Tennis Clash：Sports Stars Game Reviews

by BichDiGiorno

One minute my hits land where I aim, the next minute my opponent is not only invincible, but my character starts playing horribly. Constantly tripping over and fighting to get to the ball when I’ve had no such issue in previous matches. My opponent could just be a few points better than me and I’m getting dominated.
The tutorial is pointless, because no matter how hard or how soft I hit the ball, as long as my opponent is slightly stronger, it just flies off the court or slows down completely. I enjoyed it in the beginning because at least then I was losing more fairly and actually won a few matches. I even spent money on gems because I thought this would be a good game in the long run but those are the last dimes I plan on spending because it’s completely pointless to. I thought maybe I could level the playing field using strings, but nope I still get overpowered by opponents and can barely get to the ball even with longcatch. This game doesn’t feel like it’s based off of skill anymore once you get to a certain point. It does feel pay to win, but not if you’re a low budget person. Based on what I’ve spent (mainly on vip cards and the piggy bank), it’ll probably take hundreds of dollars over time to upgrade enough to stand somewhat of a chance against stronger opponents. It’ll take forever to level up on your own, but it’s less if a waste to do so without the money.

by Bnr0425

UPDATE: Gave it several more months of play. Still can’t get past the same level. How do you lose 8 games in a row against inferior rated players? You can tell at the beginning of a game if it is “determined “ that you have a chance of winning. All of a sudden your character can’t move like he has on concrete boots, can’t hit a hard shot no matter how hard you swipe, and can’t keep a shot inbounds. I’m finally deleting!!!!!!!

I have played this game daily for several weeks now. It can be fun, but it has made me mad enough to want to throw my phone against the wall. Without spending money, it is impossible to get ahead. When you play the lower level tours that pay no money you win. When you equip your good strings, you lose..... I’m talking like lose 9 out of 10 games. Did I just forget how to play during those games? How does my opponent hit miraculous shots time and time again throughout the game but I all of a sudden can’t hit a decent shot if my life depended on it. Game is rigged as a serious cash grab. You can’t get ahead without spending cash. You are constantly out of decent strings so you can’t play a tournament that pays anything. When you have strings, you can’t win with any consistency. You win nylon strings (they are worthless) constantly in bags. Why??? Where is the reward in that? I’m deleting if something doesn’t change.

by Nmjworkman

The game is very unbalanced and needs work on the physics engine. In real tennis, it is far easier to return a shot in the same direction in which it came than to change the direction, and the game doesn’t seem to account for that whatsoever. When playing the net, one of the key factors in where you position yourself has to do with the percentage of probability of a return shot, and those sorts of considerations are worthless when opponents can whip a shot past you that would be practically impossible in real life. Also, spin has a huge bearing on shot placement, and there should be some ability to hit topspin, slice, or backspin with the shape of a swipe. Without it, the different play styles are largely mitigated; instead, what matters is having a skill level of 40+ in some attribute and working that as an advantage. It creates a lot of games where the outcome is 7-0 or 0-7, and it’s not much fun to play a game which either isn’t a challenge or doesn’t give you a chance to win. Once a skill level hits 30, any increase beyond that level should be incremental (the difference between a 30 and 40 should be half of the difference between a 20 and 30 and a quarter of the difference between a 10 and 20). With more realistic physics and more balancing with skills, it could be a really fun game. As it is, it’s more frustrating than fun most of the time.

by Hahahahahahahahahahohoho

This game is probably my favorite phone app (personal opinion). However, it is such a scam because if you want to actually compete in games that enhance your profile you have to spend a lot of money. Currently, my character is decent and that is how he will stay unless I want to spend lots of money. If this game were on a console it might be worth it. Although, seeing as this is an app for iPhone/android I am not trying to spend $50 for (maybe) 2 upgrades, which is what the game wants. On the upside, gameplay is very fluid and feels like a tennis match. Overall though, if you are going to advertise a free game then make it playable to people who are not trying to spend countless dollars to compete with other players. Additionally, some work is needed on the matchmaking. It is based off “said” amount of trophy’s, but that does not equalize to skill level. Many games have this problem, but for this game it is a BIG ISSUE. A player with 240 overall stats can easily be matched up against a 120 overall, solely because of trophy count. Gameplay should be matched due to skill level and not trophy’s, as they do not account for a “fair” match. This said, tennis clash has potential to be the number one game on TennisClashSportsStarsGame Store, IF they attend to these issues that I have seen present in many other reviews.

