1988 · Tose Co. · Sports · Tennis

Racket Attack

Nintendo exclusive

This is no amateur hour. This one's for keeps. The national finals. Will you play tough enough to hear the umpire call "point, set, match!"

Released: 15 April 1988
Platforms: NES
Genres: Sports Tennis
Developers: Tose Co.
Publishers: Jaleco
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Country: Japan
Languages: English

About

Racket Attack is a 1988 professional tennis Nintendo Entertainment System game. It was released in Japan as Moero!! プロテニス), which is the second game of the Moero!! sports series.

The gameplay takes place in a ¼ overhead view tennis court with the score being present at all times and an audience of spectators being shown in multiple colors (white, pink, and red). The North American version features an endorsement from Wilson Sporting Goods. The game was released fairly late in the NES life cycle in Europe and the PAL regions, as available sources show, due to the lengthy process of distributing and the fact that Nintendo have still just started to get into the region by the time of the Japanese release of the game.

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Gameplay

Racket Attack includes two gameplay modes: one-player (representing a tennis tournament) and two-player (which represents an exhibition match). After winning seven matches in single-player mode, of increasing difficulty, the player receives a championship trophy. Players can choose between playing on grass, clay, or hard court, and between a women's match (best-of-3) or men's match (best-of-5).

There are 16 different players; eight male, and eight female, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The male players can only play against other male players, while females can only play against other females.

Reception

Allgame gave Racket Attack a score of 4 stars out of a possible 5. Power Play gave the game a score of 42 out 100 while Video Games also gave it a score of 42 out of 100.