Mario Tennis Open

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Template:Infobox Mario Tennis Open is a sports game in the Mario Tennis series (developed by Camelot Software Planning) for the Nintendo 3DS. The game features gyroscope support and online multiplayer (using the Nintendo Network procedures). It was released in North America on the 20th of May 2012, in Japan and Australia on the 24th and in Europe on the 25th.

Gameplay

The gameplay features the traditional basic elements from previous Mario Tennis games. Players participate in a tennis game, just as its precedents in the Mario Tennis series. To win, the player must score points by hitting the ball into the other side of the court and not making the opponent rebound the ball, just as the traditional way of playing tennis. Players earn 15 points for every shot that is successful and can win the game by earning set, game, and match points by earning 60 points on each game. The amount of set and game points can be set by the player in exhibition mode, but not in tournament mode.

This game utilises the buttons of the 3DS during gameplay single or multiplayer matches. Players can perform various tennis shots by selecting the shot panels on the touch screen, which will light up to alert the player of the best shot to use in a given situation. By holding the 3DS vertically, players can make use of the aforementioned gyroscope support, disabling 3D functionality. This places the camera behind their character, whose movement becomes automatic, and allows players to control the direction of their shots based on the position of the console. The gyroscope support can be disabled either by holding the console horizontally or by turning it off in the Options menu. There are also Special Modes in the game, such as "Super Mario Tennis", where the player needs to hit enemies, blocks and coins with tennis balls in some levels of Super Mario Bros..[1]

Menu Controls

  • Circle Pad or +Control Pad - Moves cursor
  • A Button - Confirms command
  • B Button - Cancels command. If players win an exhibition match, they can press this button to automatically return to the main menu.
  • Start Button - During a match, this button stops the game and opens a menu that contains choices such as viewing game rules, setting gyroscope controls, choosing to re-do matches, and canceling matches.
  • L Button - Toggles between the character's dominant hand.
  • R Button - Toggles between the character's star rank. In multiplayer, this is based on the data of player who created the room. Therefore, the player who has created the room needs to have his or her characters starred if members of the room want to give their characters a star rank.

Game Controls

  • Circle Pad or +Control Pad - Moves the character.
  • A Button - Performs a topspin shot that is faster. It has a high trajectory with a forward spin.
  • B Button - Performs a slice shot that is slower. It has a low trajectory with a backward spin. During a replay, this button restarts the replay at another angle.
  • X Button - Performs a simple shot. This button automatically performs the appropriate shot. Chance Shots performed by this button are slightly weaker.
  • Y Button - Performs a flat shot that is the fastest shot, but it has no spin. Also, this button can be used for Smash Shots. Note that Smash Shots and Purple Chance Shots are different shots.
  • A Button → B Button - Performs a lob with a very high trajectory, which can land at the back of the court.
  • B Button → A Button - Performs a drop shot, with very little bounce and trajectory. The ball can land at the front of the court.
  • A Button (while the opponent is receiving or serving the ball) - The character performs a taunt that makes his or her next shot stronger.
  • L Button - If the player is charging the ball, this button cancels the charge. It lets the partner know that player is going to hit the ball by saying, "Got It!"
  • R Button - If any character is serving, the button cycles through the three shot panel configurations: 3-panel, inverted 3-panel, and 6-panel.

Chance Shots

Mario standing over a blue Chance Shot area.

Chance Shots can appear if the opponent performs a bad rebound. In that case, a small colored area with a symbol of a Mario enemy or item appears in the player's court. The color of the symbol matches the colors of the panels in the touch screen (if the touch screen is set to the 6-panel shot panel). To perform a chance shot, players have to perform a shot whose color corresponds to the colored area when they are in the area, either by pressing the correct button or button combination or by touching the matching color on the touch screen. Otherwise, the shot is a normal shot. However, players can perform a simple shot that automatically selects the appropriate shot, but this Chance Shot is slightly weaker.

Players on the receiving end of a Chance Shot experience special effects that can hinder them. However, they can lessen the effect by pressing the opposite shot. For instance, red Chance Shots may not make much of an impact if the player retaliates with a (blue) slice shot.

Here is a list of Chance Shots and their effects.

Color Icon Effect
Red Fire Flower Creates a flaming shot similar to Mario's Iron Hammer and Bowser's Fire Breath. When opponents hit this Chance Shot, they can be be drastically pushed back.
Blue Blooper Creates a highly curving ball with a blue sparkling trail. Players who receive this shot spin out of control for a brief moment. Players on the receiving end can use the red topspin shot to counter this somewhat.
Purple Star Similar to a Smash Shot, but this Chance Shot is much stronger.
Yellow Cheep-Cheep Creates a curving extreme lob that bounces at the back edge of the court.
Gray Bob-omb Creates an even lower drop shot than a normal drop shot.

