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Virtua Tennis 3 for PlayStation 3
Virtua Tennis 3 uses simple buttons for topspin, slice, lob and drop shot, while longer rallies still demand position and timing. World Tour lets you create a player, train through Court Games and climb from rank 300 through tournaments. Exhibition and Tournament provide immediate matches. Local doubles support four players; historical Xbox 360 network tournaments are not promised as currently available.
The campaign builds each situation around clear objectives, enemies or obstacles and controls that you gradually learn to master. Difficulty comes from timing, positioning and intelligent use of available resources. Exploring, trying again and choosing another approach often achieve more than haste. The fixed content on the disc therefore matters most. Any network features are mentioned only as historical options, not as services guaranteed to work today.
This PlayStation 3 release of Virtua Tennis 3 was checked separately for controls, presentation and delivery. The product title determines whether a regular, budget or No Manual edition is supplied. Historical network features are not promised as available; local matches, campaign or career on the disc remain the core of this version.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 3 games are European editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Virtua Tennis 3 for PlayStation 3 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Virtua Tennis 3
Sega AM3 built Virtua Tennis 3 for arcade and PlayStation 3, while Sumo Digital handled the Xbox 360 edition among others. Sega released both consoles in Europe in March 2007. Home versions added World Tour and training games to the quick arcade foundation. PlayStation 3 offered optional Sixaxis motion control, whereas Xbox 360 then included online matches. Those version differences remain separate.
This physical release preserves a defined version from its original console generation. Later expansions, patches, servers and reissues may have added or changed features, but are not attributed to this disc. Its original design choices and technical limits belong to this edition. Developer, release period and platform were therefore checked separately. Differences in controls, presentation and accessories between consoles are also stated where they affect what can actually be played.
This PlayStation 3 release of Virtua Tennis 3 was checked separately for controls, presentation and delivery. The product title determines whether a regular, budget or No Manual edition is supplied. Historical network features are not promised as available; local matches, campaign or career on the disc remain the core of this version.
Similar games for PlayStation 3
Top Spin 3 is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 3. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Virtua Tennis 3 has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Top Spin 3 uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Virtua Tennis 3 without assigning features from Top Spin 3 to this release.
Grand Slam Tennis 2 is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 3. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Virtua Tennis 3 has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Grand Slam Tennis 2 uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Virtua Tennis 3 without assigning features from Grand Slam Tennis 2 to this release.
SEGA Superstars Tennis is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 3. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Virtua Tennis 3 has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. SEGA Superstars Tennis uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Virtua Tennis 3 without assigning features from SEGA Superstars Tennis to this release.
Virtua Tennis 2009 is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 3. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Virtua Tennis 3 has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Virtua Tennis 2009 uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Virtua Tennis 3 without assigning features from Virtua Tennis 2009 to this release.
Top Spin 4 is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 3. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Virtua Tennis 3 has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Top Spin 4 uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Virtua Tennis 3 without assigning features from Top Spin 4 to this release.
