[Análisis] Super Tennis Blast for Nintendo Switch – iGamesNews

Unfinished Pixel wanted to bring up Nintendo Switch an alternative to racket sport with Super Tennis Blast, a title that aims to satisfy the desire of fans of this sport within the hybrid. Will it be a good exponent? Let's check it out!

A casual tennis … or not so much

The first thing the player who approaches Super Tennis Blast receives that casual aesthetic style, with caricature modeling, colorful scenes and we could say that an almost childish touch. Nothing is further from reality.

And is that if we give Super Tennis Blast a chance We will soon see that its appearance does not determine the character of the title and that the graphics represent only a visual style that does not influence the way tennis is valued. Modeling isn't a big deal, and the effects don't go beyond the trail of dust when hitting, for example.

Of course, as we said, the game takes its function seriously and provides us fast and fluid matches, where you don't resent even once. The setting is the one that can throw us back, with pretty empty tracks from the public and robotically moving spectators. In general, lack of setting and show on stage or in celebration when winning a tournament, that can go beyond a simple image of our character where he says "champion".

Regarding the sound, we found a correct section, where It is appreciated that there is no music during the matches and only the racket blows, the sound of the court, the referee singing the points and the applause of the people are heard when you get a game, a set or a win.

A lot of game modes

We soon realize that this first casual impact hides a tremendously complete title in terms of game modes it means.

We can play a simple Party, both for a game and for a small tournament, both singles and doubles. And when selecting a character, one of the big bets is coming: more than 400 characters to choose from, among which we find fictional references to real tennis players (does not contain official licenses) with figures such as Rafa Christmas, S. Haley, Ruger Federek or A. Againsi.

This is not all, because we can create our own avatar to our liking, configuring her appearance, her clothes and her name. I could not resist, and create a tennis player Joaquín Sánchez to say that of "I do not even know to take a racket, Hulio".

The good thing is that this avatar we can also use it in World Tour mode, the great game mode of this title. Here we will dispute countless championships starting from the bottom of a world ranking, to gain points and go up in the ranking. We have weekly tournaments that we will not always be able to access, as it depends on that position in the ranking.

Also, during the weeks we have the option to rest if fatigue is present in our character and to train our characteristics. Those trainings help us to strengthen qualities such as speed, strength or our backhand, which we can also increase as we participate in tournaments and win them.

It reaches a point where we can simulate these tournaments if we have a position in the much higher ranking, but we must bear in mind that it will not give us skill points to improve our character (it will give us points for the ranking).

If this wasn't enough, we have the Super Blast mode, where through a game or a complete tournament, we can play with special and even surreal characteristics, like a living network, a track that changes size, ducks that cross the stage or several balls in the same game, among others. Also go to the paddle even, with a variant of tennis with walls. Also, we can select several of these options in the same game to turn everything into total madness.

And it is still not everything, because also we have a series of mini-games in which to leave our personal brand to beat, such as a challenge of blocks, targets, zones, sprints and fouls.

Finally, we can access a legend of challenges that will light up as we meet them during the game. It is like an achievement system where we are proposed, for example, to make several perfect serves, win a first tournament, try all the game modes … etc.

In Pachanga and Super Blast modes we have local multiplayer to be able to have some good snacks with friends (you can play with just one Joy-Con). A pity that it is not included online, because I would have put the icing on the cake for an offer of game modes that is greatly appreciated in a game like this.

The commitment to precision and affordability

Control of Super Tennis Blast is another thing that surprises for good. its joystick targeting system is very accurate and it requires that we calculate very well where we want to send the ball. This will lead us to fail several points if we neglect, in a control that leaves very good feelings. A pity falcon's eye, a system that would have added a lot to the parties, since there are points that enter in a very fair way.

We have four types of strokes associated with each button and, while it is true that you need a little more depth in the movements or in those balls that require an extra sprint that does not exist, little can be blamed on this playable aspect.

Nevertheless, in a few games we will have mastered control, something that adds to a complexity that will fall short for more experienced players. And it is that at the most difficult level of play, it is affordable to win games 6-0, 6-0 without much effort. It is one of the points that It can make the player stop giving up the title sooner, winning games easily.

And, speaking of match time, we can set a real duration (with sets to 6 games) or set a faster score for matches, thus finding the balance between the impatient and those who want to get closer to the real tennis experience.

Here we are before a game that has a lot to offer, but whose low difficulty can make it shorter than it really is.

conclusion

Super Tennis Blast it's one more what a decent game of tennis Whose carefree and discreet graphic appearance should not fool you. The great amount of game modes and the precision of your control They can give you a good handful of hours of fun, which are only tarnished by a very low difficulty even at its highest levels. If you are looking for an option beyond Mario Tennis for racket sport, this title may surprise you. You can find it in the Nintendo Switch eShop at the price of € 14.99 and that requires a space of 409 MB.