Final Set Tennis for SFC
Review #2108
Final Set Tennis
The ugly one
Gameplay
Playable, but there are glitches and random slowdown which makes it unpredictable to hit the ball sometimes. Also there's a stamina meter which inexplicably drains as you play. Naturally, your stamina drops more quickly than your opponent so about 2/3 of the way through a set it gets to the point where you can barely move around the court. This artificially amps up the difficulty. Inexcusable. Ruins an otherwise passable game.
Level Design
You can choose from singles doubles, a world tournament and a training mode with all the one player, two player, and even up to four player settings. Choose from eight different players - four women and four men. Also pick between hard lawn and clay.
Theme
There's a Pac-Man wannabe on the menus in between matches. I don't know what's going on there. You can choose between men and women, although there isn't a difference in speed or gameplay between the two. There's also an overall goofy, dorky feel to things. I don't know how to explain it.
Art Style
Truly awful pixel work here. Everything looks pre-rendered from photographs. Maybe. Like there's no definition in the sprites the backgrounds, the menus, nothing. It's a pixelated mess. Graphical glitches are pervasive, as is slowdown. Just terrible.
Audio
Some of the most awful, dorky music I've heard. And the sounds during gameplay are no better.
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