Best PC tennis simulation ever. You can find many mods all over the web to add real players, venues, scoreboards, sounds etc. etc.

If you are planning on buying this game I would say yes, it is worth it if the graphics don't have to be the best. The layout of the menu is a little strange as well as the audio but the gameplay is solid. The game depics realistic physics and if you read the manual before getting pissed off at the game, you will really enjoy it. Also you can customize a character very in-depthly..... You can make him grunt everytime he hits the ball 11/10

Brilliant game with terrib.. eh, functional graphics and menus.

This is more like an oldschool hardcore sports game on PC so it means if you have time and patience you'll probably slowly learn to tame it. Master it? Probably never...

A tip, try to remove the visual aiming as fast as you can, it will help you tremendously once you feel ready to play online.

This is easily the best tennis game I have played (console or PC). Some might find that odd, considering the UI and game visuals seem a bit dated. I didn't say it was the prettiest. It isn't, but it's also not terrible, either. The core gameplay is what makes this the best tennis game I have played.

The controls are excellent. They take a little getting used to and become second nature after a bit of practice. The available strikes in the game can be mapped to your preference. They are as follows:

o Normal Strike
o Short Strike
o Top Spin
o Slice
o Drop Shot
o Defensive Lob
o Acceleration
o Short Acceleration
o Aggressive Lob
o Safe Strike

The game also supports modding and has a strong community that have been modding the various iterations of the game over the years. Several mods add all the real players, statistics, animations, sounds, courts, etc. They also update the UI visuals, which is a nice touch. At this time, there are two major mod packages which seem to have most of the 'best of the best' mods from the community in a nice tidy package:

o Sam's Patch - solo World Tour play with all the real pro players (visuals, stats, animations, courts, scoreboards, etc).
o ITST - online play with all the real pro players (visuals, stats, animations, courts, scoreboards, etc).

This is strictly tennis. You won't be knocking down bowling pins in mini games for example (not that there's anything wrong with that). You will either be playing quick matches, trying your hand at an extensive career mode, or playing against others online.

If you really like tennis, this game is a no-brainer. If you are very casual, I would suggest that you download the 14-day demo that is provided on the developer's website. It even lets you play online. This should be more than enough time to see if it suits you.

Best tennis game ever.

Awful menus, terrible music and dated graphics aside, Tennis Elbow 2013 is an absolute joy to play and a must-have for tennis fans.

I got this game based on some positive comments from Steam and other sources, and I think that it's worth the price.

First of all, you have to bear in mind that the graphics is not on a very high level, in fact it's nowhere near the average level of gfx in games produces by "professional" studios. If you played Virtua Tennis 4, and expect something simliar I must disappoint you - the difference is graphics is huge.

However, in terms of pure gameplay, I think that Tennis Elbow can defend itself. Matches are quite realistic, and you can choose from a quite wide arsenal of shots. The game offers a variety of options, altering the match diffculty from easy ones (with shot indicators), to more realistic ones. You can participate in tour, creating your player (or choosing one of existing ones), slowly building up your position in rankings, and improving your skills. Each time you enter the tournament you can decide if you want to play singles, doubles, or both (if allowed by ranking).
If you are a tennis fan (and I don't see any reason to buy this game if you are not), then there is a real chance that you will like it.

Pros:
- realistic gameplay
- you can set the various difficulty levels, as well as adjust amount of games, if you don't like long matches
- good career mode

Cons:
- fake tennis players names
- graphics quality (if you care)
- I have experienced troubles finding online games

Best Tennis game ever produced. Don't let my Steam playtime fool you. I've owned and enjoyed this game since way back in 2011 (from the previous incarnations - and free udates to 2013) and must have hundreds of hours logged playing this. No idea but it would be a lot of hours.

So what it doesn't look like Virtua Tennis. It's the gameplay that counts. Years ago I'd given up trying to find a decent tennis game that accurately portrayed rallies and wasn't a simple move and hit the ball console kiddie playing toy. Then I googled about and found this. Not only was the actual gameplay superb but in addition there is a role-playing element where you can improve over time the stats of your player in career mode.

To some of the new players that think they have wasted their money with this game: well yes graphically it's not amazing and the gameplay may be hard at first, but perservere and you will be richly rewarded with an amazing Tennis game that will keep you going for years. This is one of the few games I've ever played that I consistently come back to. It's been a permanent fixture in my gaming since I started with it 4 years ago. There is no other game that I can say the same thing about.

To the few people that have given this a thumbs down after only playing 2 hours or less they need to take a good internal look at what they are looking for in a game. Have they been brought up on photorealistic graphics over gameplay? That is sad for them, because if they don't perservere a little with this game they are not only cheating themselves out of the money they paid for it but also the incredible game this will open up into if they just show a bit of patience. Once you improve at the game, your character improves, you won't give a hoot about the graphics. No 3d photo realistic graphics could possibly play this type of ball realism. it would have to be done 2d like this for it to work in my opinion.

