Virtua Tennis Challenge

***Virtua Tennis Challenge*** is the second spin-off to Sega's tennis game franchise, *Virtua Tennis*. It was released on iOS and Android, as the only mobile Virtua Tennis game in the series. It was first released in 2012, with Sega later releasing it as a part of its Sega Forever mobile game platform in 2017.

## Virtua Tennis Challenge

App Store icon (Theron Tenniel pictured).

### Platform(s)

iOS
Android

### Genre(s)

Sports
Party

### Mode(s)

Single-player
Multiplayer (2-4 players)

## App Store Description

Take on Virtua Tennis Challenge, the deepest tennis game on mobile with unrivaled 3D graphics, tactical controls, and realistic gameplay.

Slice, lob and hit your best top spin as you take on the world's best and compete against 50 players in 18 stadiums around the globe. Build concentration by making plays that match your player's style; unleashing a super shot that will make your opponent sweat. Enjoy hours of game play through different modes, shots and courts.

Virtua Tennis Challenge joins the SEGA Forever classic games collection, a treasure trove of free SEGA console classics brought to life on mobile for the first time!

**FEATURES:**

* **Swing the Game Your Way:** Unleash top spins, slice shots, lobs and drop shots through different touch gestures.
* **Feel the Heat:** Adjust your shot in different stadiums and environments as you compete on clay, grass, hard or indoor courts.
* **Double Up the Fun:** Compete in unique singles or doubles challenges.
* **Multiple Modes:**
	+ **SPT World Tour:** Pick a customizable character to compete through full seasons of competition around the globe. Earn money by progressing through matches to buy your way into new tournaments. Each real world day offers new challenges.
	+ **Exhibition Match:** Dive into the game and select from any unlocked courts and characters in single or doubles mode.
	+ **Multiplayer:** Challenge your friends online over WiFi, or face to face over Bluetooth connectivity.
	+ **Quick Match Mode:** Itching for a one minute dose of Virtua Tennis? Play fast singles challenges to increase your ranking.
	+ **Training Mode:** Learn from the pros in this practice mode by running through drills.

## Gameplay

### SPT World Tour

*Main article: World Tour Mode/Virtua Tennis Challenge*

This is the main mode of the game. The player can select from 10 different players as their base player, which include Bojan Jovanović, Fernando Sánchez, Marco Stocker, Joshua Porter, Mario Cruz, Gabriel Belmondo, Jimi Tarantino, Ludwig Krüger, Luigi Monreale and Michael Shen. The user can then change their name, nationality, date of birth and play style to make them unique. Then, they're registered number 50 in the SPT ladder.

### Exhibition Mode

The user can play an exhibition match, either singles or doubles, choosing who will play and what court they will play on. Only Washington D.C, Hamburg and London are available as courts.

### Multiplayer

People can play against each other online over a WiFi connection, or face-to-face using Bluetooth.

### Quick Match Mode

The user can play quick matches of Virtua Tennis, completing singles challenges to increase their ranking.

### Training Mode

The user goes through many different tutorials in this mode, such as shot making and serving. Their player is coached by the player's female doubles partner in *Virtua Tennis 4*, Vickie Virnie, who is the only female character in *Virtua Tennis Challenge*.

## Players

*Virtua Tennis Challenge* is unique compared to the other games in the series. The game features 50 non-famous, canonically made players. No female players are available.

## Trivia

* *Virtua Tennis Challenge* was the last installment, main or spin-off, in the series. Currently it is unknown is SEGA is continuing to develop a new game or not.
* All of *Virtua Tennis Challenge*'s players are based from the World Tour mode in *Virtua Tennis 4*. Half of the male players are featured, with the other half and all female players (except Vickie Virnie) are absent.
	+ All of the courts originate from *Virtua Tennis 4* as well.