Ball physics at times are completely nonsensical in terms of trajectory and velocity. Similar to my first point, you'll try and play a top spin backhand and it'll hit some bizarre looking, dodgy slice that looks completely unnatural and unrealistic. Single handed backhand animations are honestly beyond abysmal. I haven't yet managed a single one on my time with the game. Impossible to hit aces even using the best players. The AI seems incapable of getting above 40% first serves in, regardless of who you're playing against or what difficulty the game is on. Similar to above, all too often your player will simply refuse to respond to a ball when moving side to side at the baseline that falls close enough that you realistically should be able to at least lunge for it and make some sort of play. I've played just under 4 hours and haven't been able hit one volley at the net, nor has an animation even been initiated to lunge for the ball as it passes. If you go to the net you will be passed, regardless of the difficulty level or who you're playing against, because the game simply does not respond to input at the net whatsoever. Federer with a massive, cheesy (and terrifying) smile after winning a point just looks so, so wrong. You want to feel like you are these players and the character model just looking (a bit) like them isn't enough. For a game that wants to present itself as a tennis "sim" this is simply unforgivable.
Even Federer has a generic serve and swings, and NO ONE has realistic or personalised celebrations.
Pro players seemingly have no identity or specific animations other than Nadal. and this happens even when you've supposedly timed the shot as "good" or "perfect". You'll get a slice shot when you've press for top spin or a flat shot when you want a slice etc. Shots frequently still don't match the input. You'll get a slice shot when There's some potential but overall it's a mess. There's some potential but overall it's a mess. Tennis World Tour 2 feels like a game that is a few months away from pre-alpha and the fact Sony considered this would be an ok addition to PS+ is an insult to PlayStation players. Difficulty means nothing as a match on "Very Easy" can be much harder than one on "Expert" and the lack of licensed tournaments makes this nightmare of a game feel even more bottom of tha barrel. Shots are inconsistent, aces are impossible, very often your player wont even react and he'll just look at the ball as it passes by. Tennis World Tour 2's gameplay is just horrific. All of that could have been overlooked to an extent if the gameplay was good, if it felt like you were actually playing tennis.
The graphics look like they came straight out of the early PS3 era and movement is clunky, buggy and inconsistent. The roster feels limited and none of the players have any personality. The game modes are bare bones and uninspired - they get boring in less than an hour. The Tennis World Tour 2 is a failure in every aspect.
Tennis World Tour 2 is a failure in every aspect.