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Virtua Tennis 4


Virtua Tennis 4 (Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 4 in Japan) is the third sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, "Virtua Tennis". It was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii and PlayStation Vita. This is the first main series Virtua Tennis game to not have an arcade release before the console releases. An arcade version was also released, which is powered by the PC-based Sega RingEdge arcade system. There are two versions of the cabinet: an upright 4-player cabinet
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name was expanded to "Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash", although Sega Professional Tennis logo and name have been prominently featured in all the games, it was only in the title of the third game. Once Sega sold the 2K name to Take-Two Interactive, the triquel was released under the original branding as "Virtua Tennis 3" all updates and sequels have been under the Virtua label to date. Internationally it was released as "Virtua Tennis", to fall in the same brand as other Sega Sports
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Vita. "GameZone" gave the game a 6/10, stating "By and large, Virtua Tennis 4 does adhere strongly to its roots, bringing enough excitement to lure a wider audience. However, it would be useful for a study to be conducted of similar titles, so that these updated features could find their way into the beloved franchise." "GameSpot" had reviewed the Xbox 360 version and gave it 5.5 out of 10. It stated that "In almost every respect, Virtua Tennis 4 is outclassed by its
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Virtua Tennis 2


Virtua Tennis 2 (known as Tennis 2K2 in North America and Power Smash 2 in Japan) is a sequel to "Virtua Tennis" that was released for the Sega Dreamcast, Sega NAOMI arcade unit and Sony's PlayStation 2 (known as Sega Sports Tennis in North America) in 2001. New features included the ability to slice and play as female players such as Monica Seles, Serena Williams, Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport and the males such as Patrick Rafter, Magnus Norman, Thomas Enqvist and Carlos Moya and mixed doubles
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the name "". 2006 saw the release of "Virtua Tennis 3" in the arcades (using the Sega Lindbergh hardware). Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PC versions were released in 2007. "Virtua Tennis 2009", was released on June 9, 2009 on PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii platforms. The latest addition to the franchise, "Virtua Tennis 4", was released on May 10, 2011. The player must win 5 matches played on different surfaces and venues to
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Virtua Tennis 4


AM3 since 2006. Despite the fact that Sega opted to skip GamesCom, "Virtua Tennis 4" was revealed at the convention at Sony's booth. An updated Vita port, entitled "Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition" was announced on June 7, 2011, and was to simultaneously launch with the PlayStation Vita, along with being exclusive to Sony's new handheld. The World Tour addition included many exclusive features. More mini-games were added, along with touch controllers. You can also play in first person
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and allowing users to share comments on the other's game home screen. The game itself was enjoyed by players, critics, and actual tennis players alike (See Reception for more on the reviews). Tennis star Andy Murray stated that he enjoyed the game while playing against a representative from Sega, stating that he found it and entertaining, praised the graphics, and said his in game character was an accurate representation of him. As of July 2017, Virtua Tennis 4 is the only tennis simulation game available for the PlayStation
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Virtua Tennis 4


, and a deluxe 4-player cabinet. The game supports the PlayStation Move controller on the PlayStation 3, the Kinect on the Xbox 360, and the Wii MotionPlus on the Wii. All previously mentioned devices are optional, although the Wii MotionPlus is required for actual motion-controlled gameplay in the Wii version, which is controlled with the Wii Remote held sideways if the accessory is unavailable. "Virtua Tennis 4" allows the player to step into the shoes of some of the world's best tennis pros. The game supports stereoscopic
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Virtua Tennis 3


Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 3 in Japan) is the second arcade game sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, "Virtua Tennis". The arcade version of "Virtua Tennis 3" is powered by the PC-based Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. Ports for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles are also available with a traditional collection of tennis minigames that the home versions of "Virtua Tennis" are known for. In 2009, Sega updated and re-created
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Virtua Tennis 2009


Virtua Tennis 2009 (Power Smash: Live Match! in Japan) is a 2009 video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. It is part of the "Virtua Tennis" series, following "Virtua Tennis 3." "Virtua Tennis 2009" includes World Tour Mode and includes a fully integrated online ranking system. All new create-a-player options give the gamer the ability to create anyone. The game features more than 40 different courts to play on, including locations such as Dubai and Shanghai,
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Mario's Tennis


all the flash and silliness that came to define the Mario Sports series, but as a 3D showpiece it worked fairly well". The "Rome News-Tribune" referred to "Mario's Tennis" as "the only...decent stab at tennis" prior to the release of Sega's 2000 Dreamcast game "Virtua Tennis". "Mario's Tennis" not only started the "Mario Tennis" series of video games, but has also been credited as being the game that started up the sports-related sub-
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studio that previously ported an upgraded version of "Virtua Tennis 2". While Sumo Digital was porting "Virtua Tennis 3" for the Wii in 2008, they were instructed by Sega to feature Sonic as an unlockable character, which gave Sumo Digital an idea to make a Tennis game composed of Sega characters past and present, which was released as "Sega Superstars Tennis" which ran on the "Virtua Tennis 3" engine Sumo Digital developed for the Xbox 360 port. The following year Sumo Digital released an update to "
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Virtua Striker


