Mario Tennis: Power Tour

Template:Infobox Mario Tennis: Power Tour (also known as Mario Power Tennis in Europe and Australia, and as Mario Tennis Advance (マリオテニスアドバンス Mario Tenisu Adobansu) in Japan) is the fifth installment in the Mario Tennis series, and the Game Boy Advance counterpart of Mario Power Tennis for the Nintendo GameCube. This is also the final Mario release for the Game Boy Advance. It is very similar to Mario Tennis in gameplay and plot, though it has the addition of Power Shots. Though it is the counterpart of Mario Power Tennis, the two games cannot be connected in any way.

Plot

The player, either Clay (Max in Europe) or Ace (Tina in Europe), is a student in the Royal Tennis Academy. During this time, masked challengers come to the academy and defeat the academy's champions, leaving everyone in disbelief as they have never lost before. Determined to find out who they are, Clay or Ace become a part of the Junior class, where they defeat everyone in it. They continue on to the Senior classes, and then to Varsity, where they learn that the top two ranking players or teams get to advance to the Island Open, where they would play against top students from the other three tennis schools.

Clay/Ace soon ensure their entry to the Island Open. They hear a rumour that the victors of the Open would get a chance to play against Mario. During the time at the Open, the player may wish to travel between the Academy and the area of the Open at any time. After winning the Open, Clay and Ace realise that they still have not discovered who the masked plays are. However, the very next day Mario comes to the Academy, and gives Clay/Ace the honour of playing with them. Thus begins the Peach Tournament, with Clay/Ace as players. In doubles, both are a team. Clay and Ace travel to the Mushroom Kingdom by the Toad Express, where the games are being held in the Peach Dome, owned by Princess Peach. During their stay, Clay/Ace are told that it is Mario and company that were the masked players in the academy, and that it is also them that introduced the concept of power shots to Earth. Piantas, Toads, and Nokis are present at the dome as part of the audience. Beating the game will unlock the technical difficulty which increases the skill level if the characters in story mode. Beating this mode will reward the player with a screen with all the characters Ace or Clay beat in their journey.

Controls

Story

• - Confirm
• - Run/Back
• - Move
• - Menu

Menu

• - Confirm
• - Back
• - Select
• - Left-Handed Character
• - Star Character

Tennis

• / - Start swing
• + - Topspin
• + - Slice
• + - Lob
• + - Drop Shot
• - Move
• - Activate Power Shot

Characters

Playable Characters

Mario Tennis: Power Tour features 36 playable characters when excluding Clay and Ace (the largest number seen in any Mario Tennis game), although only six are Mario characters with the rest (barring the two playable characters Clay and Ace) being opponents in the game's story mode, all 30 of which have to be unlocked by the player. This marks the only time Waluigi has appeared without Wario (although Wario's voice can be heard in the game's intro) and the second Mario Tennis game where Wario is not a playable character nor appears at all after Mario's Tennis. This is also the third time Daisy does not appear as a playable character after Mario's Tennis and the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis and the second time where she doesn't appear at all, also after Mario's Tennis. It also marks this the only Mario Tennis game where Yoshi is not a playable character, nor appears at all, making Mario, Luigi and Peach the only characters to appear in every Mario Tennis game as playable characters. None of the unlockable characters are Mario characters, although star versions of them can be unlocked.