by NLMillz

This game is great, but there’s much room for improvement. The bugs are ridiculous. Majority of my matches that are loss occur only because of a random glitch. I’ve witnessed some crazy glitches. There was a time in which despite I was tapping the screen to move my player, his feet remained planted. His arms didn’t even move. There have also been countless amounts of times in which my player gets to the ball and I swipe what could’ve been a game winner , but he just doesn’t swipe at all. I have had , “wifi connection,” symbols pop up mid play despite my WiFi connection works incredibly well - not to mention, with full bars. It’s really unfair, I feel as though when I spent actual cash for coins that’s when more glitches started to appear. I’ve been blowing through coins on matches that I can typically fairly win. For tennis lovers and enthusiast this game is great. Every now and then you get a good rally with someone who strategizes, but when the game glitches it doesn’t matter how, “good,” you are you will lose. I don’t even want to get started on the seemingly impossible hits some players are able to do when juiced up at ridiculous levels with racquet power ups. The loot bags are nice for coins and gems, but the card system is a joke. 7,200 coins for one point upgrade on stamina - and that’s if you even get the card.

Aside from that the game isn’t awful and I do enjoy playing it here and there.

by Hoihawan

I understand needing to balance helpful tools for players - strings, etc - with making the game fair for both players - the developer wants to earn revenue from the upgrades, but when the upgrades are used by one player and not the other, a preordained winner and loser are created. The developer unfortunately has not found that balance - I know almost from the first point whether I will lose or win a particular game, so when it becomes clear the other player had upgraded weapons - a serve that it unreturnable for example because they are using an upgraded tool and I am not, I simply quit right away because why play when you have no chance of winning a point never mind a game. The recent attempt to fix this issue has actually made it worse - this could be an amazing game - the graphics are lovely and when playing another player on equal footing, strategy does come into play and it’s fun. Sadly those games are becoming fewer and fewer, which means my desire to play is lessening as well. As noted I totally get how difficult the balance is for the developer who wants revenue for their game - fair enough - but the revenue model being pursued is going to destroy your game in the end - better to rely more on advertising revenue, or even better, charge to play. What you are trying to do now is ruining your creation.

by 1Bag Of Chips

There are lots of good things in this game like the controls and graphics/animation, but there are other things in the game that need to be fixed before they become too much for people to deal with and they delete the game! Top of the list: Match making. At first I was getting well balanced opponents and things were looking up, but before I could praise the game for it’s fairness in match making, things turned down south(for me, of course). After my first 10-15 games, I was constantly being matched against players 2x to 3x my skill level. The result was me getting obliterated every match and getting frustrated. It’s really not right when I am put up against an opponent who can blast the ball at the speed of light while my player is crawling slower than a snail trying to make a return. Your mismatched opponents are lighting fast who can hit the ball at unthinkable speeds while your helpless slow poke player is watching them celebrate after embarrassing you. The other thing, although not as big of a deal, that’s taking the fun away from the game is that there are too many prize bags/boxes to pay attention to. Just have one prize bag feature instead of presenting overwhelming amounts because the main menu is cluttered with so many prize features. The biggest issue that needs attention is matchmaking by far. Overall It’s a great game with lots of room for improvement. I will update my rating to 5 stars when matchmaking is taken care of.

by Clacking Maligator

Starts out pretty fun at first then gets really frustrating, to the point I’ve deleted the game a couple of times then returned after a while to see if certain issues have been resolved. I’ve won a fair amount of matches and my 5 players are a level 3-4 on average. I’ve reached a point where I can no longer gain ground prize coin wise to upgrade my attributes. I usually end up in lower entry fee matches that are supposedly capped but my mismatched opponent player cards on average show two rank levels above but their attributes show I should’ve blown them away. I target their less than features during play but it has no effect. It’s also aggravating when you watch your ball slow in midair when it shouldn’t have, allowing an opponent return. My losses increased with nylon string use which means you have to buy the upgrades to stay viable. Every now and then you get a bone (string upgrade) thrown at you when you win a tennis bag. I don’t spend real cash on games. I get it, there are no free apps. Someone has to be paid somewhere for all the coding, marketing, etc. Thus, my mixed emotions about these games.

