Tennis Arena
With no stat tweaking and no licenses, Tennis Arena is arcade-style tennis at its most fundamental. What you have here is single-match or tournament play for up to four players with wacky characters and a few different courts to play on. You can play an obese Chinese man, for example, and compete in a Roman coliseum whose clay surface seems to affect bounce marginally. That's about it for options though. No sim, Tennis Arena serves up roughly the same level of fun as Pong did 25 years ago, albeit now with prettier graphics and the occasional super smash. The game also features special shots, with visible trails, fighter-plane-like sound effects, and higher ball speed. These must be earned ho...
- Genre
- Sports/Tennis
- Year
- 1998
- Developer
- Smart Dog
- Publisher
- UbiSoft
- Players
- 2
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Tennis Arena frequently asked questions
How do I play Tennis Arena online with a friend?
Tennis Arena (PlayStation) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:
- Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
- Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
- Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
- Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
- The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.
How do I play Tennis Arena on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Tennis Arena in the PlayStation library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Tennis Arena netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Can I play Tennis Arena for free?
Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.
Play Tennis Arena on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
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