TopSpin 2K25 Review
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TopSpin 2K25 reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox Series X|S. Also available on Xbox One, PlayStation, and PC.
"TopSpin 2K25’s chunky career mode may occasionally be marred by periods of grind amidst its Grand Slams, its licensed player roster is a little slight compared to its impressive stable of stadiums, and its implementation of virtual currency attributes bafflingly unrealistic values to goods and services as though they were appraised by a kindergartner with no understanding of money. In spite of these drawbacks, though, TopSpin 2K25 is an absolute blast on court, and one that I’m struggling to put down. Claiming this is the best tennis simulation since Top Spin 4 may be a bit of a backhanded compliment since there haven't exactly been any other genuine serve-and-volley contenders released in recent years, but there’s little doubt that despite its rough edges this is still the most enjoyable way to get a realistic rally going in your own home without building an actual court in your backyard."
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How did they get the rights to the grand slams but not the trophy designs?
@caio5987
Ай бұрын
It’s called lazy development
@Mauruud
Ай бұрын
mabye licence...
@ANGELOFDARKification
29 күн бұрын
@@Mauruud I'd be very surprised if the license for the trophy and the tournament are separate?
This game desperately needs community creations like the WWE series. 7 male players is shocking
@Nxtl68
Ай бұрын
Tennis games have always had this weird issue of not getting buy-in from a lot of the top pros.
@iDontUploadiJustSub
Ай бұрын
More players coming throughout the year, this game is gonna be a yearly release going forward
@dholmes3243
Ай бұрын
There’s 11 male players- Alcaraz, Federer, Medvedev, Agassi, Sampras, Murray, Fritz, Shelton, McEnroe, Tiafoe, Berrettini.
@ED-wt8xs
Ай бұрын
Pretty sure OP is referring to active ATP players as there are currently 7 active ATP players out of the 11 male tennis players featured in the game so far@dholmes3243
@jfranck9186
Ай бұрын
while TieBreak just got Nadal , Federer and Djokovic
VC in a tennis game is diabolical. DLC wrist bands
@Styles203
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@CheefwitKong
Ай бұрын
wtf not again vc in a tennis game
@DrW83
Ай бұрын
What's VC? Virtual currency?
@CheefwitKong
Ай бұрын
@@DrW83 virtual currency
@mrNCSUman
Ай бұрын
So you’re against companies selling things that don’t impact gameplay?
Hate the shot meter. Basically just makes it feel like your meter watching rather than actually focusing on the ball etc
OG XBOX Fans remember the Top Spin/ NCAA Football 05 bundle back in the day.
@jayebejer7431
Ай бұрын
Dreamcast enters the chat. Yo
@martini3p
17 сағат бұрын
@@jayebejer7431 the best tennis game ever!!! Hoping this is similar.
Imagine only putting one trophy graphic in your tennis game....
Seems poor that all the trophies are the same design.
@Mauruud
Ай бұрын
im sure it has to do with licinsing
@ben9DB
Ай бұрын
@@Mauruud Seems odd though. They have the licences to show the official courts and tournament logos, but not the trophies?
@kvnthms
Ай бұрын
Then create different designs yourself. Ones that look similar. This is just lazy
@wolfwang8464
Ай бұрын
@@Mauruudthey could of easy made their own trophies
@bigpablo673
Ай бұрын
It's 2024 and people still haven't learned that 2k don't care about our nitpicks
The ball boys/ girls are pointless, they don't collect the ball. The crowd are cardboard cutouts, none of the players look nothing like their real life counterparts.
I'll wait for a sale
@TheRedman790
Ай бұрын
Tru. Maybe summer 2025
@Vamatt99218
Ай бұрын
Summer steam sales 2025 😂
@alexmeleshenko666
Ай бұрын
Same
@Swagghanistan
Ай бұрын
Broke
@liv1d359
Ай бұрын
@@Swagghanistangay
Looks like a fun 2k tennis game.... on a deep sale for $20, which coincidentally should be around next week with how fast these games drop in price.
Game will be on sale in about 2 or 3 months. Never buy games like this at full price
@cironblack
Ай бұрын
If you’re broke just say that. Jk.. kinda
@RawDogTV
Ай бұрын
Smart man
@Caay96
Ай бұрын
@@cironblackfr
@buinhat9229
Ай бұрын
@@cironblack Or he's just well-aware enough spending his money on true quality stuffs
@prodigy84bg
Ай бұрын
Tennis is my third favourite sport and considering the best simulations of my two favourite sports are f2p, there's no way I'm going to spend that much on TopSpin.
