TopSpin 2k25 Could Be The Best Tennis Video Game Ever
20.04.2024 - 01:05
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It has been a while since we last saw an updated TopSpin game. The last time 2K released a tennis game in their signature style was in 2011 when we all enjoyed Top Spin 4. In the meantime, WWE, NBA, and even LEGO have had their moment in the limelight, while tennis went unappreciated. If you have been sitting around waiting for a 2K tennis game, your time is now. 2K is almost ready to release TopSpin 2K25, and here is everything you need to know about it.
The Top Spin franchise has always been a winner among gamers who love tennis, with its riveting gameplay that pits you against real-life tennis stars and allows you to either play as those stars or make your own player. The 2024 return of the franchise is no different, allowing you to either play as one of your favourite players or create your own.
Bringing back their career mode, TopSpin 2K25 introduces MyCAREER, where players create their MyPLAYER and join the tennis circuit as unknown pros to climb the ranks and become undefeated champions. While in career mode, players will learn tips and tricks from one of the world’s leading tennis legends, John McEnroe (who also narrates the tutorial), at the TopSpin Academy.
During the career mode, players will visit some of the world’s most iconic tennis courts, including the Australian Open, Roland-Garros, the US Open, and even Wimbledon.
Like many of 2K’s sports games, this isn’t the only way to become a champion in TopSpin 2K25. There is also an online multiplayer mode where players can compete against each other and a bunch of competitive modes for players to explore.
Early-access reviewers like IGN have shared that their main gripe with the game is the lack of facial expressions in some cut scenes. Still, we agree that it is okay when it comes to the game.
2K is known for its ground-breaking career modes, where players get a sense of achievement from working their way through the ranks of whichever sport 2K is bringing to life. TopSpin 2K25 has its iconic career mode, repainted for a tennis player’s career, and players will get that same well-earned feeling while playing the game.
Getting to face off against, or as one of the world’s most famous tennis players, will also require players to spend hours in this game, perfecting their serves and living out their dreams of becoming Grand Slam champions.
While players can create their own characters in MyCAREER, known as their MyPLAYER, the game also features an incredible roster of world-renowned tennis players that players can either expect to face throughout the game or that they can actually play as.
Starting with TopSpin 2K25’s cover athletes, we have names like two-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz, three-time title winner Frances Tiafoe, four-time Grand