Character	Tennis Affiliation	Skill Type	Offensive Power Shot	Defensive Power Shot	Unlock Condition
red	Mario World	All-Around	Iron Hammer	Spin Jump Return	Initially Playable
Template:Color-link-piped	Mario World	Technique	Super Peach Spin	Sweet Kiss Return	Initially Playable
green	Mario World	All-Around	Squeaky Mallet	Poltergust Return	Initially Playable
purple	Mario World	Defense	Whirluigi	Swimming Return	Initially Playable
brown	Mario World	Power	Barrel Cannon Blast	Boomerang Banana Return	Initially Playable
darkgreen	Mario World	Power	Fire Breath	Spinning Shell Dash	Initially Playable
Template:Color-link-piped	Royal Tennis Academy	Power	Player Determined	Player Determined	Initially Playable
Template:Color-link-piped	Royal Tennis Academy	Technique	Player Determined	Player Determined	Initially Playable
9933FF	Royal Tennis Academy Junior Class	All-Around	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
505050	Royal Tennis Academy Junior Class	Technique	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
003300	Royal Tennis Academy Junior Class	Power	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
CC3300	Royal Tennis Academy Junior Class	Power	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
CC33CC	Royal Tennis Academy Junior Class	Technique	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
Template:Color-link-piped	Royal Tennis Academy Junior Class	Speedy	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
66FFFF	Royal Tennis Academy Junior Class	Speedy	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
66CCFF	Royal Tennis Academy Junior Class	All-Around	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
gray	Royal Tennis Academy Senior Class	Defensive	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
33CC99	Royal Tennis Academy Senior Class	Speedy	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
Template:Color-link-piped	Royal Tennis Academy Senior Class	Power	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
green	Royal Tennis Academy Senior Class	All-Around	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
FF00FF	Royal Tennis Academy Senior Class	Technique	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
FFCC66	Royal Tennis Academy Senior Class	Technique	None	None	Defeat this character in the story mode
CCCCFF	Royal Tennis Academy Senior/Varsity Classes	Speedy	Curve Shot	Running Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
Template:Color-link-piped	Royal Tennis Academy Senior/Varsity Classes	All-Around	Power Shot	Running Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
006666	Royal Tennis Academy Varsity Class	Tactical	Curve Shot	Quick Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
magenta	Royal Tennis Academy Varsity Class	Defensive	Tackle Shot	Lunging Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
D6AD33	Royal Tennis Academy Varsity Class	Power	High-Power Shot	Running Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
FF75A3	Royal Tennis Academy Varsity Class	Speedy	Tackle Shot	Lunging Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
9F81F7	Royal Tennis Academy Varsity Class	All-Around	Blizzard Shot	Typhoon Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
58FA82	Royal Tennis Academy Varsity Class	Technique	Control Shot	Quick Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
FACC2E	Empire	All-Around	High-Power Shot	Bubble Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
9FF781	Factory	Power	Flying Shot	Running Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
777777	Union	Speedy	High-Power Shot	Superswift Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
0080FF	Union	Speedy	Slider Shot	High-Jump Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
FE9A2E	Empire	Defensive	Stunner Shot	Superswift Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
FF4000	Empire	Technique	Flashflop Shot	Quick-Step Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
darkblue	Factory	Tactical	Summoner Shot	Hand-Power Save	Defeat this character in the story mode
DF0101	Factory	All-Around	Gyro Shot	Illusory Save	Defeat this character in the story mode

Non-Playable Characters

Shadow Swing King Shadow Swingstress Leon Peter

Oscar Chet Alex Harry

Nina Kate Mark Emily

Kevin A. Coz B. Coz Headmaster

Great Fairy of Victory Toads Toadsworth

Piantas Nokis Wario (opening voice cameo)

Courts

Name	Image	Location	Ball Speed	Ball Bounce	Unlock Condition
Hard Court		Royal Tennis Academy Junior Courts	Normal	Strong	Initially Unlocked
Clay Court		Royal Tennis Academy Senior Courts	Slow	Weak	Initially Unlocked
Grass Court		Island Open	Fast	Weak	Initially Unlocked
Composition Court		Royal Tennis Academy Varsity Building	Fastest	Normal	Initially Unlocked
Peach Dome		Mario World	Normal	Normal	Beat the Peach Tournament

Minigames

Each minigame consists of three levels and a "challenge" level. The first three levels award a set amount of PS Points per completion, while the challenge level gives PS Points based on completion time or a different factor, depending on the individual minigame.

Additionally, the Tennis Machine and Wall Practice minigames award EXP instead of PS Points. Both minigames have four levels: Beginner, Standard, Expert, and Master. After completing Master level, an alarm will sound and Alex and Nina will come over to congratulate the player.

Name	Image	Description	Points Awarded	Unlock Condition
Wall Practice		This game is played by rallying the tennis ball off the panels on the wall to gain points and reach the target amount.	EXP	Available initially.
Tennis Machine		This game is played by returning the tennis balls the Tennis Machine fires into the target area on the other side of the court to gain points and reach the target amount.	EXP	Available initially.
Treadmill		This game is played by rapidly pressing to run and pressing to jump over bananas and barrels to reach the target distance.	PS Speed	Beat Chris at the Junior Singles or Kyle in Junoir Doubles.
Bicep Pump		This game is played by using the and buttons to raise a spiky ball and pop balloons. Yellow balloons are worth one point, reds are two, and blue balloons are the most valuable at three points.	PS Muscle	Beat Shawn at the Senior Singles or Linda in Senior Doubles.
Jump Gym	File:JumpGym.PNG	This game is played by using the Control Pad to move, and the button to jump and break the target amount of brick blocks.	PS Jump	Beat Gary at the Senior Singles or Jet in Senior Doubles.
Swift Spin		This game is played by using the button to raise the screws and to lower them as the player collects the coins to reach the target number of points. Yellow coins are worth one point, red balloons are worth five and blue are worth ten.	PS Spin	Beat Kyoko at the Senior Singles or Micki in Senior Doubles.
Duck Walk		This game is played by pressing the and buttons to hop over electrified panels on a strip composed of panels, and reach the target destination.	PS Speed	Beat Emi at the Senior Singles or Roy in Senior Doubles.
Rope Climb		This game is played by alternating between the and buttons to climb up the ropes. The player must collect flags as they make their way to the platform at the top.	PS Muscle	Beat Skipper and Roy at the Varsity Doubles.
Reflex Rally		This game is played by having the player choose either Rock, Paper or Scissors with the Control Pad depending on which one would beat the RPS Mech's choice of the three in a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.	PS Response	Beat Tori in Varisty Singles orFlit and Emi at the Varsity Doubles.
Tightrope		This game is played by using the Control Pad to balance the player as they make their way across a tightrope.	PS Balance	Beat Paula and Whisker at the Varsity Doubles.
Tacklebot		This game is played by rapidly pressing and to build momentum as the player charges toward the Tacklebot in order to defeat it, while holding left on the Control Pad to defend against its own attacks.	PS Body	Beat Chas and Mel in the Island Open Doubles.
Instinct Drill		To win this game, the player must use ESP (pressing and holding the button) in order to see the symbols on the fronts of cards. Afterwards, the player must select and flip over pairs of cards using the button.	PS ESP	Beat the Island Open.

