<s>
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Power	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2005	O
sports	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
handheld	O
companion	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
sharing	O
its	O
title	O
,	O
Power	O
Tour	O
lacks	O
connectivity	O
with	O
Power	O
Tennis	O
,	O
unlike	O
how	O
its	O
predecessor	O
features	O
connectivity	O
with	O
its	B-Application
console	I-Application
counterpart	I-Application
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Tour	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
game	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
who	O
return	O
as	O
coaches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
gang	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Peach	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
Bowser	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
;	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
until	O
much	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
they	O
meet	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
implied	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
masked	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
taken	O
to	O
Peach	O
's	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
Peach	O
Tournament	O
against	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
gave	O
it	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
selection	O
of	O
options	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
power	O
shots	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
RPG	O
mode	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
too	O
"	O
involved	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
it	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
as	O
GBA	B-Device
titles	O
go	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantastic	O
title	O
to	O
own	O
-	O
not	O
least	O
because	O
it	O
justifies	O
its	O
existence	O
by	O
being	O
the	O
best	O
GBA	B-Device
tennis	O
title	O
by	O
a	O
mile	O
"	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
Yet	O
another	O
shining	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
simple	O
,	O
addictive	O
brilliance	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
monopoly	O
on	O
these	O
days.	O
"	O
</s>
