After several lean years, tennis fans are in for a treat in 2024. This Thursday, the ATP and WTA are releasing the final version of their official video game: Tiebreakin collaboration with Nacon and Big Ant studios, on PlayStation, Xbox (€59.99) and PC (€39.99.) The aim will be to compete Top Spinthe fifth part of which was released in April… But he will have a lot to do.
Tiebreak has a strong argument to make, however: the unrivaled exhaustiveness of its content. Thanks to the partnership with the two main world circuits, the game offers the possibility of playing nearly 90 tournaments on the professional circuit (but not the Grand Slams), from the Masters 1000 to the WTA 250. Likewise, it is possible to embody 120 players, current (Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Caroline Garcia) or retired (Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer).
A promising career mode
As a result, the main interest of this new game lies in the career mode, where the player will have the impression, in the unfolding, of competing in real seasons on the circuit. Especially since the decorum around the matches is rather successful. Tiebreak also features a “Novak Djokovic Slam Challenge” mode, which lets you relive the greatest moments of the recent Olympic gold medalist’s career.
Built on the ashes of Tennis World Tour 2 and ofAO Tennis 2two games released in 2020, Tiebreak However, it has the same weaknesses as its predecessors. The graphics during matches seem dated and while the gameplay is not poor, having been corrected several times in the beta version, the net climbs are sometimes sluggish and the ball physics leaves something to be desired… Especially in comparison with Top Spin. For the ultimate game that will bring all tennis fans together, we will still need a little patience.
