Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash - Knockout Challenge HD

Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash is a sports game in the Mario Tennis series, developed by Camelot Software Planning, for the Wii U. It is the fourth home console installment in the series and the seventh overall. It is set to be released in November 20, 2015 for Europe and North America, while slated for a holiday release in Japan and Australia. Initially announced at E3 2015 in June, it is one of the few games to be released in the same year it was announced in. It retains several elements from two predecessors, Mario Power Tennis and Mario Tennis Open, while introducing Mega Battles and Jump Shots. The Wii U GamePad is taken advantage of in two player singles, where a second player can get a second screen in perspective of their character. If players download the game from the Nintendo eShop, the software will require 888 MB to be installed. The game plays similarly to previous entries of the Mario Tennis series, and follows the basic rules of tennis. Players serve and hit the ball back and forth until one side misses the ball. Players earn 15 points for each successful point, and win a game point if a player makes a point in their 40th point. If the other player ties with the player at the 40 mark, a deuce commences, and a player has to score two consecutive points to win a game point. Winning a number of game points makes the player win a set, or a match, and matches can be divided into sets. If two players tie in a set, a Tiebreaker commences, in which whichever player reaches 7 points wins the set or match. Chance shots, which made their debut in Mario Tennis Open, make a return in the game, acting exactly as they did previously; players can input a certain command over color-coded areas of the court to send a powered version of the ball specific to that certain Chance Shot. A new technique mixed in the Chance Shots is called the Jump Shot in which the character does a leap and sends the ball flying down the court. Players can use the Wii U GamePad, the Wii Pro Controller, or the Wii Remote on its side to play the game; for the Wii Remote, it is confirmed that the game does not support motion controls, meaning that the Wii Remote on its side is the only control option for it. The game has been confirmed to work with amiibo. When a compatible amiibo is scanned into the game, that character appears in the game as a computer partner that can be trained, similar to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. After every five matches in Knockout Challenge, it earns a random stat boost, and the amiibo character can get 10 in total. Players can access the amiibo training menu to change up stats, however, by spending coins to alter stat slots. amiibo partners make it possible to play on 2 vs. 1 matches, though only with CPU opponents, making it the first and only game where 2 vs. 1 matches are possible. The game offers various game modes. It includes Mega Battle, Classic Tennis, Knockout Challenge, and Online play. Enjoy!