The Virtua Striker (バーチャストライカー in Japanese) video games are arcade-style football/soccer sports games by Sega. Originally developed by Sega AM2, the series moved to Amusement Vision with "Virtua Striker 3". But the series moved to Sega Sports Design R&D Dept. with "Virtua Striker 4". The original "Virtua Striker", released in 1994, was the first association football game to use 3D computer graphics, and was also notable for its early use of texture mapping, along with Sega's own racing
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the Facebook page of the game, the full list of players was released. On 31 March, on the same media, it was announced that 3 legends were included to the game. However, these will be exclusive for PlayStation 3 (along with 2 new mini-games). As well as these players included in the game, the user has the option to create up to eight of their own players in the World Tour mode. This is the first game to be developed by the original Virtua Tennis team Sega
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etc. Mini-games are back in this iteration, with 12 court games, including new entries: Pot Shot, Pirate Wars, Block Buster, Count Mania, Zoo Feeder, and Shopping Dash. The Wii version of "Virtua Tennis 2009" supports the Wii MotionPlus feature. "Virtua Tennis 2009" enhanced all of the features from VT3 although some are mostly kept the same: Virtua Tennis 2009 brought new players to use and play (With 11 male players, 9 female players, and 3 male legends to choose
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were introduced to the series featuring the likeness of Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport and even lesser known players such as Jelena Dokić. After ceasing development of video game consoles in 2001, Sega announced they would be making games for all platforms and made a deal with THQ that allowed them to make original games based on Sega franchise for the Game Boy Advance, one of which was a "Virtua Tennis" game. "Virtua Tennis 2" was also ported to the PlayStation 2. Sumo Digital was tasked with porting "Virtua Tennis
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Virtua Tennis 2


is the main mode of the game. For the first time in the Virtua Tennis series, the World Tour mode features yearly based and calendarized seasons. Users have to play and win tournaments throughout the seasons, as well as to complete training exercises, in order to progress. Also, unlike any other Virtua Tennis game in the series, the World Tour mode on Virtua Tennis 2 requires the user to play and train both a male and a female players simultaneously, who can also team up to play in mixed doubles tournaments
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Svetlana Kuznetsova


the new apparel at the 2012 Australian Open alongside fellow Fila player Kim Clijsters. According to chairman Gene Yoon, "Both players are longtime members of the Fila family and have played an important role in Fila's rich history in tennis." However that contract was not extended beyond 2012 and subsequently, shortly before the start of the 2013 Australian Open, Kuznetsova signed a new apparel endorsement deal with Chinese sports apparel brand Qiaodan. Svetlana Kuznetsova appeared in video games Top Spin 2, Top Spin 3, Virtua Tennis 2009 and Virtua
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Virtua Tennis


Virtua Tennis (Power Smash in Japan) is a 1999 tennis arcade game created by Sega-AM3. The player competes through tennis tournaments in an arcade mode. For the home console market the game was expanded with the introduction of the campaign mode. It was later ported to Dreamcast in 2000, and for Microsoft Windows in 2002. A Game Boy Advance version was also released in 2002. A sequel, "Virtua Tennis 2", was released in 2002 and was later updated and ported for the PlayStation Portable, under
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Virtua Tennis (series)


Virtua Tennis (Power Smash in Japan) is a series of tennis simulation video games started in 1999 by Sega AM3. The player competes through tennis tournaments and various arcade modes. Originally released to arcades, for the home console market the game was expanded with the introduction of the campaign mode. The latest games in the series are available on all major consoles, starting with "Virtua Tennis 3". Domestically in Japan the series have always been released as "Power Smash" although with the third entry in the series the
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Virtua Tennis: World Tour


Virtua Tennis: World Tour (Power Smash: New Generation in Japan) is a tennis video game which was released for the Sony PlayStation Portable. "Virtua Tennis: World Tour" was first released on 1 September 2005 in Europe with a North American release following shortly afterwards on 6 October 2005. It was later released in Japan on 26 January 2006 under the title "Power Smash: New Generation". The game features 14 real-life professional tennis players, four court surfaces (with multiple arenas of each surface)
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from.) The game received a somewhat mixed reception. Metacritic scored both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions at 70%, and 68% on the PC. "Play UK" called it "the best in the series so far", but also admitted that "the action may feel far too familiar to owners of "Virtua Tennis 3"". IT Reviews said it was "a terrific tennis game yet, conversely, an unnecessary one", also concluding that "it adds too little to Virtua Tennis 3
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Dream Match Tennis


Dream Match Tennis is a 2006 tennis simulation game developed by Bimboosoft, a company based in Saitama, Japan. Unlike other games in its genre, Dream Match Tennis was aimed to produce a more realistic depiction of the sport, requiring more skill from the player in order to direct their shots accurately. Due to the small size of the Bimboosoft Company, they were not able to use the same level of graphical effects in Dream Match Tennis as other companies such as Sega could with games like Virtua Tennis 3. There are 5
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games such as "Virtua Striker", with the sequel the name was changed to "Tennis 2K2". The original game was developed for the Sega Naomi Arcade Hardware by Sega (in 2000 under the label Hitmaker) and ported to the Sega Dreamcast Sega's home console based on the Naomi Hardware. The sequel "Virtua Tennis 2" was built over original home console build. There were several upgrades made to the game. Most notably enhanced graphics, more courts, and a female roster (composed of 9 players)
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". "Eurogamer" pointed out that the online multiplayer had been improved, but otherwise complained about a "general lack of ambition". There were concerns that the competition was too easy, taking as much as 10 hours of gameplay before facing a competent opponent. Even the online action often suffered from lag and jitteriness and players "teleporting" to instantly jump across the screen. "Impulse Gamer" gave "Virtua Tennis 2009" 7 out of 10 saying that "[Virtua Tennis 2009] is incredibly familiar if you
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Virtua Tennis 3


