Mario Power Tennis: Difference between revisions

|developer=[[Camelot Software Planning]]<br> [[Nintendo SPD Group No.4]]

|publisher=[[Nintendo]]

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==Opening cutscene==

The game's opening begins with [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] playing a match against [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]]. The Mario Bros. win the match and celebrate as Wario and Waluigi complain about their loss. Bowser is seen surveying the match through hidden cameras. The next day, Wario and Waluigi see a picture of Mario and Luigi on the "Peach Dome Tournament" board and are angry to see that their opponents have knocked them out of the running. Wario and Waluigi vandalize the picture of Mario and Luigi, but the [[police]] pursues to arrest them. Wario and Waluigi escape into a janitor's closet, but they fall into what appears to be a training room. [[Bowser]] approaches them and offers an alliance to get revenge against the Mario Bros. After hours of training and seeing others playing their tennis matches, they carry out a plan to attack the final tournament match later that evening at the Peach Dome.

Afterwards, the trio falls unconscious after the blast, and their plan to attack Mario and his friends has completely failed, despite the damage they have done to the stadium. Mario and Luigi are relieved and unharmed, and Mario breaks the [[fourth wall]] by saying "Mama-mia" at the camera before the scene ends.

===Additional snapshots===

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==Gameplay==

===Controls===

[[File:MPT Controls.png|thumb|The controls for the game]]

*{{button|gcn|B}} then {{button|gcn|A}}: The player can perform a drop shot which is a very weak shot that goes barely past the net. It is performed to deter players who like to go far away from the net.

*{{button|gcn|A}} and {{button|gcn|B}}: The player can perform a flat shot. When the ball is lobbed, a smash point appears and the player can perform a smash shot instead of a flat shot. Flat shots' trails are colored green while smash shots' trails are colored purple.

*{{button|gcn|L}}: The players can cancel charge shots.

*{{button|gcn|L}} and either {{button|gcn|A}} or {{button|gcn|B}}: The players can jump towards the ball.

[[File:Mario Power Tennis - Planet Cup Tournament.png|thumb|Mario goes against opponents in the [[Planet Cup]].]]

The player pits against simultaneous matches against computer opponents to win the trophy in a cup. The higher the cup level, the harder the computers will get. Once a character has completed Star Cup, the character receives a star ranking, strengthening hitting the ball. This rank also allows the character to participate in the Star Tournament, where the opponents also have the star ranking and are generally more difficult. The player can also participate in a Gimmick Tournament, which, as the name implies, enables the player to participate in Gimmick matches in courts against the computer. Although a Doubles Tournament is available, only one player can participate, forcing the player to be paired with an AI-controlled partner of their choice. Additionally, completing the World Open in Doubles does not grant the character a star ranking, so players must complete the Singles tournaments first to participate in Doubles Star Tournament.

=====World Open=====

These tournaments are held in the Peach Dome court.

====Event Games====

Multiplayer-exclusive, Event Games is a tiebreaker match with options for a 3, 5 or 7 points game. It is unlocked by holding {{button|gcn|z}} and pressing {{button|gcn|start}} on the title screen (holding {{button|wii|A}} and {{button|wii|B}} for a few seconds on the ''New Play Control!'' port), something that must be performed every time the game is booted-up.

Although their stats are not visible, each character has slightly different attributes from each other. For instance, Bowser has more power and reach compared to Wario, but Wario has better control, movement, and volleying.

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|The main rival of [[Gooper Blooper Volley]], he uses a racket in each of his four tentacles.

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|The main rival of [[Mecha-Bowser Mayhem]], it fires [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Bob-omb]]s to be deflected.

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==Courts==

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==Pre-release and unused content==

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ToadToadetteTennis.png|Toad and Toadette

MT Logo.jpg|The original logo

MPTSpinyModel.png|Spiny model

MPTShellcreeperModel.png|Shellcreeper model

MPTFighterFly.png|Fighter Fly model

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===Walpeach===

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Walpeach Design Instagram.jpg|Concept art for Walpeach

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*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'': The stage [[Luigi's Mansion Court]] is from this game. It features ghosts who slow players down in the Gimmick Court. Luigi's Defensive Power Shot makes him use his [[Poltergust 3000]], which originated from this game.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'': Bowser and Yoshi's Defensive Power Shots resemble the [[Whirling Fortress]] and [[Egg Roll (move)|Egg Roll]] moves respectively.  

*''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'': The [[Wario Factory Court]] and the visuals therein are based entirely on this game.

*''[[Wario World]]'': The theme for the Wario Factory Court is taken from the courtyard theme of this game.

*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]'': The announcer's voice clips are reused.

*''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]'': Several voice clips are reused in this game. Various character artwork is reused for tennis [[amiibo]] [[List of Mario Sports Superstars amiibo cards|cards]].

==Bloopers==

*When returning the tennis ball, Mario accidentally hits it against Luigi's face, saying, "Ow! My nose..." to which Mario apologizes, "Sorry, bro." Although Luigi complains about the injury on his nose, he is shown with a black eye.

*Wario and Waluigi trip and fall when entering the outer-skirts of Peach Dome.

==Glitches==

===Offensive Power Shot immunity===

[[File:Glitch Mario's Offensive Power Shot - MPT.png|thumb|Mario not being pushed back as a result of the immunity glitch]]

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==Reception==

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==References==