Rockstar’s Table Tennis is Great Fun

I have had the distinct pleasure of playing and reviewing hundreds, actually thousands of video games over the years. With that cat out of the bag, obviously I know a good game when I see one, and I know a terrible game when I play one. Rarely will a game that the narrative of which surrounds a table tennis game, that is mostly popular in Asia today, ever entertain me. However, when it comes to Rockstar’s (makers of Bully, and the amazing Grand Theft Auto games) they rarely disappoint me, even if they are still not incapable of making a lousy game from time to time. Check out Manhunt, probably their greatest failure, and yes I will add a review of that game at a later date. However, Table Tennis, in my humble opinion, is a surefire win for Rockstar, even if the game never sold that many copies.

If you ever thought that you could take ping pong passed the entertaining aspect of beer pong, you will find out very quickly that you can indeed do so with Table Tennis for the Xbox 360. Think Tiger Woods Golf meets Ping Pong. You can shop for gloves, outfits paddles, and buy skill points all to trick out your player. Custom design your player beforehand and train them to be the best ball smacker on the planet. But get ready for some fierce opponents as this game is not for those who do not have ample amounts of highly developed hand eye coordination. The boards are intricately designed and look great. The schematics and the physics of the game are right on the money.

Table Tennis is the only and the Best Ping Pong Game out There. Thanks for another hit, Rockstar!

My Score: 8 out of 10