Opinion Mario Tennis Aces: Nadal … from the other world

Mario Tennis Aces has already left for the Switch and in this note we are talking about the new sports proposal of the most famous plumber mustache Nustando. Read all the details here

Mario Tennis is one of [Nintendo's][1945 sports sagas which includes all the characters from the universe of Mario . The game was released for the first time 18 years ago Nintendo 64 and now a new edition has arrived to the family: Mario Tennis Aces is already on the market, ready to improve the reputation of the saga since Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash has not received very good reviews

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This new tennis title presents several ways of playing, either alone or accompanied. On the one hand, there is the clbadic online tournament, to compete online with the one who is connected, you can also play in vs split screen mode and this edition also has a story mode. Multiplayer, both local and online allows up to four simultaneous users to split the screen. Thanks to the peculiarity of the Switch, you can play with one Joycon claiming to have a real racquet, although it can only be used with the console connected to the TV and without variation of the shots. In movement mode, only timing matters when hitting the ball to make a good shot.

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In story mode, you have to go through different cards to save Luigi, who played a demon racquet and was possessed by Wario and Waluigi. In those matches that are in trouble, Mario must collect a collection of stones that will help Luigi to desolate . To be realistic, the story mode is not the highlight of the game, which is characterized by being very fun to play with someone, whether online or in split-screen. His short campaign and the fact that he could not even use another character that Mario failed the game in terms of content to play a single player. In addition, something to highlight is the endless world of presentations and cutscenes only with written dialogues that completely frustrate you when you put the game on for the first time. You must see if or if several minutes of dialogue without being able to jump them rather than speed them up before you can even hit a racket. Story mode is not the best of the game, no doubt.

The gameplay is similar to the rest of the games in the series having four types of shooting : Top Spin, Slice, Globe and Smash that can be used by loading the power bar, in addition to being able to use the ] bullet time and stop the time to enjoy from a play. In addition, if you do not spend the ball time, you can fill the power circle to make a super powerful special shot that can only be defended with a perfect time back, otherwise it will break the racket. An important fact is the possibility of acquiring new rackets since the personalization of the character is that it is possible to more easily enter the story mode, or even win games. It should be noted that for tournaments, a limited number of rackets are awarded and if they are broken, we will all lose the tournament immediately.

Each character has a particular type of game, being All-Round (balanced), like Mario, Luigi, and Daisy and they are characters that balance a little of each skill by making them all ground They do not stand out particularly in any area, but they are a safe bet.

Technical (technicians), as Peach and Toadette. These specialize in shots more precisely than others, they can hit the ball with a shot more just at the marked angle and point to the closed corners. They are good for throwing the ball near the chalked area and moving quickly across the field.

Defensive (defensive) including Waluigi and Bowser Jr. The best range in the game, they are made to give strong shots and special and fast strokes. On the other hand, there are the characters Mighty (mighty), as Bowser, Wario, Donkey Kong and the new membership, Chomp Chains. As its name indicates, it is powerful and sturdy characters who shoot extremely strong shots.

The characters Speedy (fast), as Yoshi and Toad, have some of the weakest blows in the game. But his ability to cross the court quickly gives excellent defensive coverage and d & rsquo; To adjust its position. Finally, we have the characters Tricky (clever), as Rosalina and Boo. This clbad has the ability to bend the ball, which makes their shooting totally unpredictable for the opponent. They can bend the ball in a total of 90 degrees.

In total there are more than 15 characters among those already mentioned, while other characters such as Boom Boom, Shy Guy, Kamek The stadiums are: Marina Stadium, Bask Ruins, Piranha Plant Forest, Mirage Manor, Snowfall Mountain, Wild Sea, and last Inferno Island . Each has a characteristic and a difficulty in its changes and climatic surfaces.