Mario Tennis Aces - Nintendo Switch

Much more than just a tennis game. Yes you can just play tennis but there are also Quests & story line to challenge yourself. Play solo against the computer or with a friend.

After the extremely disappointing Mario Tennis Ultra Smash, I was hesitant to purchase Aces. I’m glade I did though. Those of you new to the Mario Tennis series may be wondering what makes it special. Of course, there’s the inclusion of characters from throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Of course Mario, Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Peach make appearances, but the game excels in adding smaller characters to the mix as well. Baddies such as Chain Chomp, Spike, and Blooper are also featured in the game’s roster. Unlike in Mario Kart, where characters are split into weight classes and and all characters in the same class play the same, characters in Mario Tennis Aces are split into 6 playstyles, and each character has their own unique characteristics. New to the Mario Tennis series is the introduction of an energy system. By charging up your shots, you can build up your energy gauge, which in turn can be used to activate special skills. Zone speed slows down everything except your character, giving you time to get to a far-away ball. Zone shots allow you to send powerful, accurate shots lasering into your opponent’s court. Trick shots can be used to quickly move across the court to return a powerful shot. If you’re able to fully charge your energy meter, you can unleash a special shot, which if not blocked with perfect timing, will shatter your opponent’s racket. For the first time since Mario Tenni: Power Tour on the GBA, Aces contains a single player story mode with light RPG elements. The story itself is mediocre at best, but it serves as a great way to hone your skills before jumping into the surprisingly competitive tournament mode. Tournament mode is by far the highlight of Mario Tennis Aces. It pits you against randomly selected online players, and builds a tournament based on single-match elimination. Because the game doesn’t create the entire tournament at once, and instead matches two player in round two together, etc., wait time in between matches is always short.

At the core of Mario Tennis Aces is a refined sports experience with interlocking systems that are all easy to understand and difficult to use in conjunction with one another to outwit your opponents. At any time, you have the option between five basic shots that are all on the face buttons. The flat, draw, top-spin, drop, and lob shots are all crucial for getting your opponent moving around and out of position, and you will likely score more points with these than any of the other special moves.

Wow. All love love this game..the graphics are awesome..gameplay is super cool..great for all ages and so easy to play .so much fun playing with family.a must game to get.

The game is a wonderful tennis experience with DLC that keeps coming out regularly for free with challenges to unlock the new characters to play as

Kids and parents can play this game together and have a good time with it. Takes a while to learn all the power up moves, but is fun to play while you learn.

This game plays like all of the other Mario Tennis games but it adds in a "Super Shot" that each character has once you fill up a meter. At first I was put off by this but you can play with it OFF and even if you leave it on it is not overpowered. Whenever a Special is used you can actually return it easily enough with enough practice. The only negative I see is the really short single player campaign. This game is definitely built more towards Online Multiplayer.

So fun :) hours of play and this Isn’t enough. It’s time mastering the skills but it’s a lot of fun to continue through the story and online multiplayer.