Virtua Tennis 3 in Virtua Tennis 2009. Besides having Tournament Mode and Exhibition Mode from the arcade version, the home versions include a World Tour Mode and Court Games mode. These game modes replace the Challenge Mode that was present in the arcade version. The Xbox 360 version has exclusive Xbox Live online tournaments and modes, whilst the PlayStation 3 version incorporates the option to control the game using the Sixaxis motion-sensitive controller. Both the 360 and PS3 versions offer native 1080p support. A playable game demo of the Xbox 360
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Actua Sports


Actua Sports is a sports video game series published by Gremlin Interactive which competed with Electronic Arts EA Sports label during the second half of the 1990s, until Gremlin was acquired by Infogrames. The term "Actua" is a (seemingly marketing-related) play on Sega's line of "Virtua" titled games, which included "Virtua Fighter", "Virtua Racing" and "Virtua Striker". The first game in the series was the 1995 milestone title, "Actua Soccer", which quickly became one of the
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Ana Ivanovic


They married on 12 July 2016, in Venice. On 23 November 2017, Ivanovic announced she was expecting the couple's first child. In March 2018 she announced the birth of a baby boy, Luka in Chicago. On 24 May 2019, Ivanović revealed her second pregnancy via Twitter. Ivanovic has appeared as a character in "Smash Court Tennis 3", released in 2007, "Virtua Tennis 2009", released in 2009, "Grand Slam Tennis" for Wii, also released in 2009, "Top Spin 4
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Davis Cup Tennis


who felt that the game was lackluster compared to "Virtua Tennis". GameSpot's Frank Provo and IGN's Craig Harris both criticized the lack of an in-game save option that you could activate during your match, with Craig Harris remarking that the design "isn't exactly handheld friendly". Frank Provo felt that the larger variety of techniques found in "Virtua Tennis" made it "the better option". GameSpy's Avi Fryman remarked on the game's averageness in comparison to its competitors, commenting "... if
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Fuudo


, better known as Fuudo, is a Japanese electronic sports player specializing in the "Street Fighter" series. Fuudo entered the fighting game scene in 2005 playing "Virtua Fighter 4". Fuudo has won various fighting game tournaments, including the World Cyber Games and Evolution Championship Series. Fuudo has been described by multiple journalists as the world's best R. Mika player. Fuudo first appeared on the larger fighting game scene at the "Virtua Fighter 4" tournament at the 2005 World Cyber Games. Fuudo came first place in "
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Virtua Tennis (series)


2" to the PlayStation Portable and they released "" in fall 2005, the game was an update to "Power Smash "2 expanding the World Tour mode, however the character roster was the smallest the series, has featured to date. In 2006, a new game in the series, "Virtua Tennis 3", was released in the arcades for SEGA Lindbergh arcade system. The game was ported to PlayStation 3 with SIXAXIS controls incorporated into the gameplay, the Xbox 360 port was handled by Sumo Digital, a
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Virtua Tennis 2


matches. The game was created and produced by Hitmaker, with Acclaim Entertainment publishing it in Europe for the PS2. This was the last Virtua Tennis game to be released for the Dreamcast following its discontinuation. The player must win 5 matches played on different surfaces and venues to win a tournament. If the player performs well enough, he is challenged by either King or Queen, the game's bosses, depending whether the selected player is male or female. This is a single match in which the options are customizable. This
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Ana Ivanovic


" and "Virtua Tennis 4" both released in 2011. She is also featured in "Grand Slam Tennis 2", released in 2012. She stars, among others, alongside Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lindsay Davenport, Anna Chakvetadze, Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova. Ivanovic has appeared in a song called "Hurricane Ana", produced by Serbian rapper Filip Filipi and Collie Buddz. Also, she appeared in a number of international magazines like "FHM" (Germany, United Kingdom, Australia)
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Virtua Tennis: World Tour


minigames, perfect for a short play time. These are Blocker, Balloon Smash, Fruit Dash and Blockbuster. You select a player and attempt to play through 6 matches in order to win a tournament. Courts are automatically selected. There is also a retry option which enables the player to try to win again and again. You can select a player and select your opponent. You can select a court. Using the PSP's Wi-Fi capabilities, up to 4 players can compete in a tennis match. In a
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Virtua Tennis


progress and unlock new ones. The user enters with a rank of 300th, which improves as matches are won. These matches are unlocked by completing easier matches or training exercises. The focus of the training exercises are to be fun, rather than realistic. Each exercise has three levels, with the difficulty increasing progressively. By completing the hardest difficulty with a certain amount of time left or points scored, an outfit is unlocked, which players can wear in all modes. "Virtua Tennis" received very positive reviews with the
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Virtua Tennis: World Tour


and multiple game modes. This is the main 1-player mode of "Virtua Tennis: World Tour". In this mode, you create one male and one female character and attempt to win all the tournaments in the game to reach your goal of becoming the no. #1-ranked player in the world. In between tournaments, skill levels may be raised by competing in a variety of quick minigames. As it sounds, Quick Match just throws you into a match, automatically selecting the players and court. These are a few
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Virtua Striker


