Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

It's rubbish. I've seen the Mario franchise drop the ball in the past but this might just be the worst ball dropper yet.
 
This is currently the lowest-rated Mario Tennis game on Metacritic, with only a 61%. Pretty sure I'm not going to buy it. Honestly though, I don't care how crappy any current Nintendo game is as long as Xenoblade X is good. If any of you hate this game, could you tell me why? I mean, 61% is a pretty low score for Mario.
 
Because of a severe lack of content.
 
More bare-bones than a Dry Bones.

The core gameplay is good, but it's lacking in substance. It's like ordering a burger from In-n-Out and getting only the bun and the patty. It tastes good, but it's not very satisfying.


Yeah, I know Eurogamer likened it to half-portion size from your favorite restaurant but portion sizes are huuuuge in this country and I'd love it that I get to finish my meals for once (not to mention, have space for dessert, which I never have) in an American restaurant.
 
Dr. Mario said:
More bare-bones than a Dry Bones.

The core gameplay is good, but it's lacking in substance. It's like ordering a burger from In-n-Out and getting only the bun and the patty. It tastes good, but it's not very satisfying.
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And your being over charged.
 
Even lower scored than those funky Mario Tennis handhelds aside from Open. Hell, Open is like a masterpiece compared to this game. It has a Metascore of 69m which is an average like, 10 points higher, a pretty huge difference.
 
I think the AVGN would describe this game in one sentence with three words.

"THIS GAME SUCKS", which is what he said as his first words ever on the internet in his Simon's Quest review.
 
Alucard and Zero said:
I think the AVGN would describe this game in one sentence with three words.

"THIS GAME SUCKS", which is what he said as his first words ever on the internet in his Simon's Quest review.
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I think he'd more likely say "I'D RATHER DRINK BARF RIGHT OUT OF A GOAT'S MOUTH THAN PLAY THIS GAME" or something like that.
 
Viper26 said:
Looks like I won't be buying this garbage game if it lacks stuff. Should've been released in spring.
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Yeah. This is what happens if you rush a game that people had high expectations of. There is absolutely no effort in Ultra Smash whatsoever. Even Duke Nukem Forever (a vaporware) had high expectation but it took so damn long to come out and it ended up disappointing everyone. But guess what Duke Nukem Forever is much much worse because of repeated delays which is unacceptable for a game with high expectations and hype.
 
At this point, I'd rather play Mario's Tennis on the Virtual Boy. At least then I can play as Koopa Troopa and Donkey Kong Jr.