Outlaw Tennis

Reviewed by:
Paul Semel

With its quiet arenas, formal dress code, and boring game, tennis can come off a bit high-falutin'. But with the same deranged attitude as Outlaw Golf and Outlaw Volleyball, Hypnotix’s Outlaw Tennis isn’t for anyone who takes this sport, or themselves, very seriously. Besides letting you play as a curvy cowgirl, a rump-shakin’ round-the-way hoodrat, or some reject from a fighting game, its courts can be found on the deck of an aircraft carrier, in a Thunderdome-like steel cage called The Wimbledome, and in hell. You also have to contend with exploding balls, bawdy trash talking, and the threat of being beaten up by your opponent. (Think John McEnroe in his prime.) What’s really shocking, though, is that it plays as well as a regulation tennis game. It has the same responsive controls, and even lets you play online doubles with your friends—assuming they're more likely to chug a Country Club than apply to one.

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