<s>
Rockstar	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
Table	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
table	O
tennis	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
lets	O
two	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
matches	O
,	O
either	O
through	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
or	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
's	O
graphical	O
power	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
a	O
faster	O
pace	O
than	O
with	O
previous	B-Application
hardware	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
using	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
proprietary	O
Rockstar	B-Operating_System
Advanced	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2006	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
Table	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
realistic	O
simulation	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
of	O
table	O
tennis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
challenge	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
partner	O
,	O
either	O
offline	O
or	O
online	O
,	O
or	O
can	O
select	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
stance	O
,	O
players	O
aim	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
selecting	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
spin	B-Application
and	O
power	O
to	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
ball	O
,	O
as	O
indicated	O
by	O
the	O
spin	B-Application
meter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
place	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
spin	B-Application
on	O
their	O
ball	O
,	O
curving	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
three	O
different	O
control	O
schemes	O
:	O
Standard	O
,	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
;	O
Sharp	O
Shooter	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
flicks	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
to	O
aim	O
and	O
hit	O
the	O
ball	O
;	O
and	O
Control	O
Freak	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Nunchuk	O
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
to	O
control	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
work	O
on	O
Rockstar	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
Table	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
hardware	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
develop	O
games	O
at	O
a	O
faster	O
pace	O
than	O
with	O
the	O
previous	B-Application
hardware	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
president	O
Sam	O
Houser	O
felt	O
that	O
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
was	O
a	O
suitable	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
demonstration	O
of	O
skill	O
in	O
developing	O
advanced	O
engines	O
,	O
particularly	O
early	O
in	O
a	O
console	O
generation	O
,	O
citing	O
Midnight	B-Device
Club	I-Device
:	I-Device
Street	I-Device
Racing	I-Device
and	O
Smuggler	O
's	O
Run	O
(	O
both	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
launch	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Houser	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
physics	O
were	O
achievable	O
on	O
the	O
old	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
waited	O
for	O
the	O
possibility	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
different	O
level	O
of	O
production	O
and	O
technology	O
"	O
that	O
it	O
allowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
off	O
the	O
proprietary	O
Rockstar	B-Operating_System
Advanced	I-Operating_System
Game	I-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
(	O
RAGE	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
discussing	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
team	O
agreed	O
almost	O
immediately	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
fit	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
developing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
particularly	O
considered	O
how	O
to	O
serve	O
all	O
types	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
different	O
control	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
motion	O
sensing	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
October	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
table	O
tennis	O
player	O
Wally	O
Green	O
,	O
who	O
performed	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
helped	O
promote	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2006	O
;	O
Rockstar	O
later	O
sponsored	O
Green	O
on	O
his	O
professional	O
tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Rockstar	B-Application
Games	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
Table	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Douglass	O
C	O
.	O
Perry	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
are	O
"	O
exceptional	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
animation	O
is	O
"	O
beautiful	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
praising	O
the	O
stable	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orry	O
of	O
VideoGamer.com	O
and	O
Bramwell	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
both	O
named	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
noted	O
minor	O
lag	B-Application
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
performance	O
was	O
generally	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
additional	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
controls	O
received	O
positive	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Orry	O
of	O
VideoGamer.com	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
controls	O
"	O
have	O
more	O
depth	O
"	O
than	O
those	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
