<s>
Top	B-Application
Spin	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
tennis	B-Device
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PAM	O
Development	O
and	O
Indie	O
Built	O
and	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
XSN	O
Sports	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Europe	O
later	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
while	O
2K	O
published	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Top	B-Device
Spin	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2006	O
,	O
Top	B-Device
Spin	I-Device
3	I-Device
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
Top	B-Application
Spin	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Top	B-Application
Spin	I-Application
,	O
players	O
select	O
from	O
various	O
game	O
modes	O
including	O
singles	O
matches	O
,	O
doubles	O
,	O
exhibition	O
tournaments	O
,	O
a	O
career	O
mode	O
or	O
quick	O
play	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Spin	I-Application
features	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
professional	O
tennis	B-Device
players	O
who	O
have	O
licensed	O
their	O
likenesses	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
trend	O
which	O
continued	O
in	O
its	O
sequels	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
via	O
the	O
internet	O
with	O
XSN	O
Sports	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
online	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
match	O
can	O
be	O
held	O
on	O
the	O
various	O
available	O
courts	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Slam	I-Application
venues	O
to	O
practice	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
career	O
mode	O
in	O
Top	B-Application
Spin	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
a	O
create-a-player	O
interface	O
which	O
begins	O
with	O
,	O
DNA	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coin	O
is	O
earned	O
by	O
being	O
sponsored	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
corporate	O
tennis	B-Device
apparel	O
icons	O
by	O
performing	O
commercials	O
and	O
other	O
public	O
relations	O
duties	O
for	O
them	O
which	O
are	O
completed	O
by	O
scoring	O
well	O
in	O
various	O
exercises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Top	B-Application
Spin	I-Application
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
load	O
their	O
career	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
tournament	O
mode	O
(	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
modes	O
as	O
well	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
multiplayer	O
feature	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
only	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
to	O
allow	O
2	O
vs.	O
2	O
online	O
ranked	O
play	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
various	O
swings	O
include	O
:	O
flat	O
,	O
top	B-Application
spin	I-Application
,	O
slice	O
,	O
and	O
lob	O
,	O
with	O
swing	O
strength	O
increasing	O
with	O
each	O
moment	O
the	O
button	O
is	O
depressed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Serves	O
are	O
executed	O
in	O
similar	O
fashion	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
an	O
on-screen	O
power	O
meter	O
started	O
and	O
stopped	O
with	O
either	O
the	O
top	B-Application
spin	I-Application
,	O
flat	O
,	O
or	O
slice	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
's	I-Device
trigger	O
buttons	O
place	O
you	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
risk	O
mode	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
power	O
meter	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
outcome	O
of	O
the	O
shot	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
how	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
meter	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
stop	O
a	O
rapidly	O
moving	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Top	B-Application
Spin	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
just	O
one	O
point	O
short	O
of	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
that	O
"	O
Top	B-Application
Spins	I-Application
big	O
trump	O
card	O
is	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
online	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
despite	O
the	O
fluid	O
animations	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
suffers	O
from	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
flat	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
:	O
"	O
Tennis	B-Device
fans	O
,	O
videogame	O
or	O
otherwise	O
,	O
will	O
find	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
to	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
if	O
they	O
never	O
picked	O
up	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
though	O
nay-sayers	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
fair	O
bit	O
to	O
complain	O
about	O
with	O
disappointing	O
graphics	O
and	O
,	O
again	O
,	O
quite	O
lengthy	O
load	O
times	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