Model 3, with the exception of "Virtua Striker 2 ver. 2000", which appeared on the Dreamcast-based NAOMI system. "Virtua Striker 3" was released for the NAOMI 2; subsequent installments ("Virtua Striker 2002" and "Virtua Striker 4") use the GameCube-based Triforce hardware. "Virtua Striker 4" adds a card system and mobile phone syncing, allowing players to configure strategies and formations on the move. The game consists of a single-elimination knock-out tournament with 16
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Hisao Oguchi


titles including sports games ("Decathlete", "Virtua Tennis"), rail shooters ("Rail Chase", "", "Confidential Mission"), puzzle games ("Baku Baku Animal", "Where's Wally?" arcade game), driving games ("Sega Rally Championship", "Le Mans 24", "Crazy Taxi"), and fighting games ("Funky Head Boxers", "Last Bronx", ""). He commented on this spread of genres: "AM3
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Virtua Tennis 4


future. Two players may now play using the same system, by turning it sideways in the style of Pong, with each participant using a combination of touch control and buttons or analog to play. Augmented reality can be used to bring tennis players featured in the game to life on your system. Simply select a player, and have them brought into onto your screen, with the background being whatever is facing the second camera on the system. Online play had also been touched up on, allowing players to share stats,
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Virtua Fighter


was released for "PlayStation 4" in 2016 in Japan and 2018 worldwide and the game features "Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Version B" as a mini-game, making the release of "Yakuza 6" also the "PlayStation 4" debut for the "Virtua Fighter" series. Due to the success of "Virtua Fighter 2", a super deformed version called "Virtua Fighter Kids" was released for the Sega Saturn and arcades in 1996. 1996 also saw the release of "Fighters Megamix" for the
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Virtua Fighter 4


the new characters added to "Virtua Fighter 3", was omitted, apparently due to the developers not being able to make him work properly with the "Virtua Fighter 4" system mechanics. The fighting arenas reverted to the old "Virtua Fighter" style of flat and square, as opposed to "Virtua Fighter 3"'s wild and undulating stage designs. The reason behind this was to make the game less random, and more balanced and competitive in nature. Walls, however, were kept and expanded upon with a
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Virtua Fighter


Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution", released in 2002, was the first update to add new characters, these being Brad Burns and Goh Hinogami. "Virtua Fighter 4: Final Tuned", an upgrade to "Evolution", was released in the arcades in 2004. In Japan, "Virtua Fighter 4" was famous for spearheading and opening the market for internet functionality in arcades. VF.NET started in Japan in 2001, and since companies have created their own arcade networks, E-Amusement by Konami, NESiCAxLive by Taito
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Virtua Fighter 4


Tudo "Offensive" style; making her a solely Vale Tudo brawler. In the USA, the PlayStation 2 version was only released as part of the Greatest Hits budget range. All of the stages were adjusted. For example, Lei-Fei's stage in "Virtua Fighter 4" previously took place during sunset, in "Evolution" it takes place during the morning. Features: In the US, "Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution" for PlayStation 2 also included as a bonus "Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary".
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Psy-Phi


an international audience at Japan Amusement Machinery Manufacturers Association along with other Lindbergh titles including "After Burner Climax", "Ghost Squad Evolution", "The House of the Dead 4", "Initial D Arcade Stage 4", "", "OutRun 2 SP SDX", "Power Smash 3: Sega Professional Tennis", "Virtua Fighter 5". Psy Phi's graphics—one aspect of the game that were questionably because it was the first Lindbergh game to be shown publicly. The graphics at JAMMA 2005
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Jan Staubo


Jan Staubo (28 September 1920 – 15 June 2003) was a Norwegian sportsman, politician and sports official. As a sportsman he competed internationally in tennis and nationally in other sports. He was a member of the city council of Norway's capital, and a member of the International Olympic Committee for 34 years. He was born in Kristiania as a son of ship-owner Helmer Staubo and Wanda Næss, and younger brother of ship-owner Knut Helmer Staubo. In Sep 1937 to Dec 1937 he attended Felsted school in
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Videogame Nation (exhibition)


Road stadium. Astroturf from Manchester City's training ground was also used. The sports section included Virtua Tennis and there was audio from Sensible Software's Jon Hare. A section which looked at gaming on the go had an area dominated by a bus stop on to which PlayStation Portables were attached. Bus seats opposite had Nintendo DSs attached. The idea was that games could be played anywhere and were not restricted to the home. There was an emphasis on exploration with titles from TTGames' LEGO series and there was a Star Wars
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Virtua Fighter 4


With the 2003 PlayStation 2 release of "" arriving in time for the series' 10th anniversary, a remake of "Virtua Fighter", "Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary", was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2. While the music, stages and low-polygon visual style were retained from the first game, the character roster, animations, mechanics and movesets were taken from "Evolution". In the previous PS2 release of "Virtua Fighter 4", a button code would make the player's character look like a
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Virtua Fighter


the port of the game was considered well done. This port was followed by "Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution", an update that added two new characters as well as a host of game balancing tweaks, in 2003. "Evolution" was immediately released under the PlayStation 2's "Greatest Hits" label in the United States, which lowered its initial sticker price. With the 2003 PlayStation 2 release of "Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution" arriving in time for the series' tenth anniversary, a remake of "Virtua
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List of Virtua Fighter characters


The following is a list of characters from the "Virtua Fighter" fighting game series released by Sega. Starting with "Virtua Fighter", this series has spanned five games (not including updates) and has been released on arcade systems as well as home consoles. Notes: Boss character, only playable with a code.br Only in Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution.br Only in Virtua Fighter 5: R. and Final Showdownbr Unlockable. is the mascot of the "Virtua Fighter" video game series. His fighting style is Bajiquan, a
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Ryan Hart


Capcom vs. SNK 2", "Virtua Fighter 4" and "Tekken 4" tournaments. Hart won multiple "Virtua Fighter 4" and European "Tekken Tag Tournament" events within 2003 including Torneo di Napoli, "Tekken Tag Tournament" (solo) at Euro 5 (also winning "Tekken 3" and "Tekken Tag Tournament" (pair play)) and Toreno di Ancona, thus cementing his name as the best European Tekken and Virtua Fighter 4 player at the time. This lead to Hart entering the "
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World Snooker Championship 2007 (video game)


