SarcaSim? Is that a new Will Wright game?

"the problem was nearly always down to actual shot-placement rather than fierce AI. In the heat of a lengthy rally, you might be doing fine, but one misread shot and you're another point down."

Has this guy played actual tennis before?

I thought that too... I was like -  wait... in sports when you make a mistake, the other team usually wins. Maybe the guy just sucked at real tennis too

yeah sounds like this guy couldn't play the game right away got frustrated and decided it was teh games fault and took it out, other people that could understand the game enjoyed t so far so *shrugs*

Silly rabbit.... everyone knows if you make a mistake you should be rewarded.

Maybe Nintendo's new patent where the game plays for you would be good for this guy.

Why should seemingly accessible games on arguably the most accessible system on the market need to be reviewed by skilled gamers? 

Obviously this reviewer had problems with the shot recognition and game difficulty.  Are we to believe that no other reviewers might have had difficulty problems as well... or is it more likely that they might have glossed over it in lieu of mentioning a learning curve to avoid losing their "cred" as professional gamer reviewers?

I don't know about the rest of you but I admire a reviewer with the guts and honesty to stand up and say "this game is freaking hard."

Nooo! Not hippie logic! Noooooooooooooo! I believe for every mistake made, a person should be punched in the face. Quick learners guaranteed!

LOL so you mean like in the football games where you can set the entire season to be CPU vs CPU and just get the results?

What I got from the review was "the controls don't work," not "the game is freaking hard."  Since every other review has not had a problem with the controls, I don't think it is the game.

"Things aren't all rosy though, as some extended time on court reveals a few unfortunate flaws that will start to niggle and grate the more you play. Chief among these are a few control issues, but a fairly rudimentary career mode doesn't help either."

http://www.videogamer.com/wii/grand_slam_tennis/review.html

not the only reviewer to have issues.

It seems reviewers can't agree on anything with this game.  In addition to praising the controls, IGN praised the career mode and called it "full".  They also gave the game an editors' choice award.