Touch Tennis – Review
By App Type: Uncategorized
Our rating: 
By: FlipSide5
Version #: 1.0.1
Date Released: 2008-07-08
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Price: 1.99
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Flashback to my childhood- my father (a research scientist working on early laser and fiber-optic research for a company, formerly known as "Ma Bell"), brings home the latest technological advance in gaming. It’s a nondescript device- a box that hooks directly into our one television (a 19" black and white). The game-field is created by placing one of five plastic sheets on the TV screen. It clings there with static electricity. The main playing-field looks like a tennis court and the option for a tank game (among others) also exists. The game is simple, each player has control over a game piece which looks like a dash and a puck, in the form of a period. It is knocked back and forth, from one side of the screen to the other. The name of the game?
Pong (yes, the first, the original and VERY basic).
I loved knowing that I got to play the game before just about anyone else. (Yup, some things never change.) That was the ’70s version of the game. Last night I spent some time playing the 2008 version- Touch Tennis. Touch Tennis comes from an iPhone game company (Flipside5) and, like their other games (Tic-Tac-Touch and 4InARow Touch), it’s a classic game on the most modern device.
The game offers options for one or two players and a variety of "racket" sizes determines the level of difficulty. A match can be anywhere from 5 to 15 points.
The game graphics are simple, yet appealing. The game play is simple, yet appealing. Playing against the device was fun. Playing against my wife was even more fun (that is until she beat the pants off me.) I never was good at Pong, anyway 🙂
Regardless, playing on my iPhone or iPod Touch is a pleasure. At $1.99 it is inexpensive entertainment and well worth it’s nostalgic value.
Quick-Take
The “WOiP 5” (Five descriptive adjectives): Nostalgic, fun, classic, simple, basic
Overall Value: High
Entertainment Value: High
"Uniqueness": Not the point
Graphics: Basic/Retro
Level of Difficulty: Varied
Age Appropriateness: Any age
Longevity (will it hold interest over time): Sure! Loved it as a kid and I love it as an adult
Would I Buy Again: Yes
Final Statement: This is the classic! The introduction to electronic gaming is reborn on today’s best device. It is well done and at $1.99 what could be bad?
