Tennis World Tour or AO Tennis?

Atennisone · Dec 5, 2017

Finally some PS4 tennis games. I was so hyped when I heard a ps4 tennis game was coming. Tennis World Tour announced early this year. Now a second tennis game called AO Tennis is also gonna be released presumably before Tennis World Tour (16th of January in Australia and New Zealand, Early 2018 Worldwide) Tennis World Tour will be worldwide in spring 2018 is said. So if we can compare what we know so far.

Players confirmed so far:

Tennis World Tour: Roger Federer, John Isner, Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, Gaël Monflis, Angelique Kerber, Caroline Woznkiacki, Garbine Muguruza, (said to be 30 players in all)

AO Tennis: Rafael Nadal, Angelique Kerber, and Goffin is presumed to be in AO Tennis, because of the AO Tennis trailer at 0:33, (it's said that there will be dozens of other playes)

Licenses:

Tennis World Tour: No arenas licened, it will be fantasy tournaments.

AO Tennis: Australian Open will be fully licensed with Rod Laver Arena, and maybe more Australian Open arenas. Not more announced

Trailers:

Tennis World Tour:

AO Tennis:

Game/play Modes:

Tennis World Tour: Career mode, create players

AO Tennis: Career mode (you will start out low in rankings and will work your way to be number #1. It has been said that you will start from Rank #1500) , play Australian Open with Singles, doubles and mixed doubles, online play, player creator, customisation, Hard Court, Clay, Grass courts.

Images - Tennis World Tour

Images - AO Tennis

Read more about Tennis World Tour here:
https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/30/16571232/tennis-world-tour-ps4-trailer-2018

Read more about AO Tennis here:
https://www.bigant.com/all-game-list/ao-tennis/

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Poisoned Slice · Dec 5, 2017

FedFosterWallace said:
Haven’t gamed hardcore in a spell. So, Nad is the poster boy for an AO game? In the olden days they used to drop ‘bows on all comers. Will Nadal’s numerous L’s Down Under feature prominently?

Seriously, bit odd that a perennial AO underachiever graces the marquee.

Couldn't afford the other possible cover star? I do agree with you. That is why I thought it was a joke when I first saw the video, I thought it was some fan created stuff.

Atennisone · Dec 5, 2017

It's more about he being #1 and he has played some close finals at AO. If he hadn't won in 2009, it would be different. But also as Nadal fan I am pretty happy he is the cov star, but I do see what you mean.

Poisoned Slice · Dec 5, 2017

The lack of venues or missing venues has always disgusted me. Let them use your venue damn it. Just one of the problems in this greedy world.

Atennisone · Dec 5, 2017

Poisoned Slice said:
The lack of venues or missing venues has always disgusted me. Let them use your venue damn it. Just one of the problems in this greedy world.

Yes. Also a thing that makes me like AO Tennis more, that Australian Open licensed, but I agree arena licsens shoudln't be something that difficult.

MichaelNadal · Dec 5, 2017

AO tennis looks lit as Beerus

Shank Volley · Jan 6, 2018

FedFosterWallace said:
Haven’t gamed hardcore in a spell. So, Nad is the poster boy for an AO game? In the olden days they used to drop ‘bows on all comers. Will Nadal’s numerous L’s Down Under feature prominently?

Seriously, bit odd that a perennial AO underachiever graces the marquee.

Big Ant is an extremely small studio, I highly doubt they could afford the asking price for Federer. Even if they could, Federer has been contracted to appear in Tennis World Tour for a long time now and it might be seen as a conflict of interest. I'm highly skeptical of this AO game. It seems like a bit of a rush job to capitalise on the upcoming AO. This short a time span between announcement and release smacks of trying to catch out consumers before reviews have a chance to circulate.

bezs · Jan 7, 2018

It is somewhat worrying that a full game trailer of AO tennis isn't even out yet when its due to be launched next week.

Shank Volley · Jan 7, 2018

bezs said:
It is somewhat worrying that a full game trailer of AO tennis isn't even out yet when its due to be launched next week.

These are the kind of tactics you see from films which are near universally panned. It lets them make as much money as possible before bad word of mouth can circulate.

Shank Volley · Jan 8, 2018

I've been deep diving on both of these games and it appears that Tennis World Tour entered development well in advance of AO tennis. What's worrying is that despite this, AO tennis is still being released 5 months earlier. I'd advise cautious optimism. And nobody should ever pre-order a game, especially something as niche as a tennis sim which costs 100 dollars. That price is just ridiculous.

Shank Volley · Jan 8, 2018

AO tennis has also announced another two players to their line up. Now in addition to playing as Nadal, Goffin and Kerber, players can jump into the shoes of Kokkinakis and...wait for it...Kevin Anderson. They better have mo-capped his fist pumps.

Shank Volley · Jan 8, 2018

Looks like the licensing issues were a valid concern. AO tennis released a full list of the biggest names in their game.