Edit...I’m done, still putting me with higher ranked players (and lower valued attributes) in the least capped matches. Can’t win to unlock the higher entry level games to gain coins. My diamond count was 176 so TennisClashSportsStarsGame is trying to get me to make a purchase. App deleted.

by Kriket011

Don’t make a mistake of playing Tour 1 (New York) for fun, because as it happens many strong players do that too and because the cards cap at lvl5 your stats could fall drastically. I made that mistake and got stuck in Tour 1 for 3 days, because when your trophies fall below the threshold for the next tour you’re stuck in Tour 1 nevermind that you have higher tours unlocked. And because as I said a lot of strong players play the cheap Tour 1 for fun, you could get stuck there too, not being able to reach the required number of trophies to get to higher Tours. Now that I’ve finally somehow got out of there I’m not going back.
They should make it so that if you have higher tours unlocked you can’t lose trophies in lower tours, so you can’t get stuck in Tour 1 when you’re playing Tours 3-4. Very frustrating!
Plus I wanted to buy a Blue Badge for $0,99, have $1 on my App Store credit, the game wouldn’t charge the amount on the existing credit but instead insisted on adding a credit card as a method of payment. I always used gift cards for my In-App Purchases, never linked the CC, but it appears that this game ignores your existing App Store credit and wants to charge your CC for whatever reason.

by Blah Blah And Also Blah

The game is fun for a while, but at a point it essentially becomes pay-to-play. The upgrades eventually cost thousands of coins, but it’s near impossible to consistently earn coins as the game relies so heavily on upgrades. You sometimes face easier opponents but usually face someone with higher stats than you. When you’re playing an opponent with even slightly higher ratings, the game will do things like slow your player down, or allow them several seconds to react to a shot, which makes winning impossible even with better play. Therefore, you may save some coins up, but you'll once again lose them when you face 3 higher rated players back to back. I’m at a point where every upgrade costs me like 6000 coins, and it feels like I am stuck unless I pay real money for upgrades and bags.

I understand that’s the goal, to get people to pay for upgrades, but it feels like even if I bought a $5 bag, it may help me jump 1 more level, yet I would again end up stuck facing and losing to players that likely paid even more money.

Please make upgrades a thing to work for, but not the only thing that matters in the game. It shouldn’t make beating a better player near impossible. Makes the game so frustrating.

by Masatet

This game is really fun but the problem is that I get this game and the bags have a slot of 4 and take like 4-8 hours to open and I ignore that since I play for fun but no. If you don’t get bags and you don’t get money then you can never win. I see plenty people have no skill and my attributes are higher in every category except stamina and speed since the frickin bags won’t open and every time I hit the ball to one side and make up a strategy my stamina is already on red while there’s is on green and they are magically already at my ball OR the ball suddenly moves in slow motion waiting for the opponent to come to the ball and they hit it way stronger than my hit WHEN MY ATTRIBUTES FOR HIT ARE LITERALLY HIGHER. Not only that but they continue matching me against players that have 2-3 times better attributes than me and I can’t upgrade my attributes BECAUSE IT COSTS LIKE 2,000-4,000 AFTER 2-3 FRICKIN UPGRADES AND I DONT EVEN GET ANY MATERIALS SINCE I HAVE TO WAIT 8 HOURS FOR JUST ONE BAG OF MEASLY NOTHING TO OPEN. I’ve deleted this game so many times and re downloaded hoping it would get better. But no no no no no no. It doesn’t. The game is real fun in the beginning but as you continue to lose even when ur skill is obviously better it just gets frustrating. Especially since you literally can barely upgrade your attributes since ur continuously losing to people with 2-3 times your attributes and lose all the measly money you got.

by Holy Begeezus

I’m really torn on this game. On one hand, it’s really addictive and, when it’s working, a lot of fun to play. On the other hand, while they’re constantly updating TennisClashSportsStarsGame , it feels like a lot of bugs are getting through. On my iPhone XR, it freezes up often (not responding to swipes) on launch, and games sometimes freeze mid-volley, as well, leaving players to decide whether they want to forfeit or hang out until the other player cries “mercy” and leaves. Some of the game’s dynamics (which they are constantly adjusting to improve) are sometimes very frustrating, as well. It’s not uncommon to come across an overpowered player who can seemingly jump from one side of the court to the other while ball is frozen in mid-air. I don’t know if people are cheating, but even with the upgraded strings (which do improve performance a lot) my characters don’t ever have these abilities. I’ve also noticed that these players often use (basic) nylon strings, so they shouldn’t have those skills. There’s a notable difference between good/better players and people with special abilities. So, there you have it, it’s great and frustrating at the same time. Consider that I’m actually writing this review because I went to play the game and got frozen out of it. Still, I gave it a 3 for being so addictive.