Also, if you don't like the fact that the tournaments are not licenced etc - there are 2 very good large mods out there that alter this game considerably. Go look for them. They're easy to find and install.

I recommend this game 10/10. But on the other hand, if you would rather play some childish console button bashing no skill involved garbage with pretty graphics like the big studios produce - stay away from this. This game doesn't want you anyhow.

Cracking game hard as hell at first though.

Don't make the mistake I made with the Four Pack. Read this first. "You can play doubles with 4 human players on 1 computer, or on 2 computers with 2 players per computer by LAN or Internet, but not on 4 computers."

I've played this game for a few years now and I am glad it's finally on Steam! The developer's hard work has finally paid off and the game will finally get the recognition it deserves.

Tennis Elbow 2013 offers gameplay unlike any other tennis game; it's an amazing simulation that is realistic, fluid, challenging, and most importantly, fun. It will take a bit getting used to at first as the game is not forgiving when it comes to placement and timing of shots. However, once you get the hang of it, hitting clean winners becomes so overwhelmingly satisfying.

The game comes with a LOT of character customization similar to RPGs by allowing you to choose your character's playstyle and increase your stats/effectiveness in various aspects such as: forehand, backhand, serving, volley, etc.

Mods are also an option which greatly enhances the quality of the game. The addition of newer and cleaner 2D/3D courts as well as player models, swing animations, sound effects, clothing, and rackets allow you to customize the game the way you want it to look and play.

The most common complaint that I would expect to hear from people viewing the trailers are the quality of the graphics. Though it may not be up to par to the other tennis games out there, the game play is what compensates for it. As mentioned before, you can install mods that makes the game more visually appealing. If you can look past this flaw, I can reassure that you will love the actual game play.

Tennis Elbow 2013 is a MUST for tennis fans.

10/10

Fantastic tennis game, just:

- Do not expect it to be like Virtua Tennis or other arcade tennis, because it's not.
- Do not expect to just start winning, the system takes getting use to.
- Do read the modding forum on here and install mods early on (you even get an achievement for it!).
- Do read the manual, available at the website. Seriously, it makes the control system make more sense.
- Do turn on ALL of the PREVIEWS when you first start. It's a wonderful crutch for learning.
- Do not expect graphics to be wonderful, but did you come to play tennis, or look at pretty things?

Once all that is done, and you lose your first few matches horribly, it starts making sense and getting fun!

Played lots of tennis games, VT, TS etc. Tennis Elbow is far superior in terms of gameplay and realism. Yes the graphics aren't good, and the UI is ugly. But it feels like playing tennis. Buy this game if you have ever played tennis for real. You will feel and play like you do on a real court.

Having played this for a few years away from Steam, what I have to say is that if you can get past the horrific graphics, the horrible animations, the poor presentation and maddening music and focus only on the gameplay...


...you'll find the best tennis game of all time. Definitely not a casual game, however, and it will take a while to get to grips with how it works. But once it clicks, it clicks and you won't look back. The last great tennis game, Top Spin 3, pales in comparison - you simply won't be able to recreate such variety in rallies and shotmaking that this game offers.

Don't be deceived by dated visuals and animations, or the lack of player and tournament licensing (both of which are not too hard to put right either with a mod or editing some files w/ Notepad++), this is the most complete simulation of a tennis tour around, and should not be overlooked if you enjoy sports games.

Best Tennis game ever, its that simple. It's possible that you need some time to adjust to the gameplay, but when you do..... O man, you forget about the graphics, you forget about the audio making your ear bleed, you forget about everything else as well.

Am I missing something? How do I play online? I don't see any options to play online!

Abo♥♥♥♥ely must have for any fan of the Tennis genre.
Realistic and highly enjoyable. A+++

you can play Tennis ? ... or you can learn to play Tennis ...

This is "the" Tennis for now...

this is good ...

5/10
"Would it be 2005 a great game, in 2015 sadly not."
Oh boy totally a game where I should've checked out a demo at first. I love tennis games and I know there are so few out there. But unfortunately I cannot recommend this game to you. Tennis Elbow might be the best tennis sim out there for some, but for others it's just not contemporary in many aspects. I can see why people like it (real tennis sim enthusiasts), but I can feel the people (TopSpin/VirtuaTennis players) who have/will spent 20 bucks (=15%off) and got/get *this*.

Pros:
+ great complexity
+ great gameplay "idea"
+ good controls
+ good features
+ very responsive author/producer
+ very close community
+ 49 MB download (dial-up modem compatible)

Cons:
- no official licence players
- very bad price tag
- very bad graphics & animations
- very bad sound quality & ui
- missing atmosphere
- inconvenient control settings
(no default xbox one & xbox 360 contoller scheme)
- 92MB on disk
=> I'd love to "gift" this game 10GB on my hardrive & at least 2GB VRAM on my GPU...

For me this game could be great - produced in UnrealEngine4/Unity 5/CryEngine3/etc., with a nice ui and with an atmosperic sound&ost.