tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253867020130053273.post-6197500234142643132008-03-28T10:56:00.005-04:002008-03-28T11:22:17.513-04:00Tennis dreams become (virtual) reality with Top Spin 3<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Game on:</span> Though I'm not a huge gamer by any means, I've had some fun battling on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wii Tennis</span>. But the upcoming <span style="font-weight: bold;">Top Spin 3</span> is pretty impressive by any standard.<br /><br />The new game, which will be released on May 20, features the likenesses of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Roger Federer</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">James Blake</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Maria "Shriek"apova</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Andy Roddick</span> and more. And when I say likeness, it's an understatement. I was amazed at how life-like the players look, from their stroke production and mannerisms to their fashions and sweat!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Top Spin 3</span> creators <span style="font-weight: bold;">2K Sports</span> <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/2ksports/32352/">hosted a media event</a> at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sony Ericsson Open</span> and featured <span style="font-weight: bold;">James, Maria, Svetlana Kuznetsova,</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gael Monfils</span> battling each other's virtual-selves.<br /><br />Check it out:<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" id="player-single" class="videoPlayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/mnr_lib/200802/players/player-single.swf"><param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="flashvars" value="playlistpath=2ksports/32352"><embed src="http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/mnr_lib/200802/players/player-single.swf" flashvars="playlistpath=2ksports/32352" quality="high" name="player-single" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" class="videoPlayer"></embed></object></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script expr:src='"http://feeds.feedburner.com/~s/DownTheLine?i=" + data:post.url' type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2253867020130053273-619750023414264313?l=www.downthelinetennis.com'/></div>RiCHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02383001398494870303downthelinetennis@gmail.com4