by TennisGoat23

First of all, the first few hours of my first time playing, i was hyped. However, I found many flaws. First one being the scaling and the ranking. On the tours, I kept getting people 2x and even 3x my overall skill level. There also needs to be an update on the controls where there’s a control stick or something because every time I tried to scramble a ball and dive for one, I could not move at all. Only until after the point, I was running to the shot that the opponent hit on my side. I don’t if you will implement this but please consider it: I hate having to wait for the opponent to hit the shot. The only thing that comes to mind is the ‘online’ thing of reading my shot and tell it to my opponent. In other words, to stay true to reality, shots against an opponent should be smooth until after the point. Please add a menu that allows a person to freely choose what kind of phrases a player would say and be able to create and interchange them. Overall, I gave it a three because of one more thing, getting bags on our 4 slots in our main menu. Instead of unlocking just one bag, you should have it where 4 bags are simultaneously unlocking. I feel like if that is implemented, I could spend more time playing the game without having to wait as much.

by WESDOG777

I love the game although there can always be improvement. Someone complained about to many bags to manage. I think 4 bags are almost perfect because if I’m busy or about to go to bed I can choose a grand bag if I have one available which takes longer to open. A negative is player development. It takes forever and lots of coins to improve your attributes without spending a lot of real coins. I don’t mind mismatch’s so much because that makes it more realistic. There are mismatch’s in the real games all of the time. Only problem is that you don’t have much time to adjust your strategy, you blink and the game is over. The biggest problem that I have is the service speed of some players is NOT realistic. I realize that an ace is about speed and placement. With this game you can be in the perfect place and before you can react the serve is pass you. I would like to see a cap at about 60 or 65. I would like each match be rated by attributes, if one player is rated a 5-3 underdog and say the entry fee is 5,000 coins and the underdog wins he should win 5,000 + 2,000, 1000 for each rating point he gives up. Just a thought!

Thanks!

WesDog777

by Kellicarlson87

The graphics are great, the game as a whole has amazing potential but I find that it’s nearly impossible to win enough times to upgrade my players attributes to compete on a level where I’ll actually win. It’s nearly impossible not to spend $ to get your player to be a little better. The matching is terrible It’s a cycle of ALWAYS being matched with someone who can hit the ball at “critical” speed every time etc so it’s just not possible to win, in turn have to buy gems which cost money to even compete at tour 4 or higher just to spend the $ to get matched again w someone 10x stronger again. The only other choice is to play with the attributes I have had to spend money on in a tour where those attributes are being capped! Ugh, very frustrating. All in all you honestly have to spend a lot of $ to be successful in this game... I want to love playing it like I did a few months ago but it’s just very frustrating! A few months ago this game was amazing, didn’t have ANY of these issues! Don’t know what’s changed but it definitely has :( PLEASE fix this & make it how it was

The developers got too greedy, never used to have to spend a fortune!

by CHARLES210SR

I wasn’t gonna give this game 5 stars, because of all the nerfing they do, and the updates sometimes mess up my game play. It’s crazy, and you would have to play and see for yourself. But this tennis game, is really over all great and very fun, and competitive. I love it. Plus they give you gems, and you can buy better strings for your racket. So that’s a plus. But it is a money grabber as well. People spend lots of money trying to build up the characters faster, and buying upgrades strings, But.. you don’t know what your gonna get in these high priced bags, you can buy. You rarely get high quality bags when you win a match, Mostly common bags, are given out. But you do get some good bags. Well if you love the game of tennis, and love to play it. This is a great game to play, I play this more than any other game. And I never played a real game of tennis in my life, and I don’t even watch it. But I have watched some matches and I know some tennis players. But I didn’t have to be a tennis fan, to fall in love with this game. Well Good Luck, (Hint) Don’t waste gems on certain items, build em up and save em for when you really want something. I made that mistake, so do some research on the game before you spend money.

