Tennis, anyone? Ubisoft has released Racquet Sports, a new Wii video game that includes tennis, ping pong, badminton, squash and beach tennis.
Targeted for the entire family, Racquet Sports can be played with up to four players, bringing the backhands and lightning-fast serves to our living rooms.
The graphics in this game are reminiscent of most Wii based games: colorful, quirky, yet realistic. The characters aren’t Miis, but the big cartoonish characters are diverse and can be customized. Racquet Sports can also be played with Ubisoft’s Motion-Tracking camera, which is available separately.
The game that’s familiar with many families, Wii Sports, already has its own arrangement of racquet sports, but I think Ubisoft’s new game adds a even more dimension to these family favorites. Beach Tennis and squash, in particular, are the racquet sports I like seeing on this new game. Also, the racquet extension that’s available for the Wii controllers (I’ve seen them at Costco) make this game a little more fun.
The other weekend, before the game’s official debut, we had the chance to check out the game being demo’ed by none other than the reigning French Open Champ, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and the reigning US Open champ, Kim Clijsters, in a Match Before the Match at Madison Square Garden. At the event, the tennis stars debuted Fila’s Spring 2010 Center Court Collection while they battled it out for the title of Racquet Sports champ. In the fun-spirited match, Kim defeated Svetlana, and added another title to her resume–Wii Racquet Sports champ!
