All Star Tennis '99

All Star Tennis '99 is a simulation tennis game for the Nintendo 64, PlayStation, and Game Boy Color released in 1999, that was developed by Smart Dog and published by Ubi Soft. The featured player on the US and Europe versions is Michael Chang while in the French version the featured player is Yannick Noah who has his name above the title as Yannick Noah All Star Tennis '99.[1] It was one of the first tennis games for the N64 and the only one for that system in the USA until Mario Tennis. It was preceded by Let's Smash/Centre Court Tennis in Japan and Europe, for the Nintendo 64, while being one of many tennis games on PlayStation and Game Boy Color.

All Star Tennis '99
European Nintendo 64 cover art, featuring Michael Chang and Jana Novotná
Developer(s)Smart Dog
Publisher(s)Ubi Soft
Platform(s)Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Game Boy Color
ReleasePlayStation
  • PAL: November 20, 1998
Nintendo 64
  • PAL: January 1999
  • NA: August 31, 1999
Game Boy Color
  • PAL: June 25, 1999
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single player, multiplayer

Gameplay

It offered standard simulation game play with singles, doubles and tournament mode, as well as World Tour mode consisting of 11 international competitions.[2] In addition to standard moves the player can turn on an option for three specialty moves,[3] two of which are unique to the character that they are using,[4] each time a player scores a point they are given 1 of 3 energy points that can be used to perform one of the two unique moves for their character. There is a Bomb Tennis mode that makes a bomb appear where the ball touches down, if the player is caught by its explosion, it causing the character to be knocked off their feet for a few seconds.

Reception

The Nintendo 64 version received mixed reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[5] GameFan and Nintendo Power gave it average reviews, over three months before its U.S. release date.[12][19] Jeffrey Adam Young of NextGen said, "For tennis purists, this game is a net loss – for gamers looking for a good time, the control issues make the game unacceptable."[18] In Japan, where the PlayStation version was ported for release on December 2, 1999, Famitsu gave it a score of 22 out of 40.[10]

References
  1. http://www.gamekult.com/tout/jeux/fiches/J000069968.html
  2. "All Star Tennis '99 Walkthrough (Page 1)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 120. Nintendo of America. May 1999. p. 81.
  3. "All Star Tennis '99 Walkthrough (Page 2)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 120. Nintendo of America. May 1999. p. 82.
  4. "All Star Tennis '99". Q64. Summer 1999. p. 51.
  5. "All Star Tennis 99 for Nintendo 64". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  6. Nguyen, Cal. "All Star Tennis 99 (N64) - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  7. Niiico; Viince (February 1999). "All Star Tennis '99 (N64)". Consoles + (in French). No. 85. pp. 90–91.
  8. Niiico (November 1998). "All Star Tennis '99 (PS)". Consoles + (in French). No. 82. p. 151. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  9. EGM staff (August 1999). "All Star Tennis '99 (N64)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 121. Ziff Davis. p. 125. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  10. "オールスターテニス'99 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  11. Reiner, Andrew (August 1999). "All Star Tennis '99 (N64)". Game Informer. No. 76. FuncoLand. p. 65. Archived from the original on June 1, 2000. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  12. Higgins, Geoff "El Nino"; Chau, Anthony "Dangohead" (June 1999). "All Star Tennis ['99] (N64)". GameFan. Vol. 7 no. 6. Shinno Media. p. 72. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  13. Air Hendrix (August 1999). "All Star Tennis ['99] (N64)". GamePro. No. 131. IDG Entertainment. p. 99. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  14. Dr. Moo (October 1999). "All-Star Tennis '99 Review (N64)". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  15. Smith, Josh (July 13, 1999). "All Star Tennis '99 Review (N64)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  16. Boulding, Aaron (September 15, 1999). "All Star Tennis '99 (N64)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  17. "All Star Tennis '99". N64 Magazine. No. 26. Future Publishing. March 1999.
  18. Young, Jeffrey Adam (October 1999). "All Star Tennis '99 (N64)". Next Generation. No. 58. Imagine Media. p. 109. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  19. "All Star Tennis '99 (Review)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 120. Nintendo of America. May 1999. p. 127. Retrieved December 9, 2014.


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