by Beehkyle

I love this game, tennis is my favorite sport to play and watch. This game believe it or not helps me on the court as well. Although there are a few bugs and game freezes every now and again it’s a good layout and design and interface. The biggest problem I have is the very very very very very very very very very very very very very very unfair match pairing. It seems to happen more after I actually purchase some of the offers to stay in the game. I rather not buy items as I love a fair game through and through and don’t want to rush to get bigger leads and upgrades but instead learn the game but it makes no sense for me to be paired with players that have 8-12 point advantages on the most important elements. I typically play the Rome and Moscow tours. If I’m really down Tokyo it is. It use to be based on trophies average it appeared several months ago which was wrong and has since changed but please look into the match pairing. Sometimes I’m going into a match knowing I’m gonna lose but rarely sometimes I’m surprised of a win. I’ve been playing this for the past year I’d say and I’ve seen no major enhancements to this function. Although I do love the regular updates for bug fixes and characters etc, but I’ve seen many many post about this and it’s yet to be addressed.

by VAGuyinCA

This is a really fun game to play, but the progression in developing your tennis player characters is slow, can be costly if you let it, and more than anything the current glitches are annoying. The current annoying glitches include: (1) sometimes you hit a clear winner that undoubtedly went in and the game will still award the point to the other player for no apparent reason; (2) similarly, sometimes when you hit your first serve instead of having a fault called and getting to hit a second serve, the game will just give the point to the other player; (3) sometimes when you play in the back court (which is often necessary when you get matched against other players with an insanely higher and untouchable skill level) the game collapses/closes when you flick your finger to hit the ball, with the result being that you miss your shot, the point goes to the other player, you have to rush to relaunch or call up the game screen again so you can continue play, and when you do your character gets stuck and can’t move and if it’s your serve then the next time you serve the ball the serve will go flying off in some bizarre unintended direction thereby giving you a fault and wasting an entire service attempt. These are big glitches that definitely need to get fixed.

by Bryananderson0195

Art style and mechanics are fluid and can totally be improved upon! Skill takes moments to master and each opponent teaches you that you have more to learn just like real sports and Tennis. I sense an overwhelming greed over upgrades and gems and the whole card system. Other games implemented this idea but not with such aggressiveness; sometimes it’s frustrating to get your player to achieve growth in his stats. But it’s so addicting to play! I would love to see an offline option!- To play against bots for coins along with ads. I would like to play and practice when I’m underground on the MTA subway! Also maybe super moves? It would be TOTALLY so rad to watch and can be activated once you’ve reached a certain threshold in a competition— like a “finish him”, sailor moon-esque idea! I feel it’d fit the art style displayed in the loading screen and add more for players to reach for, and save their coint to purchase a “super move” card! I love the games feel and overall see myself keeping this in my game folder with other big names! Thank you for the game and hope to see great things and improvements in the future! Keep serving us greatness

by Boss Girl 23

This is an update on my previous review. I really love the game. The only issue that I have is when you are in the middle of a match, sometimes the system kicks you out of the game. This is not fair because when you are actually able to return to the game, this is only if you didn’t lose the match because you were kicked out, more often than not, you lost your serve and sometimes two points. This typically puts your opponent at a better advantage. Sometimes my opponents have reached a score of 6. When you return to the game, if you make one error, you lost the game. You not only lose the game, you also lose the coins that you used the enter the game, the trophies for the tier you are in, and if you used special strings, you lose those as well. This is very frustrating. I may not be the best player but I have come back and won a match when my opponent had a 3 point advantage over me. When the system kicks you out, it’s a defeating disappointment.

by Jer135

I have played practically every single console tennis game franchise from Virtua Tennis and Top Spin, to Mario Tennis. This game is by far the most realistic tennis game I have ever played. Whoever created this game paid very close attention to the dimensions of a tennis court and the physics of actual tennis. Skill and knowledge about how tennis is actually played (especially at the pro level) is a definite advantage which I like. People complaining about mismatched opponents just need to be patient, and not move up to the higher paying tournaments until they get a better feel for the game and increase the skill level of their players. I have put hours and hours into this game and have played over 1500 matches, and have paid maybe $5 out of pocket, which I didn’t even need to spend (I was just inpatient to move my player up to the next level). This game is not easy by any means, but tennis isn’t either. Definitely download this game if you are a fan of tennis, RPG games, and enjoy competitive challenges!