Top Spin 2

Top Spin 2 is a 2006 tennis video game developed by Indie Built, MENT, and Aspyr and originally published by 2K and Superscape. It is the sequel to Top Spin and is followed by Top Spin 3.

Top Spin 2
Australian / European cover art featuring Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer
Developer(s)	Indie Built Aspyr (PC) Magic Pockets (GBA) MENT (Mobile)
Publisher(s)	WW: 2K EU: Aspyr (PC) WW: Superscape (Mobile)
Platform(s)	Xbox 360 Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS Microsoft Windows Mobile phones
Release	March 29, 2006 NA: March 29, 2006 EU: March 31, 2006 (GBA) EU: April 7, 2006 (DS, X360) AU: April 14, 2006 (X360)[1] Mobile April 1, 2006[2] Windows EU: December 1, 2006 NA: March 14, 2007[3]
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer

Development

The game was showcased at E3 2005.^[4]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	DS	GBA	mobile	PC	Xbox 360
Metacritic	51/100[5]	57/100[6]	N/A	70/100[7]	75/100[8]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	DS	GBA	mobile	PC	Xbox 360
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8/10[9]
Eurogamer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7/10[10]
Famitsu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	(360) 28/40[11] 27/40[11]
Game Informer	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8.5/10[12]
GamePro	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3/5[13]
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	B−[14]
GameSpot	2.9/10[15]	7.2/10[16]	N/A	7.5/10[17]	8.2/10[18]
GameSpy	N/A	N/A	N/A	3/5[19]	3/5[20]
GameTrailers	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8/10[21]
GameZone	N/A	N/A	N/A	5/10[22]	8.4/10[23]
IGN	4/10[24]	6/10[25]	6.5/10[26]	7/10[27]	7.8/10[28]
Nintendo Power	6/10[29]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	8/10[30]
PC Gamer (US)	N/A	N/A	N/A	72%[31]	N/A
The Sydney Morning Herald	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.5/5[32]

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms except the Xbox 360 version, which received "generally favorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[5][6][7][8] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40, while Famitsu Xbox 360 gave it a score of all four sevens for a total of 28 out of 40.^[11] Nintendo Power gave the DS version a mixed review, about two months before it was released.^[29] Edge gave the Xbox 360 version eight out of ten and said: "Developer PAM has reinvented a game that no longer strives to be a thinking man's alternative to Virtua [Tennis], but something altogether superior".^[33] However, Computer Games Magazine gave the same console version three out of five and called it "the most complete tennis experience on any platform to date".^[34]

References

1. Jastrzab, Jeremy (April 10, 2006). "Updated Australian release list 10/04/2006". PALGN. Archived from the original on April 21, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
2. "Top Spin 2 (Cell)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
3. Dobson, Jason (March 14, 2007). "Product: Double Fusion, Aspyr Bring In-Game Ads To Top Spin 2". Game Developer. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
4. "2K Sports Announces Game Lineup to Be Featured at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2005; Five Xbox 360 Titles Announced". Business Wire. May 16, 2005. Archived from the original on November 23, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via The Free Library.
5. "Top Spin 2 for DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
6. "Top Spin 2 for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
7. "Top Spin 2 for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
8. "Top Spin 2 for Xbox 360 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
9. EGM staff (May 2006). "Top Spin 2 (X360)". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 203. Ziff Davis. p. 88.
10. Reed, Kristan (April 6, 2006). "Top Spin 2 (Xbox 360)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
11. "トップスピン2 [Xbox 360]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
12. "Top Spin 2 (X360)". Game Informer. No. 157. GameStop. May 2006. p. 104.
13. Johnny K. (March 29, 2006). "Top Spin 2 Review for Xbox 360 on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 10, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
14. Silverman, Ben (April 28, 2006). "Top Spin 2 Review (X360)". Game Revolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
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16. Provo, Frank (April 12, 2006). "Top Spin 2 Review (GBA)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
17. Davis, Ryan (March 13, 2007). "Top Spin 2 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "March 14, 2007"]". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
18. Davis, Ryan (March 31, 2006). "Top Spin 2 Review (X360)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
19. GameSpy staff (April 20, 2007). "GameSpy: Top Spin 2 (PC)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
20. McGarvey, Sterling (April 13, 2006). "GameSpy: Top Spin 2 (X360)". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
21. "Top Spin 2 Review (X360)". GameTrailers. Viacom. April 6, 2006. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
22. Giacobbi, Kevin "BIFF" (April 16, 2007). "Top Spin 2 - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
23. Boker, Gabe (April 5, 2006). "Top Spin 2 - 360 - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
24. Bozon, Mark (April 4, 2006). "Top Spin 2 (NDS)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
25. Bozon, Mark (April 20, 2006). "Top Spin 2 (GBA)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
26. Buchanan, Levi (April 28, 2006). "Top Spin 2 (Cell)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
27. IGN staff (June 18, 2007). "Top Spin 2 Review (PC)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
28. Perry, Douglass C. (April 3, 2006). "Top Spin 2 (X360)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
29. "Top Spin 2 (DS)". Nintendo Power. Vol. 200. Nintendo of America. February 2006. p. 102.
30. "Top Spin 2". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. May 2006. p. 81.
31. "Top Spin 2". PC Gamer. Vol. 14, no. 5. Future US. May 2007. p. 70.
32. Fish, Eliot (May 20, 2006). "Top Spin 2 (X360)". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
33. Edge staff (May 2006). "Top Spin 2 (X360)". Edge. No. 162. Future plc. p. 94.
34. "Top Spin 2 (X360)". Computer Games Magazine. No. 188. theGlobe.com. July 2006. p. 93.

External links

• Top Spin 2 (Nintendo DS) at MobyGames
• Top Spin 2 (Windows, Xbox 360) at MobyGames