<s>
Sega	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mascot	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
series	O
,	O
preceded	O
by	O
Sega	B-Device
Superstars	I-Device
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
crosses	O
over	O
characters	O
,	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
several	O
Sega	O
franchises	O
,	O
including	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
followed	O
by	O
releases	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
multiple	O
mobile	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
up	O
by	O
two	O
racing	O
game	O
entries	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
Transformed	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Sega	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
series	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
able	O
to	O
perform	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
lob	O
shots	O
and	O
drop	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
of	O
a	O
Superstar	O
State	O
vary	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
transforms	O
to	O
Super	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
causes	O
the	O
ball	O
to	O
zig-zag	O
when	O
hit	O
,	O
while	O
Gilius	O
summons	O
thunderbolts	O
that	O
can	O
temporarily	O
stun	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
10	O
courts	O
themed	O
after	O
various	O
Sega	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Green	O
Hill	O
Zone	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Shibuya	O
Downtown	O
from	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Radio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
features	O
several	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
several	O
playable	O
minigames	O
that	O
feature	O
alternate	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
inspired	O
by	O
other	O
Sega	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
Puyo	B-Application
Pop	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
,	O
ChuChu	O
Rocket	O
!,	O
and	O
Virtua	B-Language
Cop	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
also	O
support	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
three	O
different	O
control	O
schemes	O
:	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
with	O
Nunchuk	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
sideways	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
control	O
pad	O
or	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
features	O
16	O
playable	O
characters	O
originating	O
from	O
eight	O
different	O
Sega	O
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
appearances	O
of	O
both	O
Alex	O
Kidd	O
(	O
Alex	O
Kidd	O
)	O
and	O
Gilius	O
Thunderhead	O
(	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
)	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
marks	O
Alex	O
Kidd	O
's	O
first	O
playable	O
appearance	O
in	O
eighteen	O
years	O
following	O
the	O
1990	O
release	O
of	O
Alex	B-Application
Kidd	I-Application
in	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Application
Superstars	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
for	O
its	O
fan	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
great	O
gameplay	O
and	O
fun	O
minigames	O
and	O
was	O
enjoyable	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
just	O
missed	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
Gold	O
Award	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
given	O
to	O
games	O
that	O
score	O
90%	O
or	O
higher	O
in	O
their	O
reviews	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
support	O
and	O
blasted	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
omission	O
due	O
to	O
Wi-Fi	O
being	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
had	O
already	O
proven	O
its	O
capabilities	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
appeared	O
that	O
Sega	O
simply	O
could	O
n't	O
be	O
bothered	O
to	O
include	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
a	O
tennis	O
game	O
that	O
should	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
than	O
it	O
is.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
detail	O
in	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
muffled	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
online	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