“Players fall to their backside after a gruelling rally” Clip of player falling after a 3 shot rally 😂
@vika0194
Ай бұрын
And it’s a animation from Top Spin 4. This game is a port, nothing more.
@lum1notryc828
Ай бұрын
@@vika0194its absolutely not just a port. I've been playing it a lot and it plays different at high levels
I've played Tennis professionally and looking at the animations this game is just... grueling. Besides maybe Roger (which is odd considering he's been motion captured), and even his movements are not amazing, most players strokes look like a regular sunday player. No sense of ball weight, power in the strokes, or even the movement inside the court. Even the first TopSpin on the OG Xbox had better feeling animations. What a shame.
@Kubilay-he2qc
Ай бұрын
This game is made for casual players and from the hype from TS4. It’s easy money for 2K
@wlpc1919
Ай бұрын
Need to play modded tennis elbow 13. Incredible animations from the community. Best tennis game in existence by a long shot
@SouravBoss08-xo1ix
7 күн бұрын
@@Kubilay-he2qc yeah every sport game is the same now. Bit of worse graphics and more in game purchases. Literally any of the sport game from 18-25
Not being able to play career mode offline is a dealbreaker.
@iDontUploadiJustSub
Ай бұрын
You dont have internet?
@TrichecoDeiTrichechi
Ай бұрын
wtf really? that's pretty dumb on their side
@hmp01
Ай бұрын
@@iDontUploadiJustSub and when they turn off the servers what then brother? :)
@mechanicalpants
Ай бұрын
@@hmp01 EXACTLY! People just haven't woken up to this b*llshit yet, hence the very naive comment above, way too many gamers out there still think like this unfortunately and don't even remotely understand corporate shenanigans, even if you explain it to them.
@trinity-hopetricia3241
Ай бұрын
Preach and Facts 🏆🐐🎯🙏❤️
Virtual Currency is the spawn of the devil 😈
2011 called and they want their graphics back.
@gotaplanstan
Ай бұрын
Gameplay too, cuz this looks horrid
@kingmuzzy8275
Ай бұрын
It’s terrible they are money grabbing twats
@ITsjustLiam534
Ай бұрын
64 pounds too 🤣 for this game
@Aj85234480
Ай бұрын
And they also want their animations back. Totally inaccurate back then, 13 years later they are still the same.
@brianb5084
13 күн бұрын
This isn't the real topspin game? It looks awful
That…That’s Pete Sampras?
@bullymaquire8797
Ай бұрын
No.
@JustinChristopher-ov7gw
Ай бұрын
Petre Samprazi
@AlamoOriginal
Ай бұрын
Pietro Samprazini
Graphics aren't really impressive. What a shame, expected native 4K textures in 2024.
@petemitchell9996
26 күн бұрын
You'd expect Unreal Engine 5 in 2024 but we still get these PS2/PS3 games. Horrible. And a decent graphics card costs $2-3k.
@Samuelfish2k
11 күн бұрын
Looks no better than the original Top Spin.
Pretty lazy to no render the individual trophy's
@vika0194
Ай бұрын
The whole game has the same animations from Top Spin 4. So what should anyone expect.
watch it drop price almost instantly
@time2shinex707
Ай бұрын
Games fall in price if the game is of poor Quality, this game will not fall in price until at least last quarter ,if you cannot afford to buy a video game at full price find something else to occupy your time other than gaming.
@ddenll767
Ай бұрын
@time2shinex707 totally agree
@yeezylegit4883
Ай бұрын
Yea you totally missed the point buddy 😊
@Sebas.504
Ай бұрын
Couldn’t have said it better.
@bbbdalmacija3324
Ай бұрын
Release standard edition 54€ and not 69€ anymore 😂😂😂😂
2k does terrible with VC also in NBA 2K. 2K charges you 25k VC for a jacket meanwhile you earn 800VC a game
For people that have played this and Tennis World Tour 2 and AO Tennis 2. What gameplay does it feel closest too? Or is it totally different??
these character models are rough 😬
@Samuelfish2k
11 күн бұрын
It’s been 20 years and it doesn’t look any better than OG Top Spin on XBox.
So does this game make you feel like you should've played some actual tennis instead of buying this
Graphically it looks like last gen especially animations... this isn't a true next gen PS5/Xbox X tennis. Quite sloppy job there...