BIG NAMES INCLUDE:

· Rafael Nadal
· David Goffin
· Kevin Anderson
· Thanasi Kokkinakis
· John Isner
· Angelique Kerber
· Karolina Pliskova
· Johanna Konta
· Daria Gavrilova
· Agnieszka Radwanska
· Sam Stosur
· Caroline Garcia

https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/ap...l/news-story/baa83e89081e0f8fb3370b1d1eb81fc7

It really does seem like they've just grabbed whoever they could. Konta? Isner? Gavrilova? Is it a joke?

Carsomyr · Jan 9, 2018

big ups to nadal for licensing his likeness to a fly-by-night developer

Carsomyr · Jan 9, 2018

it's like if at the end of mike tyson's punch out!! you beat him and then he scrubs off the blackface and it was glass joe the whole time

bezs · Jan 9, 2018

Those names big players.....

augustobt · Jan 10, 2018

Any news on them?

Shank Volley · Jan 10, 2018

No new news for either since I last posted. Unsusprising for Tennis World Tour, worrying for AO Tennis given it comes out in five days.

Best case scenario is we have two games of similar quality to Topspin 4 with better graphics, both featuring different top players. Worst case scenario, and most likely, AO tennis is released and reflects its incredibly rushed production cycle relative to Tennis World Tour which comes out five months later.

Shank Volley · Jan 14, 2018

There's a demo booth for AO tennis set up at the Australian open, if I have time running between courts I'll take a look at it and tell you how it compares to Topspin 4 graphics and gameplay wise.

Shank Volley · Jan 15, 2018

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/01/the-new-aussie-tennis-game-looks-real-rough/
More news for you all.

bezs · Jan 15, 2018

Managed to play a few games on the demo at the Aussie Open, the controls on top spin are definitely better. The movement feels sluggish and some of the shots are just not smooth.

bezs · Jan 15, 2018

Managed to play a few games on the demo at the Aussie Open, the controls on top spin are definitely better. The movement feels sluggish and some of the shots are just not smooth.

Shank Volley · Jan 15, 2018

I had lunch next to the demo booth and the reactions from people have been mixed at best.

myke232 · Dec 29, 2018

Hey, which game is the one where your can't fast forward to the serve and have to wait through all the walking back to set up for the serve etc?

Atennisone · Dec 29, 2018

myke232 said:
Hey, which game is the one where your can't fast forward to the serve and have to wait through all the walking back to set up for the serve etc?

I'm not sure there is one. But in Tennis World Tour, the serve motion is so slow, while in AO Tennis it's okay quick

myke232 · Dec 30, 2018

TypeRx said:
Come to Orange County, CA...specifically Irvine area. Tons of players, tons of public courts that are well maintained, and tennis perfect weather 90% of the time.

Atennisone said:
I'm not sure there is one. But in Tennis World Tour, the serve motion is so slow, while in AO Tennis it's okay quick

Ok thanks. I thought I saw a review where they said on one you had to wait while the player walked back and set up for the serve which took a while and the other one you could fast forward that part. But I could be mistaken. The one where you have to wait though is a deal breaker for me!

mavsman149 · Aug 18, 2019

Has Tennis World Tour gotten any better with updates? Asking mostly about the PS4 version, although I do have a Switch as well.

myke232 · Aug 21, 2019

mavsman149 said:
Has Tennis World Tour gotten any better with updates? Asking mostly about the PS4 version, although I do have a Switch as well.

And have there been any new tennis games released in the past year or so?

JackSockIsTheBest · Nov 8, 2019

Atennisone said:
Finally some PS4 tennis games. I was so hyped when I heard a ps4 tennis game was coming. Tennis World Tour announced early this year. Now a second tennis game called AO Tennis is also gonna be released presumably before Tennis World Tour (16th of January in Australia and New Zealand, Early 2018 Worldwide) Tennis World Tour will be worldwide in spring 2018 is said. So if we can compare what we know so far.

Players confirmed so far:

Tennis World Tour: Roger Federer, John Isner, Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, Gaël Monflis, Angelique Kerber, Caroline Woznkiacki, Garbine Muguruza, (said to be 30 players in all)

AO Tennis: Rafael Nadal, Angelique Kerber, and Goffin is presumed to be in AO Tennis, because of the AO Tennis trailer at 0:33, (it's said that there will be dozens of other playes)

Licenses:

Tennis World Tour: No arenas licened, it will be fantasy tournaments.

AO Tennis: Australian Open will be fully licensed with Rod Laver Arena, and maybe more Australian Open arenas. Not more announced

Trailers:

Tennis World Tour:

AO Tennis:

Game/play Modes:

Tennis World Tour: Career mode, create players

AO Tennis: Career mode (you will start out low in rankings and will work your way to be number #1. It has been said that you will start from Rank #1500) , play Australian Open with Singles, doubles and mixed doubles, online play, player creator, customisation, Hard Court, Clay, Grass courts.

Images - Tennis World Tour

Images - AO Tennis

Read more about Tennis World Tour here:
https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/30/16571232/tennis-world-tour-ps4-trailer-2018

Read more about AO Tennis here:
https://www.bigant.com/all-game-list/ao-tennis/

IDK, I don't play any of these games so sorry.

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