Rockstar Triumphs Again!
User Rating: 9 | Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis X360
Table Tennis by Rockstar (I guess it's called Rockstar presents Table Tennis, I'll get to this in a second) proves to me that pounding a ball with some object other than a bat CAN be fun. This game is ROCK SOLID. Whether it's outsmarting your opponent with tricky ball placement or making your man run from side to side until he eventually out guesses you never looked so good. The graphics are fantastic, and the gameplay is nearly perfect. Some of the camera views, while superflous, are there to really make it feel like you could be watching the games on ESPN or something, yet, when trying to play they can be distracting. I mean, if I were really playing some pingpong would the world suddenly break into slow motion? Only if I were really, really high. It would be a good point for this came to make sure readers know that I DID NOT PLAY THIS GAME ON XBOX LIVE YET. It seems to be what everyone is talking about with this game, so remember readers, I'm writing this based in the single and one on one games only. Mind you, it's that good that I didn't deem it necessary to play it that way before writing this. Not only is it purely enjoyable, but really gets fun when the volleys get up there and the techno music kicks in. This game is nearly completely entertwined with the 360 main menu, which I found to be a sweet touch when unlocking achievements for my Gamersore. Now, the point I'm sure you've all been waiting for. They called it Rockstar presents Table Tennis. Why? Rumor has it this game is based on the new RAGE engine (Rockstar Advanced Gaming Engine) which will be used in the making of GTA 4. This game only intensifys my urge for GTA 4. If character models in GTA look this good, I might as well quit my job. But why the 'Rockstar presents'? Were they afraid it wouldn't sell without it? Or were they flaunting it. This just proves one thing. Rockstar has been trying to make us huge states to commit acts of crime in, not realizing that by spending this much detail in a small place they could OVERACHIEVE. Look for the next GTA to be a bit smaller in scale only because they've learned to pay attention to even greater detail. At least those are my hopes. Rockstar did not need to include their name in this title. They should've just called it PONG360 or something. It's yet another title on 360 that I very nearly fall into a trance playing, and is so easy anyone could play, and almost anyone could master decently. Awesome experience. Now I have to play Topspin 2 to decide which ball-and-racket game is better.