Power Shots

There are 44 Power Shots in Mario Tennis: Power Tour, with half of them being Offensive and the other half being Defensive, although 12 of these are exclusive to the Mario characters. These first become first available after reaching Senior level, however only Varsity and Island Open opponents actually use them. To unlock a Power Shot, certain levels need to be reached in the PS Minigames. The Power Shots that Ace and Clay can use and the requirements for each are listed below. To use a Power Shot in the game, the Power Shot meter must be fully charged. When it is, a yellow-orange ring will appear around the players character. Hold and press for an Offensive Power Shot, and hold and press for a Defensive Power Shot.

Name	Type	Unlock Conditions
Power Shot	Offensive	L1 Muscle
High-Power Shot	Offensive	L3 Muscle
Curve Shot	Offensive	L1 Spin
Slider Shot	Offensive	L3 Spin
Control Shot	Offensive	L1 Balance
Flashflop Shot	Offensive	L3 Balance
Tackle Shot	Offensive	L1 Body
Stunner Shot	Offensive	L3 Body
Flying Shot	Offensive	L4 Muscle + L2 Jump
Gyro Shot	Offensive	L5 Spin + L2 Balance
Dragon Shot	Offensive	L5 Muscle + L2 Body
Sonic Shot	Offensive	L6 Spin + L4 ESP
Blizzard Shot	Offensive	L6 Speed + L6 Response + L7 Spin
Summoner Shot	Offensive	L7 Muscle + L7 Response + L5 Balance
Specter Shot	Offensive	L8 Spin + L6 Balance + L6 ESP
Volcano Shot	Offensive	L10 Jump + L10 Muscle + L10 Balance + L10 Body
Running Save	Defensive	L1 Speed
Superswift Save	Defensive	L3 Speed
Lunging Save	Defensive	L1 Jump
High-Jump Save	Defensive	L3 Jump
Quick Save	Defensive	L1 Response
Quick-Step Save	Defensive	L3 Response
Hand-Power Save	Defensive	L1 ESP
Psychic Save	Defensive	L4 ESP
Typhoon Save	Defensive	L4 Jump + L2 Spin
Bubble Save	Defensive	L4 Spin + L4 Speed
Illusory Save	Defensive	L5 Speed + L4 Response
Spider Save	Defensive	L5 Response + L4 Balance
Falcon-Dive Save	Defensive	L5 Response + L5 ESP
Shark-Bite Save	Defensive	L8 Speed + L8 Response + L4 Body
Shooting-Star Save	Defensive	L10 Response + L10 Jump + L9 ESP
Rainbow Save	Defensive	L10 Speed + L10 ESP + L10 Spin + L8 Balance

Quotes

Main article: List of quotes in Mario Tennis: Power Tour

Staff

Main article: List of Mario Tennis: Power Tour staff

Glitches

In Instinct Drill, if the player where to complete a level at the same time that the time runs out, everthing will act like the player failed, except that the results screen will have a "Cleared", instead of "Failed".

References to other games

• Super Mario Bros. - The main theme plays in the ending.
• Super Mario 64 - The music that would play inside Princess Peach's Castle in Super Mario 64 plays inside the Peach Dome, and during matches on the dome's respective court.
• Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color) - Alex, Harry, Nina, Kate, Mark, Emily, and Kevin appear as coaches in the Academy. Also, the story mode and academy is nearly identical to this game.
• Mario Power Tennis - Power Shots, the Game and Match point music and overall structure of Mario Tennis: Power Tour are similar to this game.

Gallery

Main article: Gallery:Mario Tennis: Power Tour

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  North American box art

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  European box art

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  Mario holding a Tennis Racket at a tennis court.

Trivia

• There is an NPC in the clean-up crew after the Island Open celebration that resembles Link. He is located near the top of the screen when the player wakes up on the field.
• This game is one of Mario games that North American version allows select other European languages.