World Snooker Championship 2007 is a sports video game developed by Blade Interactive and published by Sega for PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was announced at E3 in 2006, by Sega along with other games, including Sonic Rivals and Virtua Tennis 3. The game would be announced at this time as being a PlayStation exclusive for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable, and also under the release name for North America, ""World Pool Championship 2007"", to be released in September 2006.
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Virtua Athlete 2K


, known as Virtua Athlete 2000 in North America, is a Sega Dreamcast track and field sports game developed by Hitmaker. The 2002 arcade game Virtua Athlete is based on the Dreamcast version. "Virtua Athlete 2K" supports up to four local players simultaneously as to compete for the top score through all seven of its events. The game was combined with other Sega track and field games and was released on the PlayStation 2 in Japan as "DecAthlete Collection". It was included along with DecAthlete and Winter Heat in volume
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Virtua Fighter 4


The game was first released in arcades on the NAOMI 2 board in 2001. A console port of "Virtua Fighter 4", as well as that of "" under the budget-priced "Greatest Hits" label, appeared on the Sony PlayStation 2 in 2002 and 2003, respectively. In Japan, Virtua Fighter 4 is famous for spearheading and opening the market for internet functionality in arcades. VF.NET started in Japan in 2001, and since companies have created their own arcade networks, e-Amusement by Konami, NESiCAxLive
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Virtua Fighter 4


the "Chicago Tribune", Levi Buchanan hailed "Virtua Fighter 4" as "the greatest fighting game since "Street Fighter II"." "Game Informer" gave the PS2 release a 9.75/10, opining that "Underneath its silky shine is a feast of fighting goodies that will change everything you have ever come to expect from this genre." "Game Informer" later named "Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution" one of "The Top 50 Games of 2003," calling it "absolutely ingenious" and "the
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Virtua Fighter (video game)


mail. It also had an arcade release on the ST-V (an arcade platform based on the Sega Saturn) and later ported to Microsoft Windows as "Virtua Fighter PC". With the 2003 PlayStation 2 release of "Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution" arriving in time for the series' 10th anniversary, a remake of "Virtua Fighter", "Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary", was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2. While the music, stages, and low-polygon visual style were retained from the first
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Virtua Tennis


win a tournament. If the player performs well enough, he is challenged by Master, one of the game's bosses. This is a single match in which the options are customizable. The match can be played as singles or doubles with up to 4 human players (2 for singles). The duration can be varied between one game and one set. Other options include the court that the match is played on and the skill of the opponent(s). Users have to win matches and complete training exercises in order to
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Virtua Fighter 4


early 2002. The PlayStation 2 version went on to sell 541,973 units overall in Japan by the end of 2002. Worldwide sales of the PS2 port exceeded 1.5 million by June 2002. By July 2006, "Virtua Fighter 4" had sold 630,000 copies and earned $23 million in the United States. "Next Generation" ranked it as the 97th highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of the "Virtua Fighter 4" line
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True Sport


football club channels including MUTV, LFC TV, Arsenal TV and Chelsea TV. True Sport 4 replaced UBC Super Sport 4: Zoccer on 1 August 2007. It was broadcasting golf from PGA Tour and tennis before converted to HD tennis-dedicated channel True Tennis HD. It airs tennis programmes mostly from ATP Tour, WTA Tour and US Open. True Sport Club Channels are a set of football dedicated pay-per-view channels launched on 10 January 2009 replacing True Sport 5. It mainly broadcast Premier League matches of Big
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Virtua Fighter


a simplified role-playing video game (which was also known as "Virtua Fighter RPG") with new characters aimed at the children's market, was released for the GameCube in 2004 and the PlayStation 2 in 2005. The Virtua Fighters had their incarnations from "Virtua Fighter 4". During the late 2000s, both Sega and Namco showed interest in a possible cross over between "Virtua Fighter" and "Tekken". This crossover would combine all the characters and fighting styles from both games, but any other inclusions
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Virtua Tennis 4


3D on the PlayStation 3. When the PlayStation Move is used, the character's left and right movement is automatic but each swing of the racquet must be performed by the player and one can drop back or rush to the net by physically stepping back or forward. There is a dynamic camera system in place, so when the ball is in the other half of the court, the camera pans out so that one can see one's position. When the ball is coming towards the player, it glides into a first
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Virtua Tennis 4


person viewpoint where the player can see their racquet in front of him and time their swing accordingly. The player can twist the racquet to adjust its face when it connects with the ball, allowing skilled players to apply spin. On 1 January 2011, a trailer was released on the YouTube channel of Sega America with a partial list of players that were confirmed for the game. On their blog entry published the same day, it is announced that there will be seven new inclusions to the game. Six days later, on
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Virtua Fighter 4


"VF1" model. In Japan, the game was included as part of a box set with a book called "Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary: Memory of a Decade" and a DVD. The box set was released in November 2003 and was published by Enterbrain. In North America, the game was included within the home version of "Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution", and in Europe it was only available as a promotional item; it was not sold at retail. "Final Tuned" is the final update to
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Virtua Fighter 4


wall stagger/juggle system and several wall types including high + unbreakable, low + breakable, and low + unbreakable + open corners. "Evolution" was an updated version of "Virtua Fighter 4". The game introduced two new characters and adjusted every other character as well. The two new characters were the Judoka-assassin Goh Hinogami and the Muay Thai boxer Brad Burns. With the addition of Brad Burns, Vanessa Lewis's alternate Muay Thai style from "Virtua Fighter 4" was removed and replaced with a Vale
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Virtua Tennis 4


