International Tennis Open
| International Tennis Open | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | Infogrames | ||
| Publisher | Pathé , Philips | ||
| Senior Developer | Bertrand Brocard | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1992 | ||
| platform | CD-i , Macintosh , MS-DOS | ||
| genre | Sports simulation | ||
| Subject | tennis | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Gamepad , joystick , mouse , keyboard | ||
| system advantages preconditions |
macintosh
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| medium | CD-ROM | ||
| language | German English | ||
| Age rating |
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International Tennis Open is a sports simulation that was launched in 1992 . The player must win three important tennis tournaments .
Gameplay
As mentioned above, with Victor Player the player has to prove himself in three important tournaments in professional tennis. He is a talented and young player and is about to be among the best in the world. To do this, the tournaments in London , New York and Paris must be won. At the end of each match, they are placed in the IWP tennis world rankings .
The player can choose his nationality and listen to the respective national anthem . The following countries can be selected: Germany , France , Italy , Japan , the Netherlands , Sweden , Spain , USA and the United Kingdom .
It can be saved during a tournament, a total of three memory locations are available.
Game modes
- Match: Friendly game against any CPU opponent and place of your choice
- Training: practicing the serve or practicing with the tennis ball throwing machine
- Tournament: start directly in the quarter finals ; London ( sports turf ), New York ( hard court ), Paris ( clay court )
CPU opponent
You can compete against the following computer-controlled opponents:
| Surname: | Age: | Nationality: | place of residence | Tennis world ranking: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Andersen | 21st |
 Swede
|
Gothenburg | 8th |
| Julio Jimenez | 31 |
 Spaniards
|
Seville | 35 |
| Robert Garrett | 26th |
 Americans
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Miami | 1 |
| Thomas Ullmann | 25th |
 German
|
Leipzig | 20th |
Note: All players and tournaments are fictional.
reception
The German magazines rated the implementation for the PC as follows:
- PC Player 10/94: 38% overall rating ( graphics : sufficient , sound : good )
- Power Play 10/94: 72% overall rating (graphics 43%, sound 78%)
It is considered one of the best games among fans of the CD-i.
Remarks
In total, the game contains over 1000 commentaries, spoken in the German version by Henry König . In the English version, these were recorded by George Eddy , then a commentator at Canal + .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ International Tennis Open - Reviews of the Amiga Joker, ASM, Power Play, PC Joker, Play Time, Happy Computer. Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
- ↑ International Tennis Open . How to play. 1992.