Top Spin 4
Top Spin 4 is a tennis sports simulation game, which was developed by the development studio 2K Czech and published by 2K Sports. It was released on March 15, 2011 in the United States, on March 18, 2011 in Europe for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii.
- 3.1 Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
- 3.2 Wii
Player
ATP
- Switzerland Roger Federer
- Spain Rafael Nadal
- United States James Blake
- Novak Djokovic of Serbia
- United States Andy Roddick
- Russia Nikolay Davydenko
- Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland
- France Gilles Simon
- Bernard Tomic Australia
WTA
- United States Serena Williams
- Serbia Ana Ivanović
- Russia Wera Swonarjowa
- Serbia Jelena Janković
- Russia Dinara Safina
- Canada Eugénie Bouchard
Legends
- Germany Boris Becker
- Sweden Björn Borg
- Australia Patrick Rafter
- Czech Republic Ivan Lendl
- United States Pete Sampras
Competitions
Licensed competitions
Grand Slam
- Australia Australian Open - Melbourne - Hard
- France French Open - Paris - Sandy
- United States U.S. Open - New York - Hard
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
- United States BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells - Hard
- United States Sony Ericsson Open - Miami - Hard
- France BNP Paribas Masters - Paris - Hard
ATP World Tour Finals
Unlicensed competitions
Grand Slam
- Ireland Dublin Championships - Dublin - Grass
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
- Spain Madrid Sports Arena - Madrid - Sandy
- Italy Stadio San Alessandro - Rome - Sandy
- Monaco Court Principal - Monte Carlo - Sandy
- China People's Palace Shanghai - Shanghai - Hard
- Canada Canada Tennis Center - Toronto - Hart
- United States Tennis Center Cincinnati - Cincinnati - Hard
ATP 500
- Morocco Casablanca Stadium - Casablanca - Sandy
- Spain Barcelona Stadium - Barcelona - Sandy
- Argentina Buenos Aires Tennis Center - Buenos Aires - Sandy
- United States Boston Bay Tennis Center - Boston - Grass
- Germany Hamburg Stadthalle - Hamburg - Hard
- Russia Moscow Tennis Arena - Moscow - Hard
- United States Texas Arena - Dallas - Hard
- Netherlands Amsterdam Tennis Park - Amsterdam - Hard
ATP 250
- United States Westside Drive - Houston - Sandy
- New Zealand Auckland Stadium - Auckland - Grass
- United States American Tennis Garden - San Francisco - Grass
- Germany Thorsten Brom - Munich - Grass
- Sweden Stavgaard Tennis Hall - Stavgaard - Hard
- India Abhijava Stadium - New Delhi - Hard
- Portugal Estadio do Sol - Estoril - Hard
- Chile Grande Estadio de Chile - Santiago - Carpet
- Hong Kong Bauhinia - Hong Kong - Carpet
- Ukraine Kiev Indoor Arena - Kiev - Carpet
Playgrounds
- Senegal Teranga Tennis Court - Dakar - Sandy
- Croatia Silvjie Krleza - Omis - Hard
- Bermuda Bermuda Stadium - Hamilton - Hard
- United States Atlanta 's Doves - Atlanta - Hard
- United Arab Emirates Dubai Sports Complex - Dubai - Hard
Review
Xbox 360 and Playstation 3
The game was positively received for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 from the trade press, the website Metacritic calculated for the Xbox 360 version an average rating of 84 % out of 51 reviews, 82 % from 34 reviews for the Playstation 3 version. The trade magazine Xbox Games praises above all "a compact control and the numerous help ", which make the game " clearly beginner friendly". Especially noteworthy is the " intense atmosphere ," said 'll be " drawn in combination with a good Dolby system literally in the center court ."
Wii
The Wii version performed significantly worse, so Metacritic calculated an average of 54 % from 8 reviews. This is according to Gamespot mainly due to the "poor graphics " and " the bad frame rate, which make the animation seem unrealistic " and the " control, which is often misinterpreted the blows ."