<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
tennis	B-Device
arcade	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Sega-AM3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
competes	O
through	O
tennis	B-Device
tournaments	O
in	O
an	O
arcade	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
an	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
2001	O
and	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2005	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Virtua	B-Device
Tennis	I-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
2006	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Device
Tennis	I-Device
3	I-Device
for	O
arcades	O
(	O
using	O
the	O
Sega	O
Lindbergh	O
hardware	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Device
Tennis	I-Device
2009	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
four	O
platforms	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
had	O
an	O
arcade	O
version	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
later	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
port	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
wished	O
to	O
replicate	O
the	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
achievements	O
of	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
's	O
soccer	O
title	O
Virtua	B-Application
Striker	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Satoshi	O
Mifune	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
hit	O
among	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
age	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
initial	O
proposal	O
,	O
a	O
basketball	O
game	O
was	O
rejected	O
,	O
while	O
her	O
alternative	O
proposal	O
,	O
a	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
,	O
was	O
accepted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Kumagai	O
acquired	O
a	O
programmer	O
,	O
they	O
made	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
a	O
tennis	B-Device
school	O
for	O
research	O
and	O
began	O
designing	O
a	O
unique	O
paddle	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
localizations	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
adopted	O
the	O
familiar	O
Virtua	O
label	O
and	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blake	O
Fischer	O
of	O
NextGen	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
The	O
best	O
four-player	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
excellent	O
single	O
-	O
and	O
two-player	O
diversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Thompson	O
of	O
AllGame	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
arcade	O
version	O
four-and-a-half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
an	O
excellent	O
engine	O
,	O
beautiful	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
intuitive	O
,	O
deep	O
gameplay	O
system	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
recent	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryan	O
Melville	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
four	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
go	O
down	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
128-bit	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
version	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Were	O
it	O
not	O
for	O
the	O
irritation	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
almost	O
unbeatable	O
players	O
in	O
later	O
stages	O
and	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
play	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
single	O
set	O
per	O
match	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
sports	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D-Pad	O
Destroyer	O
of	O
GamePro	O
called	O
the	O
same	O
console	O
version	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
purely	O
fun	O
sports	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
up	O
there	O
with	O
Sega	B-Application
Bass	I-Application
Fishing	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Games	O
You	O
're	O
Embarrassed	O
To	O
Enjoy	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four-Eyed	O
Dragon	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
with	O
sluggish	O
controls	O
and	O
so-so	O
visuals	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
still	O
delivers	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
winning	O
career	O
mode	O
where	O
you	O
train	O
your	O
custom-made	O
athletes	O
(	O
both	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
)	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
number-one	O
ranked	O
in	O
the	O
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
IGN	O
both	O
in	O
2005	O
(	O
#91	O
)	O
and	O
2003	O
(	O
#89	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
placed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
50th	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
100	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
2017	O
:	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
where	O
it	O
says	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
got	O
GameRankings	O
score	O
of	O
91.37	O
%	O
based	O
on	O
33	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
(	O
Traditional	O
)	O
"	O
awards	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2000	O
Awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
III	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
and	O
NFL	B-Application
2K1	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
the	O
website	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
on	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Tiger	B-Application
Woods	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
2000	O
"	O
Console	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Overall	O
Console	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
SSX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
