I recently picked Top Spin 3 up for 10 bucks and for that price it is a 5 star game. The gameplay controls are smart albeit somewhat challenging to completely implement in your game plan. I like how every button has a unique purpose with the left and right analog sticks serving dual purposes. The visuals are certainly top notch especially for a game released in 2008. Heck Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012 doesn't look this good ! The player creation tool is excellent as is the mall to play dress up for your created character. This game has Maria Sharapova which for me is a big plus. I can have plenty of fun and get into an exhibition match quickly (no move screens to wait out). I have Virtual Tennis 2010(release year -not sure if that's the title)and didn't like it. I've tried Grand Slam Tennis 2 and didn't like it but I certainly like this ! It has a very smart, efficient design with no code or time wasted where it doesn't need to go like announcing, Top Spin School, Hype-build-up etc. Steve Jobs would have been proud !But if anyone has ever read my reviews I can be critical and I have spotted a few bogeys in this release(not enough to sway my overall opinion but they bear mentioning. An easy one is the soundtrack which I do not like(wasn't born in the 80's) but you can reduce the volume down to 1 so it ain't much of a problem. Another issue that may be somewhat more problematic is the AI pro player ability variance within the same general difficulty level(default easy). I'll give an example. I play Sharapova against Johansen and almost always win in straight sets. I have to try and struggle somewhat but always prevail. Now I play Sharapova vs.Ghotari who has and overall attribute rating of 69 just like Johansen and not only can't I win a set, I rarely win a game. She gets to almost everything and places it perfectly in 1 corner or another. My unforced errors as Sharapova shoot through the roof so half the time when I should win a point I don't because of the AI. This does not feel anything like the Johansen matches. It feels like the difficulty level has been ratcheted up a notch or 2. I wonder if there's a programmer out there laughing right now at my frustrations cause in a way it's funny. I'm glad the game has standards however. It forced me to improve by trying new shots and strategies.***Going back to top spin school was the ticket especially if you can achieve an A in each category. At least then you know the shots. Implementing all of them in matches is the trick !