So it seems that Rockstar Games (the very same that released Grand Theft Auto) is coming out with a table tennis game for XBOX 360.

From checking out the trailer and screen shots, the game definitely looks good graphically; there is amazing detail on the players' faces and bodies (even some sparse leg hair on Liu Ping), and if you only get a quick glance, you could mistake them for real photographs. But the action looks a bit awkward. It doesn't look like they analyzed the ball movement that much; chopped balls seem to move just as fast as loops. Also, they're almost always hitting the ball with a flat racket angle, like in the serves in the trailer. But being the first table tennis game to actually have bodies (instead of just rackets), this is a good step in the right direction, and hopefully there will be future titles that can improve on these things. I definitely look forward to trying it out.





The game definitely looks to be worth checking out (as a rental) when it's released on May 22.

Check out the trailer and screenshots on their official website at www.rockstargames.com/tabletennis.

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