mode, and control the game using the Vita's gyroscope. Players may use the handheld's front camera to take a photo of their face, and have the game construct a character based on the photo (Similar to the mechanics of the game Reality Fighters). After the game downloads your image, you may edit your player in a light character customization screen. Different game templates were also added, allowing the user to play in various time periods, ranging from the early 20th century to one-hundred years in the
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Virtua Fighter 4


and evades were split into two types, successful and unsuccessful. When evades were not performed with the proper timing, they were unsuccessful leaving the fighter vulnerable. The evade + throw escape option select, which was an advanced technique discovered in "Virtua Fighter 3", was expanded upon. "Virtua Fighter 4" allowed the player to escape as many throws as they could, and lengthened the window for performing a successful throw escape during an [unsuccessful] evade. A new move type called a Sabaki was added; an
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Virtua Striker


teams (like in the knock-out stage of the FIFA World Cup), with each match lasting two minutes by default, plus injury time and, if the match ends in a draw, one extra minute of sudden death. If the draw persists, penalty shootouts are used to decide the winner. In the console versions and "Virtua Striker 4", matches are divided in two halves of one and a half minute each, with substitutions allowed at half time. "Virtua Striker 4" also adds a qualifying
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Davis Cup Tennis


country's team in the Davis Cup, an international competition. Multiplayer is supported through the link cable. The game garnered mixed reviews from critics, who overall felt that it paled in comparison to 2002's "Virtua Tennis" and earlier versions of "Mario Tennis". The game follows the rules of tennis closely. Each match has a minimum of 5 sets by default. Players are able to control the difficulty of the AI before starting their game as well. The player can either choose to play a "Quick Play
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List of Virtua Fighter characters


to the 3rd World Fighting Tournament, and, with blood still boiling with the thrill of battle, decided to enter. Taka-Arashi was added to the roster of "Virtua Fighter 5 R". This is his first appearance since "Virtua Fighter 3". His stage is a larger-than-regulation dohyo, with a large audience. is a Muay Thai fighter from Italy who debuted in "Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution". Brad wants nothing more than the thrill of a heated fight and the company of beautiful
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Virtua Fighter


the arcade. "Virtua Fighter Mini", based on the anime series, was created for the Game Gear and released in North America and Europe as "Virtua Fighter Animation". The game was later ported to the Master System by Tec Toy and released only in Brazil. Brazil itself was a market where the series was very popular. Following Sega's exit from the hardware market in mid-2001, "Virtua Fighter 4" was ported by Sega to the PlayStation 2 in 2002. Outside of a slight downgrade in graphics,
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Virtua Fighter


Fighter", "Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary", was released exclusively on the PlayStation 2. While the music, stages and low-polygon visual style were retained from the first game, the character roster, animations, mechanics and movesets were taken from "Evolution". In the previous PS2 release of "Virtua Fighter 4", a button code would make the player's character look like a "VF1" model. In Japan, the game was included as part of a box set with a book titled "Virtua
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Virtua Striker


available tactical schemes before and during a match (except for the first game, which had no such mechanic, as each team came with its own preset formation) - while each has an offensive or defensive mentality, the formation of choice before kick-off will influence in which formation the team will adopt a neutral mentality. "Virtua Striker 4" also added a sprint button. The series has been ported to consoles on two occasions:"Virtua Striker 2" for the Dreamcast (released in Japan and Europe as "Virtua Striker 2
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2008–09 Segona Divisió


Segona Divisió 2008–09 was the 10th season of football of Segona Divisió, in Andorra. [Sep 20] Jenlai 3–5 Atlètic [Sep 21] Lusitans B 4–1 Principat B Encamp 0–0 Benfica Extremenya bye [Sep 27] Extremenya 4–0 Jenlai [Sep 28] Benfica 2–3 Lusitans B [Sep 29] Atlètic awd Principat B [awarded 3–0, originally 3–4] Encamp bye [Oct 4] Jenlai 2–5 Benfica [Oct 5] Extremenya 1–3 Encamp [Oct 6] Lusitans B 1–2 Atlètic Principat B bye [Oct 11] Encamp 5–0
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Virtua Fighter 4


, complete character command list walkthroughs, tips on all of the game's mechanics, recommended character combos, alternative options for failed combos, detailed command input timings, slow motion for frame counting and timing, and other useful training tips. "VF4"'s training mode consists of three sections: "Virtua Fighter 4" became much more streamlined and user friendly than its predecessors, while expanding on old ideas and adding new techniques. The evasion system was revamped from "Virtua Fighter 3", the evade button was removed,
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Sally Jones (journalist)


tennis documentaries for Channel 4, coverage of women's British Open golf (St Mellion, Cornwall), international tennis, women's rugby and NBA basketball (BBC TV), "Transworld Sport" (Channel 4) and international gymnastics (ITV). She regularly presented "Woman's Hour" from Birmingham (BBC Radio 4) and was a member of the Radio Five Live Wimbledon tennis commentary team during the 1990s. In October 2010, she set up Sally Jones Features Ltd, a media consultancy specialising in sport,
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Maria Sharapova


, Sharapova was featured in a number of Canon USA's commercials for the PowerShot. Sharapova has also been depicted in many tennis-related video games. Some of the titles include the "Top Spin series", "Virtua Tennis" series, and "Grand Slam Tennis" series. During the layoff due to her shoulder surgery, sensing the fleeting nature of a professional athlete's career, Sharapova decided to focus on developing her name as a brand, beginning with meeting with her sponsors more extensively to further her brand.
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Sega Superstars Tennis


