Mario Tennis Aces Reviews
Mario Tennis Aces is probably the best episode of the series: easy to start, challenging for veterans, visually excellent and, above all, incredibly fun.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Mario’s latest tennis event sports pitch-perfect gameplay that’s only let down by a barebones feature set
Mario Tennis Aces functions best as a local, couch game. There's no better fun than gathering a group of mates, having some drinks and wiling away the night with game after game of Mario Tennis.
A surprisingly challenging tennis title with a great story mode and multiplayer part, but sometimes playfully overloaded.
Review in German | Read full review
Despite a few niggling issues Mario Tennis Aces is a great return to the best parts of the franchise. Gameplay is smooth, strategic and fun. And with story, tournament and multiplayer modes all available it is sure to bring a lot of fun to longtime fans and new players alike. It's almost all strawberries and cream, and although it may not quite be a perfect Love, Love yet, it is most definitely already a lot Like, Love.
Mario Tennis Aces may well feature the best mechanics the series has seen to date, its new Zone manoeuvres and Trick Shots adding an exciting, madcap layer of depth to the sport. While Adventure isn’t the big single player hook I’d have hoped and some options feel a little too stripped down, it’s the game’s multiplayer that will keep this title a firm favourite for months to come. Golf next please Camelot!
With its stylish and inventive courts, Mario Tennis Aces proves that Camelot has returned to its successful form. Although it’s not without flaw and frustration, the title’s variety of modes offer entertainment for the whole family. There’s something for everyone in Mario Tennis Aces, and that’s particularly tricky to accomplish. Some might call that an Ace.
We're used to seeing Wii U games transfer to Switch, but for Ultra Smash to have moved across without a substantial makeover would have been disastrous. Aces, wonderfully, is anything but that – it's a superb arcade sports game that's generous with its suite of player options and only occasionally guilty of being a little cheap in its Adventure Mode. The presentation is spot on, and the core tennis action is absorbing whether you're trading simple strokes or firing off special shots. Some animations and voice overs are identical to Ultra Smash's, but everything around them has been overhauled to quite splendid heights. This is something of a Switch Port Plus, then – not quite a whole new experience, but so improved as to be near unrecognisable next to its preceding title.
Mario Tennis Aces looks fine and plays even better. But its single player story mode is a real disappointment.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Put everything together, and Mario Tennis Aces is a great addition to the Switch lineup.
Mario Tennis Aces is an important title for the Nintendo line-up. A new and fresh game able to transmit the philosophy of Switch in an solid and funny way. Too bad for a series of single player variants a little disappointing.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Colorful, intuitive, deep and incredibly fun, Mario Tennis Aces is truly something for everyone, from casual newcomers to seasoned hardcore gamers. You'll certainly love its unique arcade soul and its rewarding gameplay (especially in multiplayer), yet you'll also regret its disappointing single player components.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Mario Tennis Aces looks and performs as well as anything you'd expect from the House of 'Tache, but its family friendly appearance disguises a brutally difficult single player experience that will surely alienate younger players.
Mario Tennis Aces is the definitive series entry. Camelot has firmly established what it means to Mario-ize an already solid tennis foundation.
Mario Tennis looks back to its glory with this fun - if a little fuzzy and fiddly - take on tennis.
Mario Tennis Aces will provide you and your friends with a really good time, provided you don't spend too long in the story mode.
A bizarre coming together of Smash Bros. and Mario Tennis that strangely works, even if the Adventure mode occasionally frustrates.
Despite some original minigames and clever boss battles, the story mode falls short, since it strictly serves to teach the new gameplay mechanics. Mario Tennis Aces introduces "zone" tricks that prove both spectacular and powerful, offensively as well as defensively, thus creating a singular, radical timing approach to tennis, yet rather adequate for such competitive ambitions online. However, more risks should have been taken, particularly through the evolution of the double tap system in order to play closer to the lines, and increase the errors potential, which would add not only consistency, but also authenticity. Therefore this episode reaffirms the series' legendary accessibility underlined by the discrete motion mode ' la Wii Sports, a classical ace of conviviality on the whole from Camelot.
Review in French | Read full review
Mario Tennis Aces gives the arcade tennis series a massive injection of depth, turning this family friendly sports title into a tactical, fast-paced chess game that is a thrill to play against other people. Its depth is well explained in a limited story mode that has some interesting ideas, but it's a tougher sell if you're not looking to lose yourself in hours and hours of online play.
Without any doubt, this is one of the best installments of the Mario Tennis series. Not only for the number of game modes it offers, but by of its addictive gameplay. Mario Tennis Aces is a must-buy for Nintendo Switch owners.
Review in Spanish | Read full review