Exclusive: SPOnG Interview with Virtua Tennis 3 Producer
'We've successfully achieved a realism that is close to live television broadcasting”
Following on from the earlier news that Virtua Tennis 3 is set to hit PlayStation 3 in 'full' 1080p high definition glory, SPOnG has just posted our recent interview with Mie Kumagai the game's producer, over at AM3.
Kumagai-san was the first female president of any Japanese game development studio and has worked with Sega since 1993. She is hereafter referred to as MK.
MK told us how the development team have built upon the basic Virtua Tennis concept of "Super Play with Simple Control", whilst at the same time upgrading the topspins (offensive shots), slices (defensive shots), lobs and drop shots, as well as adding exciting new elements like running shots.
Telling us about the animations, MK noted that: "When the user plays VT3, they will feel as if they are tracing the motions of Federer or Nadal and so on - I believe we've successfully achieved a realism that is close to live television broadcasting."
MK went on to tell us more about other new features in the game, including the party games you can play together with your friends or family, and the new "World Tour" mode, as well as letting us know a little more about which licensed players will star in the game, and the many types of court environment in which we'll be able to have a knock about in full eye-blastingly beautiful high definition glory.
She was particularly proud to detail the improvements in the AI in Virtua Tennis 3, telling us: "Regarding the AI players, they move with the characteristic moves or thinking of their real-life counterparts. For example, Federer tries to perform all-around play, Nadal attempts to make use of his powerful strokes and abundant quantity of motion as his advantage, and Roddick aims to get the initiative with serves and so on."
For the full interview check out SPOnG's feature right here.
Kumagai-san was the first female president of any Japanese game development studio and has worked with Sega since 1993. She is hereafter referred to as MK.
MK told us how the development team have built upon the basic Virtua Tennis concept of "Super Play with Simple Control", whilst at the same time upgrading the topspins (offensive shots), slices (defensive shots), lobs and drop shots, as well as adding exciting new elements like running shots.
Telling us about the animations, MK noted that: "When the user plays VT3, they will feel as if they are tracing the motions of Federer or Nadal and so on - I believe we've successfully achieved a realism that is close to live television broadcasting."
MK went on to tell us more about other new features in the game, including the party games you can play together with your friends or family, and the new "World Tour" mode, as well as letting us know a little more about which licensed players will star in the game, and the many types of court environment in which we'll be able to have a knock about in full eye-blastingly beautiful high definition glory.
She was particularly proud to detail the improvements in the AI in Virtua Tennis 3, telling us: "Regarding the AI players, they move with the characteristic moves or thinking of their real-life counterparts. For example, Federer tries to perform all-around play, Nadal attempts to make use of his powerful strokes and abundant quantity of motion as his advantage, and Roddick aims to get the initiative with serves and so on."
For the full interview check out SPOnG's feature right here.
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Comments
config 19 Sep 2006 13:56
1/4
'We've successfully achieved a realism that is close to live television broadcasting”
Yah, if real people look like the undead, that is.
Yah, if real people look like the undead, that is.
horngreen 19 Sep 2006 14:04
2/4
It looks as if short pants have become the new benchmark for realism the way water was a year ago. Nobody seems to be able to get shorts to look like real shorts. Backgrounds look good, not good enough to spend $600 buck for the Grillstation 3.
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SCiARA 19 Sep 2006 14:40
3/4
"I'm so proud of it, i drink the fat"
steady...
steady...
SPInGSPOnG 19 Sep 2006 14:50
4/4
horngreen wrote:
not good enough to spend $600 buck for the Grillstation 3.
They should totally get George Foreman to put is name to PS3.
It worked for the lazy cook's favourite meat charring machine. That was a nothing but a sandwich toaster with wonky feet - until everyone's favourite ex World Heavyweight Boxing Champion (except Muhammed Ali) began singing its praises.