@iekue
Ай бұрын
Its almost like its a crossgen release..... (it is)
@1980venom
Ай бұрын
@@iekue have fun with the game till the 31th of December 2026. After that you won't get access anymore. Google it. Enjoy your crossgen game with ps3 graphics. (because it is)
poor game, no djokovic, no nadal, no sinner. enough said.
@theroadtomastery123
Ай бұрын
No Zverev also.
@MrFoofarew
Ай бұрын
@@theroadtomastery123 or Tsitsipas, Shwartzman, Rublev, Monfils, Shapavolov, Kyrgios, Del Potro, Murray, Shelton, Ruud, Dimitrov, Hubi Hurky, Isner, Korda, De Minuar, Tommy Paul, the list goes on!!!!!
@oldmenwithnewguns5997
Ай бұрын
And no character editor...
This is great, i've been playing top spin 4 for years and i'm so happy now!
Verdict - 7/10 - Solid, smooth gameplay - Fun career mode - Lots of Courts - very few actual players - Weird VC - A little rough around the edges Wait for a sale. You’re welcome.
@MrTchupam
Ай бұрын
5/10 best
@blurrystranger
Ай бұрын
Does it has online mode where you play with other players?
SMASH COURT TENNIS PRO TOURNAMENT 2!!!
Is it possible to spike a ball down at the net?
WHY IT DOSENT HAVE COMENTARY ?????????????
Is there crossplay last gen and next gen including both Playstation and Xbox to pc?
It’s a refined top spin 4… not what a 13 year wait should have been. Far from it but it has scratched the itch to a degree.
Shocking that Djokovic isn’t in the game, if there’s no solid roster of licensed players that people can use, it takes away from it being a great game, despite the gameplay.
Tennis game without Djokovic, while he is still active and number 1 on ATP. So, next NBA game will be without Jokic?
@marcinb4647
Ай бұрын
Djokovic is a joke but yeah they should include more players in this crappy game
@petemitchell9996
26 күн бұрын
@@marcinb4647 Djokovic is a joke? Are you even a tennis fan?
Tennis with golf clubs. Forespin
@djgoa
Ай бұрын
😂😂😂
Virtua Tennis is the GOAT. That is all
No create a player like AO Tennis?😢
No Djokovic in a tennis game is laughable. He is Tennis.
@OleHutch
Ай бұрын
And he knows that and probably wanted a bag for likeness rights lol
@hmp01
Ай бұрын
@@OleHutch yea and all of those NBA players are doing it for free
@dienfhet5179
Ай бұрын
We don’t need Djokobitch
@xburniesandersx
Ай бұрын
@@hmp01the legends only get $10k per year to be in NBA2k, the modern players likenesses are purchased through the deal with the players association so they get all the likenesses through that and not through individual deals like in Tennis.
@RealObey
Ай бұрын
@@hmp01incorrect. it’s a clause in nba contracts that majority accept bc they do get a financial bonus & bc they really could care less. several have explained it on podcast.
Topspin 4 is still the king
@MrTchupam
Ай бұрын
Top spin 3 is much better bro
Man, at least they should have made it like the community creations in ao tennis 2 where you can download players that looks real life like the top licensed players.
If you're gonna charge 80€ for an annual sports game at least make sure you have every major player on it, lol
@MilkInTheBowl
6 күн бұрын
This isn’t an annual sports game, it’s been like over 10 years since the last top spin which makes this even worse 😂
We’ve been starved of great tennis games for more than a decade, am glad the only issues sound like currency nonsense they can prob patch or just fix on the next instalment.
Iga Swiatek is in it. Her presence alone is worth the purchase.
I’m seeing the same animations from 2011. Please tell me it isn’t like this.
When will this be on Switch...?
Scam don’t buy it. Play top spin 3 if you can and be frustrated that in 2024, no one could make a proper tennis game after that… after almost 20 years 😅😅😅😅
Possibile gaming with Keyboard?
There's no Djokovic and Nadal... is this serious?!
Liked that NZ jibe coming from and Aussie… yeah right you didn’t know what tournament that was… it said Auckland in the background 😂
This looks fun, but the VC in career really bothers me
The best tennis game ever made. 7/10
@Ryanshaw6778
Ай бұрын
No way is it
@ShaneAllenTV
Ай бұрын
@@Ryanshaw6778which one is better?
