Grand Slam Tennis Nintendo Wii

First things first, and it does pack a fair number of star names, tournaments and venues, with 23 star players including the likes of Borg, Williams, Murray and McEnroe making for some amusing past v present tussles. Yes, on the Wii they look a bit like squishy, Lego versions but they do feature some recognisable moves, such as Roddick's blistering serve or Nadal's mighty forehand, and you get to add these strokes to your arsenal once you conquer their original masters in a match.

Speaking of which, for single players there's three main playing modes that allow you to play casual party games, exhibition matches and the full Grand Slam Career mode that focuses on the four major tournaments. Curiously, to enter the slams you have to go through a series of practice, doubles and exhibitions before the proper 5 rounds begin. However, given the lowly abilities of your custom-built player, you'll need this experience if you're going to make any progress against the increasingly high seeds you'll be facing.

Graphically, it looks good, with refreshingly little lag during online play – although the repetitive commentaries soon begin to grate on the nerves. So how does it play? Well, it depends on how quickly you master the punishing learning curve. With a practice mode that only pits you against a machine (a more structured tutorial might have helped), the Motion Plus merely exaggerates your ineptitude as it punishes every missed angle or approach with the AI opponents making few of the same mistakes.