screens that require keyboard input. One thing I found right away was that navigating using the Move controller was extremely clunky. The opening menu has quite a number of options. I won’t say you’ll necessarily get a spectacular workout from it, but you’ll certainly burn more calories than you would sitting on the couch munching on potato chips. But it’s a wholly enjoyable game that makes pretty good use of the Move controllers.
Unfortunately, Grand Slam Tennis 2 isn’t quite there.
I’ve been waiting for a tennis game that has the same “coolness” factor as Sports Champions Ping Pong, where you rotate your wrists and literally see your on-screen racquet rotate as well. And newer motion controls can detect everything from the angle you’re holding the controller to the amount of force you use to the intricate movements your wrists make during play.
After all, the way you grip a Wii remote or a PS3 Move controller is a lot like the way you grip a tennis racquet. Of all the sports that make sense for motion controls, tennis perhaps makes the most sense.