Top Spin 2K25 Reviews
TopSpin 2K25 revitalizes this franchise with distinction, bringing a dormant sport back to life in the world of video games.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
It’s good to have Top Spin return after a 10+ hiatus, and you’d definitely have fun playing TopSpin 2K25 whether you’re alone or with a friend. Unfortunately, you should probably wait for a sale because the price for this game is unjustified, especially when it comes to the gameplay you’re getting out of it.
While the overall package has some shortcomings and rough edges, particularly online, it’s a sturdy foundation that gets far more right than wrong.
It took more than a decade for the franchise to come back, and TopSpin 2K25 may be a good start, but it's still far from the ideal. While the list of players and locations doesn't disappoint, and is accompanied by a clear and straightforward gameplay, the underexplored content and even the DLC seasons show that there's room for improvement and, thus, its return to the rankings top and the players' hearts.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
It’s been a while since we’ve had a taste of a competent and worthwhile tennis game, and TopSpin 2K25 is a decent offering that will please fans and enthusiasts of the sport. The action is fantastic and suitably technical, and it’s a decent example of how VC can be implemented to not fully ruin the experience as compared to more blatant examples in other sports titles, despite the slow drip. Sadly, the way MyCareer and its progression are structured is not exactly smooth and enjoyable in the long run. While it can be overlooked, being the main mode to play the game on might leave a slightly bad taste.
TopSpin 2K25 surely surprised me. I came into it expecting to play a cookie-cutter sports game that could very well fit into the EA mold of yearly releases. Instead, I found something that if I didn’t have to battle a backlog of reviews and articles for the site, would spend hours upon hours getting better at it, going through the motions of taking lessons from McEnroe and trying to win in career mode. It’s a deliciously deep dish to sink my teeth in as I’m sure will be the same to anyone in the market for a worthwhile tennis sim.
Despite a long absence from the market, the franchise is back with TopSpin 2K25. The game's immersive gameplay is as good as ever. While remaining accessible, regular players can also increase the difficulty for a real challenge. Unfortunately, the rather limited number of players (only 20, including 2 of the Top 10), the poor face modeling and the mandatory connection can spoil the fun a little. And let's not forget that the career mode lacks the diversity needed for a real sense of progression. Nonetheless, I enjoyed rediscovering the sensations of a tennis simulation. It's really once you've got the controller in your hand that the fun begins.
Review in French | Read full review
TopSpin 2K25 surely has the potential to serve as a solid basis for future releases that can build upon the gameplay mechanism that is satisfying to the player. Although the gameplay of TopSpin 2K25 has been painstakingly created to appeal to tennis enthusiasts, the game's lack of content may disappoint quite a few players. Nonetheless, TopSpin 2K25 will satisfy the needs of those who have been yearning for a tennis simulation.
Top Spin has the potential to be much better than what it currently offers, and it seems the development team is aware of this issue. With Top Spin 2K25, they have once again created a safe and high-quality playground for this old and well-rooted franchise. A safe space that can become the place for the series to soar to new heights in the next installment.
Review in Persian | Read full review
TopSpin 2K25 offers an exhilarating tennis experience that’ll keep players on their toes with its authentic and strategic action. The core mechanics demand a blend of good timing, strategic planning, and clever positional play to add to the authenticity of the experience, with the game easily standing out as one of the more realistic tennis experiences I’ve seen in a video game. It’s wonderfully executed to make for a really fun experience, whilst the package is complemented by a decent selection of game modes that’ll keep both solo and multiplayer fans invested for a long, long time.
TopSpin 2K25 offers a very good experience for players who miss tennis. It has advanced visuals and exciting matches, but can be annoying due to some minor issues and cosmetic microtransactions.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Of course, there’s the everlasting conundrum regarding 2K’s monetization practices, but this game did not feel as grindy or egregious as its basketball counterparts. If you are not into online play, you won’t have a lot of options; you will most likely spending many hours grinding for experience points to upgrade your avatar. Thankfully, the gameplay is downright impeccable.
Hangar 13 did not try to fix TopSpin with this latest entry, but perhaps they should have. With less-than-desirable graphics, a lacking on-release pro player pool, and hard-to-tune difficulty settings which made picking up the game harder than it needed to be, the game is left with much to be desired. Despite that, the bones of TopSpin 2K25 are good, and hopefully, they will be built upon in future games.
It would have been great to see some sort of career mode implemented where you can take control of real-world players, but for a revival from the dead, TopSpin 2K25 is pretty TopNotch.
TopSpin 2K25 confirms itself as the long-awaited return of the greatest tennis series. The developers have significantly improved the game system with first-class gameplay and unrivaled realism, relegating the few negative notes to the sidelines. Unreservedly recommended to all tennis lovers.
Review in Italian | Read full review
TopSpin 2K25 has the core elements of a good tennis game, and its actual moment-to-moment gameplay has sufficient improvements over anything else on the market to keep tennis fans happy, especially the complexity of options for players with every swing of the racket. Structurally, the game has a few hiccups, with a fluctuation when it comes to just how enjoyable certain parts of the career mode are combined with awkward pacing that seems deliberately structured with potential in-game transactions in mind, although there's still plenty there to enjoy.
Overall, a strong and much-wanted tennis game that helps to fill a gap in the sporting gaming market.
Welcome back! TopSpin 2K25 delivers superb gameplay on the court and is just as easy to get into yet challenging as ever before. The small roster of talents harms the overall impression. Same goes for the career, that feels a bit outdated at times.
Review in German | Read full review
It's great that the tennis genre is being revived by 2K. It seems like a new addition to the studio's already quite extensive portfolio. In terms of atmosphere and game modes, there is still some room for improvement in the coming years because besides the MyCareer mode, there is not much to do in the game and even the MyCareer is far from varied. Online it feels much the same as offline and you can of course use 2 controllers/players offline. The gameplay, however, manages to keep the game afloat and matches really feel great to play. The timing mechanism and advanced game mechanics ensure that you can make it as easy or difficult as possible, which in turn influences the level of realism. I had a great time with this new game and it seems to be the stepping stone for more and better games in this franchise every year. However, the launch of this new tennis game has not yet been a very successful one. However, do you like tennis games and are you satisfied with good gameplay? Then this is basically the best tennis game on the court.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Hopefully, future entries will experiment more with the modes and provide a fresher experience, as this provides an incredible base to build off of with rewarding, skill-based gameplay that makes every match an enjoyable one.