It's rather hard to discuss modern tennis video games without bringing up Sega's genre-defining Virtua Tennis. The original Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament took nearly all of its cues from Virtua Tennis, and though that influence is still apparent in Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2, the series has started to develop an identity of its own, most noticeably in regard to its core gameplay. This is a more focused, precision-based tennis game than any of the Sega-published tennis games ever were, so PlayStation 2 owners who have just grown weary of Sega Sports Tennis--and are up for the challenge--should find plenty to like about Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2.