@MrFoofarew
Ай бұрын
that was top spin 4
This game had the possibility to be a great game with the graphics and gameplay but ofc 2K wants to be greedy and only thinks about money.
kind of crazy that the same team that did MAFIA 3 made a Top Spin lol
That thumbnail is of Affirmative Municiperer.
Is the top spin series better than tennis elbow and full ace tennis?
@MrTchupam
Ай бұрын
No
TopSpin 2K25 online ENDS on the 31th of December 2026 announced by 2K themselves. TopSpin 2K25 SOLO game only playable with internet connection. 7/10 IGN, really? For fs sake, give them a f-ing signal.
Nothing is better than virtua tennis on Dreamcast!!!
He made the negatives feel like they were very small..and then gave it a 7?😂😂😂😂😂 classic ign LMAOOOO
@vika0194
Ай бұрын
Should get a 5 at best.
@PAUL-MH
Ай бұрын
Doesn't even look next gen ether!
@guitarrocksX21
Ай бұрын
Looks like a generic half assed EA game from like 2012 lmao. Absolutely horrific that they had the nerve to release this and price at 90$
If you don't want to step onto the Wimbledon pitch in a random selection of clothes from the nearest second-hand store, you need VC. You can buy three pairs of tennis socks for the equivalent of 5 euros. If you want to level up your attributes faster, you need VC. If you want to change your attributes later, you need VC. This costs 2700 VC, i.e. 20 euros. If you want to unlock special abilities with trainers, you need VC. TopSpin 2K25 shows why modern sports games are terrible.
They coulda did better with the character design like NBA 2k games
VT2 is the best offline Tennis game ever
This just looks like an HD remake for Top Spin 4. I’ m pretty sure Sampras did not look as bad in Top Spin 4.
How do you make an entire review without mentioning no friends list head to head?
Sega needs to do a new Virtua Tennis game big time
Challenge: Tristan Ogilvie reviews a game without mentioning Australia or Holdens Difficulty: Impossible
Il wait til the inevitable and get it free, when PlayStation give it away on one of the monthly games
Totally doable once they do faces. A world a tennis fantasy for every player you want ash, chang, noah 1s long the base game deliver that legend for 10 yeap
After a 30 year long hiatus? After a third of a year long hiatus?
GTA devs: Table Tennis! Mafia devs: Actual Tennis! Yakuza devs: Badminton?
$70 is steep for this.... but okay I'll buy it
@big-wood196
Ай бұрын
Yo my man buy it online physical it’s cheaper that’s what I’m going to do also it’s looks great so it’s worth it
@Vamatt99218
Ай бұрын
Im waiting for a deep sale
@user-uh9px7yh9p
Ай бұрын
Specially when the graphics looks like a 360 game.
@hansyali_
Ай бұрын
No it’s not it’s incredible . If u like tennis it’s well worth it
@hansyali_
Ай бұрын
@@user-uh9px7yh9pnope no it doesn’t it oooks incredible while playing
On deep deep sales . no offline mode? After 5 years close the servers bye bye my money? no .
0:28 why? Just why?
It’s looks like virtua tennis on the Dreamcast which was great
Its back finally 😮
This is what among games too expensive to make created . Everything has to be big budget to try to make a profit .. The gaming generation is moving too quickly . Franchises are not having a chance to come back and small companies are not having the chance to build and thrives and become somebody .
So are we going to get NHL 2K Yet!!!?!!!!!!
Where is the rest of the plqyers
Mine has crashed a few times
WHICH PLAYERS WOULD YALL PLAY WITH..
No GOAT Djokovic, no buy
Pong has come a long way since the Atari days
The graphics are clean ngl
To be honest timing is definitely hard and have to get used to it. It's fun though
Challengers DLC, when?
Hope ithe game does well
Looks like ts4 to me
2:28 Taylor Fritz being ranked #1 😂
2k and its V2 take 2 is so lucrative
why are the shots so slow?
Virtual tennis still was the best in my opinion
they shoulda just remastered top spin 4 from 2011... best tennis game ever made for consoles.
No Djokovic?
Tennis is so back
Not having Djokovic is a clear plus on my end...
Graphics is so cartoony for a game released in the last few years if compared with fifa and nba
Time to fire up the DreamCast and play Virtua Tennis again
Bring back the Pubcast.
Is Nadal in the game ?
@theroadtomastery123
Ай бұрын
Nope.
Its unbelievable you can not play online vs friends.. how is it even possible games get released these days without this function?!