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Mario Tennis hasn't been good since Mario Power Tennis. The Wii U's Mario Tennis Ultra Smash sucked. It lacked a story mode. Multiplayer was broken, with mega mushrooms dominating competitive battles. Ultra Smash was barebones, lacking strategy, character differences, and game modes. 

So, I didn't have the highest of hopes for Aces. In the Metacritic Prediction thread, I originally predicted a score of 73. But after pouring over information on the game, I think it might actually be a fantastic game. 

+There's a Story Mode!

+Different characters have unique stats, and abilities. 

+Various courts have hazards on them such as Piranha Plants that eat the ball, and spit it back out.

+There's three main types of swings; topspin, slice, and lobbing the ball. 

+There's a Super Meter ala fighting games.

+You can break your opponent's racket.

+You can slow down time with your Super Meter.

++++ Unlike Smash, IT HAS WALUIGI!!!!!!!!!!

I was a little disappointed in Nintendo's 2018 lineup. They only really had three games, I was looking forward to. But damn, I think Aces might just be the Mario Kart 8 of the series. Cautiously predicting 88/100. 

Normally I hate sports games, but Nintendo has a way of taking mundane things, like racing, tennis, or golf, and making them fun and exciting, by injecting mechanics into them that would never be found in real life. 

Last edited by Cerebralbore101 - on 17 June 2018