Sega Superstars Tennis is a tennis video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. The game was released in 2008, and includes sixteen playable characters and ten courts from various Sega franchises. In total, fifteen Sega franchises are represented in the game. Superstar Mode allows the player to complete missions which include exhibition matches, tournaments and tasks based around a specific Sega game including "Sonic the Hedgehog", "Puyo Pop Fever" and "Virtua Cop". Completing missions unlocks items such as courts, stages, soundtracks
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Paraguay national rugby union team


- 13 Paraguay 19 AGO 1991 Chile 25 - 18 Paraguay 07 SEP 1991 Brasil 6 - 33 Paraguay 28 SEP 1991 Paraguay 10 - 37 Argentina 4th place Sudamericano 1993 5 Naciones 28 SEP 1993 Chile 24 - 25 Paraguay 02 OCT 1993 Paraguay 3 - 67 Uruguay 10 OCT 1993 Paraguay 49 - 21 Brasil 16 OCT 1993 Argentina 51 - 3 Paraguay 3rd place Sudamericano 1995 4 Naciones 22 SEP 1995 Paraguay 14 - 24 Chile 24 SEP 1995 Paraguay 9 - 103 Argentina 30 SEP 1995 Uruguay 48 - 12 Paraguay 4th place Sudamericano 1997 4
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Virtua Fighter (video game)


game, the character roster, animations, mechanics, and movesets were taken from "Evolution". In the previous PS2 release of "Virtua Fighter 4", a button code would make the player's character look like a "VF1" model. In Japan, the game was included as part of a box set with a book called "Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary: Memory of a Decade" and a DVD. The box set was released in November 2003 and was published by Enterbrain. In North America, the game
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C More Tennis


C More Tennis was a Scandinavian premium sports channel which replaced Canal+ Sport 2 on September 4, 2012, and became a sports channel with only tennis from ATP Tour, WTA Tour and Davis Cup. The channel also has the rights to the Grand Slam tournament Wimbledon. The channel is available: In Sweden through the C More packets: C More Max, C More Sports and C More Family. In Norway through the C More packets: C More Total and C More Sports. In Finland through the package: MTV3 Total
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Virtua Racing


was dedicated to the game. "Virtua Formula" was effectively a "super DX" version of "V.R." and the player sat in a full-motion hydraulically actuated Formula One car 'replica' in front of a 50-inch screen. Most of these units were converted into Sega's second-generation Indy car simulator, "Indy 500", and are commonly found at larger Sega Gameworks locations in the U.S. All versions of "Virtua Racing" are linkable up to 8-players; meaning 4 twin units or 8 "DX
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Virtua Fighter (video game)


was included in the home version of "Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution", and in Europe it was only available as a promotional item; it was not sold at retail. In an early preview of the arcade game, the October 1993 issue of "Electronic Gaming Monthly" hailed "Virtua Fighter" as a demonstration of "just how far video games have come in the last eight years." "EGM" made particular note of the advanced graphics, how the camera moves along different axes depending on the fighters'
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Eric Kelso


developed storyline and more dialogue than other games. In 2001, Kelso became the voice artist for another iconic fighting game character in "Virtua Fighter 4" called Jacky Bryant. He also reprised the role in "Virtua Fighter 5", as well as side projects featuring the character, such as, "Sega Superstars", "Virtua Quest", "Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing", and "Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate" In 2002, Kelso also worked on the sequel to "Shenmue", "
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Ryan Hart


also placed 4th on Virtua Fighter 4 defeated by the US champion, ShouTime, and 5th on Tekken 4. The same year Hart took first place in "Tekken 4" at Torneo di Fano. Hart also managed to place first within "Virtua Fighter 4" at Absolution UK 2004 defeating Delune within the grand final. 2005 saw a new introduction to the Tekken franchise; Tekken 5. Hart continued to compete and place well within European tournaments, winning the Official Bandai Namco UK Championship then winning Ultimate Tournament Volume 4 within France
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Virtua Fighter (video game)


" less than a month away. They scored it 4 out of 5 stars. The staff of "Next Generation" gave it five out of five stars, applauding the graphical improvements and glitch fixes. They commented: "Perhaps never in videogame history has a problem such as "Virtua Fighter" been so quickly and thoroughly corrected. "Virtua Fighter Remix" contains all the great gameplay of the original without any of the weak spots." Scary Larry of "GamePro" gave the game a highly positive review for its
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Virtua Tennis 3


version was released on Xbox Live Marketplace on March 16, 2007. This is the main mode of the game. In this mode, the user creates a tennis player (male or female), and enters the SPT World Tour with a ranking position of 300th, and with the goal of becoming the number 1. The player needs to improve his ranking by winning matches and tournaments, as well as his abilities by successfully completing training minigames and academy exercises. This mode also allows the player to interact with the featured professional
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Virtua Tennis 3


tennis players. This mode is similar to the arcade version of the game. The user can select either a featured professional player or one of his created players (from the World Tour mode), and must win 5 matches in different surfaces and venues to win the tournament. If the player performs well enough and gets a very good rank (A), he is challenged by Duke, one of the game's bosses. However, if the player performs well in the tournament but achieves a mediocre rank (D)
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Sean O'Neill (table tennis)


served on the United State Olympic Committee's Athletes' Advisory Council as a player representative for the sport of table tennis. O'Neill dominated the table tennis event at the US Olympic Sports Festival (formerly National Sports Festival). Participating in each event from 1981 to 1995, O'Neill won an unmatched 18 Gold, 5 Silver, and 4 Bronze medals. O'Neill lit the torch along with Sharon Cain of Team Handball in the Opening Ceremonies in San Antonio in 1993. O'Neill played for the Angby Sport Club in Stockholm, Sweden during his
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2019 Taça 12 de Novembro


