Virtua Tennis 3 or known in Japan as Power Smash 3 (パワースマッシュ３) is a tennis game released in 2006 in the Arcades and 2007 on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation Portable.
Players[]
Men[]
Tim Henman and Tommy Haas return from Virtua Tennis 2.
| Name | Nationality | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Federer | Switzland | All Around |
| Rafael Nadal | Spain | Fast Runner |
| David Nalbandian | Argentina | Strong Backhand |
| Sébastien Grosjean | France | Fast Runner |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero | Spain | Strong Forehand |
| Lleyton Hewitt | Australia | Counter Shots |
| Andy Roddick | U.S.A. | Big Server |
| Tim Henman | Great Britain | Serve and Volley |
| James Blake | U.S.A. | Powerful Strokes |
| Mario Ančić | Croatia | Big Server |
| Taylor Dent | U.S.A. | Serve and Volley |
| Gaël Monfils | France | Various Shots |
| Tommy Haas | Germany | All Around |
Women[]
Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport return from Virtua Tennis 2.
| Name | Nationality | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Sharapova | Russia | Hard Hitter |
| Lindsay Davenport | U.S.A. | Big Server |
| Daniela Hantuchová | Slovakia | All Around |
| Martina Hingis | Switzland | Tactical Player |
| Nicole Vaidišová | Czech Republic | Strong Forehand |
| Amélie Mauresmo | France | Various Shots |
| Venus Williams | U.S.A. | Powerful Strokes |
Modes[]
- World Tour: In this mode, the user creates a tennis player (male or female), and enters the SPT World Tour with a ranking position of 300th, and with the goal of becoming the number 1. The player needs to improve his ranking by winning matches and tournaments, as well as his abilities by successfully completing training minigames and academy exercises. This mode also allows the player to interact with the featured professional tennis players.
- Tournament: Players must win five matches on different surfaces to win a tournament. They can play as either their player characters from World Tour or as one of the professional players.
- Exhibition: This is a single match with completely customisable rules allowing for multiplayer singles or doubles matches
- Court Games: This mode features the minigames from the World Tour mode and is dedicated to multiplayer gaming. Whilst Court Games have been playable in previous installments this is the first time they can be accessed from the menu.
Gallery[]
Roger Federer
Federer vs. Nadal
Tim Henman
Henman vs. Dent
Daniela Hantuchova Vs. Venus Williams
Daniela Hantuchova
Tommy Haas
Panic Balloon Vs.