Sega PSP GAMES VIRTUA TENNIS WORLD TOUR User Manual

VIRTUA TENNIS

WORLD TOUR

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Contents

SETTING UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

MEMORY STICK DUO

WIRELESS (WLAN) FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

MENU NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

THE MENU SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

THE GAME SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

GAME OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

BASIC TECHNIQUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Serve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Ball Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Ball Reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Shot Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Smash Hit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Drop Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Instructing COM Partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

GAME MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Quick Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

World Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Ball Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Multiplayer Match . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

PLAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

COURTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

SAVING AND LOADING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

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Virtua Tennis: World Tour

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Wireless(WLAN) Features

Menu Navigation

Software titles that support Wireless (WLAN) functionality allow the user
to communicate with other PSP™ systems, download data and compete
against other users via connection to a Wireless Local Area Network
(WLAN).

AD HOC Mode

Ad Hoc Mode is a Wireless (WLAN) feature that allows two or
more individual PSP™ systems to communicate directly with
each other.

Game Sharing

Some software titles feature Game Sharing facilities which
enable the user to share specific game features with other users
who do not have a PSP™Game in their PSP™ system.

Infrastructure Mode

This title supports English, French, German, Spanish and Italian lan­guages. Please choose your preferable language from the system settings
on the PSP™ system before commencing play.

Infrastructure Mode is a Wireless (WLAN) feature that allows
the PSP™ system to link to a network via a Wireless (WLAN)
Access Point (a device used to connect to a Wireless network).
In order to access Infrastructure Mode features, several addi­tional items are required, including a subscription to an
Internet Service Provider, a network device (e.g. a Wireless
ADSL Router), a Wireless (WLAN) Access Point and a PC. For
further information and setting up details, please refer to the
PSP™ system Instruction Manual.

HIGHLIGHT MENU ITEM

CHANGE MENU OPTION
WHERE IS SHOWN

▲

▲

SELECT MENU ITEM

CANCEL/EXIT MENU

Controls

MOVE/AIM/AFTERTOUCH

TOPSPIN SHOT

LOB SHOT

SLICE SHOT

TOGGLE VIEWPOINT

INSTRUCT COM PARTNER

PAUSE GAME

directional buttons or Analog Stick

C/V

directional buttons or Analog Stick

Z/X

S

button

A

button

directional buttons or Analog Stick

C/VZ/X

S

button

F

button

A

button

SELECT button

L button or R button

START button

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The Menu Screen

Press the START button on the Title screen to display the Menu screen.

The Game Screen

Number of games (Match Count)

Serving Player

Score

Instruction to COM partner (doubles matches only)

USE OF CAMERA

● Court Cam (default). Camera is positioned above the court at a 45° angle

to offer a ‘TV gantry’ view of the action.

● Player Cam. Camera is positioned over the shoulder of the player, allow-

ing the game to be viewed at court level

● Press the SELECT button to toggle between the viewpoints.

Serve Speed

Game Overview

SEGA’s smash arcade hit Virtua Tennis, comes to PSP™ with wireless head­to-head gaming, 14 new licensed players and original Ballgames mode.

Perfect your game, triumph on the world circuit and propel yourself to the
coveted #1 ranking!

Virtua Tennis: World Tour

serves up great
action. GAME, SET and MATCH!
Overpower opponents with blistering serves and overhead slams, or out-

play them with devastating drop shots and well placed lobs.

Basic Techniques

Serve

Use either the Analog Stick or the directional buttons C/VZ/X to set
your serve position, and press the S, A or F button to toss the ball.

During the toss a serve gauge displays the players serve speed. At your
chosen speed, press the

F button to make a slice serve.

Ball Direction

To hit the ball back to the opponent’s court, run to the ball and press the

S, A or F button. Once you’ve pressed the button, use the Analog Stick
C/VZ/X to guide the direction you hit the ball.

Push

Z/X to aim the ball left or right, or C/V to aim to the front or back

of the court.

Ball Reaction

The ball’s movement is directly affected by the surface of each court as fol­lows:

SURFACE

BALL SPEED

BOUNCE

ABOUT SHOT TYPE

1. A topspin shot (S button) is a regular shot with a forward spin (vertical

spin). It moves fast but its trajectory is high and it bounces high.

2. A slice shot (

ing in air. Its trajectory is low and it bounces low.

3. A lob shot (

opponents head. It is best used to hit the ball behind an opponent when
they are close to the net.

S button to make a straight serve, and the A or

Hard Clay Grass Carpet

Fast Slow Fast Slow

High High Low Regular

A button) has backspin. The ball moves slowly as if float-

F/S + A button) has a high trajectory and goes over the

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