<s>
Sampras	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
96	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1995	O
tennis	B-Device
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pete	B-Application
Sampras	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
titles	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
J-Cart	B-Device
format	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
two	O
additional	O
controller	O
ports	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Pete	B-Application
Sampras	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
'	I-Application
97	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Pete	O
Sampras	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-known	O
tennis	B-Device
players	O
of	O
the	O
late	O
20th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
pretty	O
standard	O
tennis	B-Device
sim	O
fare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europe-only	O
sequel	O
to	O
Pete	B-Application
Sampras	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
Sampras	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
96	I-Application
includes	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
reworked	O
graphics	O
engine	O
with	O
parallax	B-Device
scrolling	O
,	O
new	O
shots	O
and	O
aftertouch	O
controls	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Indoor	O
court	O
joining	O
the	O
previously	O
available	O
grass	O
,	O
clay	O
and	O
hard	O
courts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
roster	O
of	O
Pete	B-Application
Sampras	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
only	O
eight	O
players	O
:	O
Pete	O
Sampras	O
himself	O
,	O
Sam	O
Nimitz	O
(	O
German	O
,	O
powerful	O
player	O
best	O
suited	O
for	O
hard	O
courts	O
)	O
,	O
Marie	O
Guyennot(French, accurate and fast around the court )	O
,	O
Minori	O
Hurosawa	O
(	O
Japanese	O
,	O
fast	O
and	O
agile	O
all	O
around	O
)	O
,	O
Dino	O
Turnetti	O
(	O
Italian	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggressive	O
style	O
of	O
play	O
)	O
,	O
Wanda	O
Tucker	O
(	O
American	O
,	O
all	O
around	O
)	O
,	O
Esperanza	O
Delgado	O
(	O
Spanish	O
,	O
powerful	O
serve	O
and	O
volleying	O
abilities	O
)	O
and	O
Richard	O
Potter	O
(	O
English	O
,	O
rookie	O
all-arounder	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
's	O
a	O
Pro	O
mode	O
which	O
extend	O
the	O
match	O
to	O
three	O
sets	O
and	O
increase	O
the	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
by	O
enhancing	O
computer	O
player	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
perform	O
spin	O
shots	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
