It is no secret that sports have not achieved any successes that mention this generation except for the major titles that are issued annually such as football and basketball games, and unlike the previous generation games, many famous sports that touched on different sports such as table tennis, Olympic games and finally the game of kings, tennis, which She appeared timidly through limited releases in the past years, most notably AO Tennis from Big Ant Studio, previously specialized in developing cricket games, and after a short period of time the studio returned with a second part of the title that was not successful in its first part, hoping to overcome the mistakes of the past and Providing a unique experience that contributes to providing an exciting competitive atmosphere for fans of that sport around the world.
It will not take any player much time to notice the differences and improvements experienced by the game in this part, as the development team poured its attention on certain elements while other elements still suffer from the same problems that appeared in the last part, yes there is a better design for the characters' models, facial details and greater flexibility Moving and handling the ball correctly and animation is more accurate and smooth, especially when moving on the field to deal with the ball properly in any region, but some of these elements were not of the required quality, as it seems clear that the game did not have a high development cost such as AAA sports , But remain The features of the players are acceptable compared to the last version, the design of the stadiums, the interaction of the fans, and the players ’reactions themselves, the moment of winning a difficult point or the time of negligence and regret for losing the opportunity to win one of the game.
The movement system has become better in this part without a doubt, as well as the artificial intelligence of competitors who study the player's strategy well, which makes the games more difficult in the last stages, but the game still suffers from the same problem that it faced in all tennis games without exception, which is a lot of late reactions that contribute In the loss of many points, here I mean those high points that continue for a long time and that makes controlling the player very difficult to anticipate the path of the ball and reach it at the perfect timing, which makes the whole thing closer to a game of expectations where you have to move the player in the direction Uh, the ball is expected to reach it without giving the opportunity to wait for the opponent's decision first and then move accordingly.
One of the distinctive additions in the training phase is the player's ability to design the character that is expressed through countless details such as the face, shoulders, arms and legs and every other aspect to obtain a player that is very similar to you, which gives you enough motivation to move forward in those competitions and try to reach the top And imposing your name among the legends of the game through a set of limited cinematic clips and a new moral system that allows you to take advantage of the mistakes of your opponent and exploit the matter in your favor to achieve better results and a deserved victory, and as usual, this part should not be compared to AAA sports games because the development budget is not equivalent Therefore, these elements do the trick and are notable improvements, but they have not been implemented optimally.
In AO Tennis 2 you have the ability to build a good reputation for your player, whether through different press conferences or by player reactions after every point in the game, this is done automatically and simple by pressing one button to select the negative reaction or Positive: Whether celebrating a special shot and obtaining an important point in the course of the match, or reprimanding yourself for not being able to properly anticipate your opponent's reaction, these decisions are all calculated at the end of your career when you decide to retire and see your achievements in the previous period.
Regardless of the training phase, the game provides Australian Open championship competitions, which makes sense in light of obtaining the official licenses for this championship in addition to a host of other competitions available for trial at any time, either individually through the confrontation of artificial intelligence or across phases of team play that require periods It is relatively long to search until you can find an opponent due to the apparently few numbers of players (the game was reviewed on the PS4), there is also the ability to create different scenarios according to the desire of each player, and to take on many challenges, which makes the content of the game diversified and huge and allows For fans of that sport spend hours Long gameplay without getting bored or repetitive.
AO Tennis 2 obtained a set of licenses for the most prominent athletes such as Rafa Nadal, Kevin Anderson and others, as well as all players have the ability to design characters freely and share them with each other via the Internet, and with the ability to design different scenarios and the many design options for characters and logos, it can For players to design the most famous classic games in sports completely freely and re-share them with other users without restrictions, add to this the ability to save matches manually at any time, which means the ability to play games in real time without any problems and re-complete what you started at a later time if you do not Have enough time.
Conclusion
AO Tennis 2 has seen significant improvements compared to the first part, whether its many customization options, the training mode and the exciting moments it provides, or the ability to design characters freely and design different scenarios, but in general the game suffers from problems related to quality, production cost, and some elements of the motion system that makes overcoming To discount in high difficulty levels is difficult and almost impossible.