Game Modes

Exhibition

Similar to the preceding Mario Tennis games, exhibition mode is a basic versus mode. Players can choose a singles or doubles match. After that, they can choose their character and opponents and press the L Button or R Button to give characters a left handed dominance or a star rank, respectively, if they want. The opponent's CPU's difficulty can be chosen after that, ranking from lowest to highest: Novice, Intermediate, Expert, Pro, and Ace (Pro and Ace are unlockable). After this, players can choose any court they currently have, and then they can determine the games and sets. After this, the match starts. It is important to note that Chance Shots cannot be turned off, unlike Power Shots from the previous games.

Tournament Mode

A cutscene showing after the player has beaten Final Cup.

Tournament mode is very similar to the tournament mode in the previous Mario Tennis games. However, two more cups are added and the arrangement of the cups are different. Players must have a star ranking to participate in the second set of cups. They can achieve this by beating Special Cup. However, in the Doubles Tournament, only the character they control earns the star rank. Beating Champions Cup unlocks the Pro difficulty, which is more difficult than Expert, while Final Cup unlocks the most difficult COM difficulty for Exhibition Mode, the Ace difficulty.

Once the player has unlocked a cup, he or she can play that cup at any time, no matter what character is being used. As a result, characters do not have to clear all three cups to beat the Special Cup to earn the Star Rank, unlike in the previous titles.

Special Games

Mario versing Peach in Ink Showdown.

Another regular feature of the Mario Tennis series, the Special Games, is also present in Mario Tennis Open. These games, like the name says, have special rules and features that differ from normal gameplay. Some of these games bear a very strong resemblance to the Special Games in the previous Mario Tennis titles. However, unlike in the previous Mario Tennis games, Ring Shot is included within the Special Games rather than as another option for exhibition matches. Each Special Game has four difficulties, which are named according to the Special Game. Other than Super Mario Tennis, the last difficulty is a challenge that tests how much a player can do before running out of tries.

Players can unlock characters by clearing Level 3 of each Special Game. Players can unlock outfits for their Mii if they meet the requirements for unlocking them in Level 4.

Here is a list of the four Special Games that appear in this game:

Characters

Starting Participants

There are a total of 16 playable characters in Mario Tennis Open. Some are unlocked during normal game play, but multicolored Yoshis can be unlocked using QR codes. Additionally, each character will be in one of the six player classes available in the game, excluding the Miis as they can be customized. The four hidden characters can each be unlocked by completing level 3 in the respective Special Game.

Unlockable Participants

QR Downloadable Characters

The Yoshi Hunt

In the UK, a Yoshi QR Chase is being set up in 30 participating ASDA stores, and in participating EB Games and JB Hi-Fi stores in Australia and New Zealand. This special QR event will allow consumers to scan the code via the game to unlock certain Yoshis to play as. All that has been confirmed is that Black Yoshi and White Yoshi will be released on the 25th and 26th of May. Other Yoshis are to come at a later time. [2]

Non-Playable

Courts

There are 8 courts in Mario Tennis Open.

Tennis Gear

Rackets

Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost
Mario 1000 Daisy 1000 Super Mushroom 1000 Chain Chomp 1000 Magikoopa 1750 Fire Mario 1150
Luigi 1550 Diddy Kong 1200 Fire Flower 1200 Thwomp 1200 Toad 1150 Propeller Mario 1750
Peach 1200 Luma 2950 Ice Flower 1400 Bob-omb 1000 Goomba 900 Bee Mario 1300
Yoshi 1100 Boo 1650 Super Star 4000 Bullet Bill 950 Koopa Troopa 1300 Cloud Mario 1800
Wario 1150 Bowser Jr. 1250 Banana 1750 Blooper 4200 Shy Guy 1750 Tanooki Mario 1550
Waluigi 1550 Dry Bowser 1200 Lightning 1200 Cheep Cheep 1400 Birdo 1250 Metal Mario 1750
Bowser 1200 Green Shell 900 POW Block 1000 Lakitu 950 Wiggler 1200 Baby Mario 1200
Donkey Kong 1200 Red Shell 1600 ? Block 1400 Hammer Bro 1200 Petey Piranha 1200 Baby Peach 1200

Uniforms

Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost
Mario 800 Daisy 700 Super Mushroom 900 Chain Chomp 1000 Magikoopa 700
Luigi 1100 Diddy Kong 900 Fire Flower 900 Thwomp 900 Red Yoshi 900
Peach 900 Luma 1700 Ice Flower 950 Bob-omb 850 Blue Yoshi 900
Yoshi 900 Boo 950 Super Star 1350 Bullet Bill 900 Light Blue Yoshi 900
Wario 900 Bowser Jr. 900 Banana 700 Blooper 1150 Yellow Yoshi 900
Waluigi 1150 Dry Bowser 950 Lightning 900 Cheep Cheep 700 Pink Yoshi 900
Bowser 1900 Green Shell 800 POW Block 850 Lakitu 900 White Yoshi 800
Donkey Kong 950 Red Shell 1100 ? Block 850 Hammer Bro 900 Black Yoshi 900

