Matchpoint – Tennis Championships takes a clean swing in the world of sports games – Hands-on impressions

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In terms of tennis-based video games, there hasn’t been a title that has risen to the ranks of Madden, NBA 2K, or FIFA. There have been several tennis games to pop up in recent years, like the AO Tennis and Tennis World Tour franchises, but none have been able to step in and become the undisputed leader of the genre. A new contender Matchpoint – Tennis Championships jumped into the forefront recently. This new tennis game from Torus Games and Kalypso Media looks to break through with a unique gameplay engine, a career mode, and authentic tennis players that fans would see in real-world, competitive tennis. We’ve spent some time with it and can help you decide if the team has succeeded or not.

Matchpoint – Tennis Championships comes with a good amount of hype, highlighted by its inclusion of over a dozen professional athletes, including Daniil Medvedev, Nick Kyrgios, and Madison Keys. Additionally, the gameplay system includes a wide variety of different serve and shot options, as well as several different and unique movement-based animations. In a press event earlier this year, the Kalypso team told Gamepur that hundreds of different animations were added into Matchpoint, as part of its development.

However, don’t expect to see the ATP or WTA branding in the game. Neither league is a part of Matchpoint – Tennis Championships, although Kalypso did state in the previously mentioned press event that there were some discussions between the game and the major tennis tours about a potential branding agreement. That could come in the future, but nothing concrete is known yet.

As far as the gameplay is concerned, Kalypso Media and Torus Games have put together a rather decent product. Player