-1 Cacusan [Jul 24] Aitana 2-1 Ponta Leste [Jul 31] Lica-Lica 2-1 Lero [Aug 7] Santa Cruz - Benfica Laulara [Aug 14] DIT - Académica [Aug 21] Boavista Timor - Kablaki [Aug 28] Ultramar - Lalenok [Sep 4] Assalam - Aitana [Sep 11] Lica-Lica - winners Aug 7 [Sep 28] winners Aug 14 - winners Aug 21 [Oct 2] winners Aug 28 - winners Sep 4 [Oct 3] winners
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European University Sports Association


, [[European Universities Tennis Championships|tennis]], [[European Universities Table Tennis Championships|table tennis]] and two optional sports (out of 4): [[European Universities Beach Volleyball Championships|beach volleyball]], [[European Universities Golf Championships|golf]], [[European Universities Rowing Championships|rowing]] or [[European Universities Rugby 7s Championships|rugby sevens]]. The [[2012 European Universities Games|first edition of the EUG]] will be held in [[Córdoba, Andalusia|Cordoba]], [[Spain]]
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Fenerbahçe S.K.


as 12 international titles, including 7 major European titles, 1 World Championship and 4 Balkan titles, in five sports (Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Tennis). They have won European titles with four of their sports departments (Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball, Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball, Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball, Fenerbahçe Women's Table Tennis), being one of two sports clubs in Turkey and one of a few in Europe to have achieved this rare feat. The football department is the most notable one of
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Yerevan


Armenia Basketball League A, was launched in October 2017 with 7 participating teams. Yerevan is represented by 4 clubs: Engineer Yerevan, FIMA Basketball, BC Grand Sport and BC Urartu. Tennis is also among the popular sports in Yerevan. Several tennis clubs operate in the city, with many of them founded during the Soviet days. Incourt Tennis Club -founded in 1974– is the largest in the city, with many indoor and outdoor courts. Ararat Tennis Club founded in 1990, is also among the prominent clubs in the city
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Shenmue II


II" was released for Dreamcast in 2001 in Japan and Europe. The Japanese version included "Virtua Fighter 4" "Passport", promoting Sega's upcoming "Virtua Fighter 4". By 2003, the Dreamcast version had sold 100,000 copies, a tenth of the original game's sales. Microsoft secured console exclusivity in North America for "Shenmue II", and released an enhanced port for Xbox on October 28, 2002. The port features an additional camera mode, optional filter effects, improved frame rate and lighting,
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Francis Alcantara


Francis Casey "Niño" Alcantara (born February 4, 1992) is a professional tennis player from the Philippines. Alcantara first took up the sport of tennis when he was 6 years old and was influence by his father who played the sport as well. In front of their residence in Cagayan de Oro was a tennis court. When Alcantara was 11 years old he was scouted by Romeo Chan as a tennis player. Chan who went to Cagayan de Oro invited Alcantara to reside and train with him in Manila. Alcantara accepted
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Dreamcast


of real gameplay substance." Neither "Space Channel 5" nor UGA's "Rez" were commercially successful, and "Rez" was only available in the U.S. market through a PS2 port released in limited quantities. Hitmaker's arcade ports included "Crazy Taxi"—an open-world arcade racing game known for its addictive gameplay, which sold over one million copies and has been frequently cited as one of the best Dreamcast games—and "Virtua Tennis"—which revitalized the tennis game genre with a simple two-button control scheme and use
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Virtua Racing


-released Genesis 3 from 1998, and would not work on any Genesis equipped with a Sega 32X. The Sega 32X version, also known as "Virtua Racing Deluxe", was released in 1994, developed by Sega AM2, and published by Sega under the Sega Sports label. It performed much closer to the original arcade, and included two extra cars ("Stock" and "Prototype") and two new tracks ("Highland" and "Sand Park"). The Sega Saturn version, previously known by the
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Virtua Racing


the-fly view switching even in two-player split-screen mode. "Next Generation" reviewed the 32X version of the game, "Virtua Racing Deluxe", and stated that ""VR Deluxe" is a near-perfect conversion of a game that's still fun to play." The two sports reviewers of "Electronic Gaming Monthly" gave the Saturn version scores of 8 and 7 out of 10, with the first reviewer praising the added content and overall improvement over the previous home ports, and the
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Virtua Fighter 4


allowing for vastly differing appearances a new depth of uniqueness was added. In addition, Sega took the top tournament players from the arcade version, and captured their style of play for the AI of a player's opponents for this mode. For example, playing against one Wolf character would be very different from playing another, because the actual player that character's AI was programmed to mimic had a unique play style. "Virtua Fighter 4" introduced a comprehensive training mode. The mode consisted of an encyclopedia of fighting game terms
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Virtua Fighter 4


"Virtua Fighter 4". This version of the game was released only into Japanese arcades, and it made some gameplay fixes and added new stages. Also, new customization items were added. In July 2001, IGN's Anthony Chau praised the graphics of the arcade game, stating it is "one of the finest looking video games I've laid my eyes on" and "demonstrates the highest quality in visuals I've seen." In Japan, the PlayStation 2 version sold 356,897 during its first week on sale in
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Tennis World Tour


Tennis World Tour is a tennis sports game developed by Breakpoint Studio and published by Bigben Interactive for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows. It has been released on May 22, 2018 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and the physical PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch versions, was released on October 29, 2018. The game was developed by Breakpoint Studio. It was published by French publisher, Bigben Interactive, who hurried
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