Wristbands

Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost
Mario 250 Daisy 250 Super Mushroom 250 Chain Chomp 250 Magikoopa 700
Luigi 700 Diddy Kong 400 Fire Flower 400 Thwomp 400 Red Yoshi 400
Peach 400 Luma 1450 Ice Flower 550 Bob-omb 350 Blue Yoshi 300
Yoshi 300 Boo 900 Super Star 700 Bullet Bill 200 Light Blue Yoshi 300
Wario 350 Bowser Jr. 400 Banana 700 Blooper 2050 Yellow Yoshi 350
Waluigi 700 Dry Bowser 400 Lightning 400 Cheep Cheep 550 Pink Yoshi 400
Bowser 400 Green Shell 100 POW Block 300 Lakitu 250 White Yoshi 400
Donkey Kong 400 Red Shell 800 ? Block 500 Hammer Bro 400 Black Yoshi 250

Shoes

Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost Name Cost
Mario 800 Daisy 600 Super Mushroom 700 Chain Chomp 850 Magikoopa 600
Luigi 650 Diddy Kong 650 Fire Flower 700 Thwomp 550 Red Yoshi 800
Peach 800 Luma 1350 Ice Flower 800 Bob-omb 550 Blue Yoshi 850
Yoshi 850 Boo 950 Super Star 900 Bullet Bill 800 Light Blue Yoshi 850
Wario 600 Bowser Jr. 800 Banana 650 Blooper 900 Yellow Yoshi 600
Waluigi 700 Dry Bowser 600 Lightning 650 Cheep Cheep 550 Pink Yoshi 800
Bowser 600 Green Shell 850 POW Block 600 Lakitu 2400 White Yoshi 700
Donkey Kong 600 Red Shell 850 ? Block 600 Hammer Bro 600 Black Yoshi 800

Costumes

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A Mii in a Yoshi costume.

The costumes can be used to customize the player's Mii character. Usually, these costumes are unlocked when the player accomplishes a task. The costumes increase the Mii's stats just as other outfits increase stats.

  • Mario (Beat Star Tournament in singles)
  • Luigi (Beat Star Tournament in doubles)
  • Peach (Collect 800 points in Ring Shot)
  • Daisy (Collect 700 points in Ring Shot with another player[3])
  • Bowser (Collect 50 victory medals/beat 50 people online)
  • Bowser Jr (Collect 20 victory medals/beat 20 people online)
  • Yoshi (Scan the QR Code)
  • Luma (Collect 1500 coins in the Galaxy Rally Challenge Special Game)
  • Donkey Kong (Meet 50 Mii characters via Streetpass)
  • Diddy Kong (Meet 20 Mii characters via Streetpass)
  • Wario (Collect 800 Coins in Super Mario Tennis Level 1-4)
  • Waluigi (Collect 800 Coins in Super Mario Tennis Level 2-4)
  • Boo (Buy 100 different items in the item shop)
  • Dry Bowser (Collect 100 victory medals/beat 100 people online)
  • Bee Mario (Turn eight characters into star characters)
  • Fire Mario(Turn two characters into star characters)
  • Cloud Mario (Turn ten characters into star characters)
  • Propeller Mario (Turn five characters into star characters)
  • Tanooki Mario (Turn fifteen characters into star characters)
  • Birdo (Beat an Ace computer in exhibition)
  • Goomba (Add 100 items to the item shelf)
  • Petey Piranha (Reach 50 returns in the Ink Showdown Challenge)
  • Toad (Reach a total of 50000 coins)
  • Wiggler (Earn a total of 5000 points in Online Multiplayer Open matches)
  • Koopa Troopa (Win 10 consecutive Streetpass matches)
  • Shy Guy (Win 20 consecutive Streetpass matches)

Gallery

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Staff

Main article: Mario Tennis Open/Staff

Media

Main Article: Mario Tennis Open/Media

References to Other Games

Trivia

  • This is the first handheld installment in the series to not include a Story Mode or RPG elements.
  • This is also the first handheld installment in the series with a Tournament mode.
    • This is the first installment in the series to include a Tournament mode but not an Item Battle mode.
  • Unlike in all past games in the Mario Tennis series, Wario's tennis racket does not depict his signature "W" on it; his iconic nose and mustache serve as his emblem in this game instead.
  • Some of the music in certain tournament cups is a remix of parts of certain Kirby themes.

References

  1. ^ http://nintendo3dsblog.com/lots-of-screenshots-for-mario-tennis-open-and-a-new-trailer-with-more-details
  2. ^ http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/2011/yoshi_chase_ramps_up_mario_tennis_open_launch_49651.html
  3. ^ http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/mario-tennis-open-3ds-117791

External Links

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