Some reviews have come out for Grand Slam Tennis and a few are trickling out for Virtua Tennis; it's still tough to say:
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/grandslamtennis
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/virtuatennis2009
There have been some very positive reviews for GST, but right now, the scores have been across the board. For VT2009, there has only been a few reviews from some small European sites so far, one of them just seems to be a general multi-platform review rather than something Wii-specific.
From the reviews, it sounds like...
Grand Slam Tennis:
- A pretty big point of contention among the reviewers: Controls take some getting used to, since it seems that even with Motion+, it still uses buttons for some swing types, and you apparently don't have 100% control over the ball (A hands-on, at Destructoid I believe, talked about how they purposefully tried to hit the ball so that it would go out, but it didn't, hinting at some fool-proofing in play). There is no WM+ Training mode. Still, looking at the
IGN and
GamesRadar reviews, if you get the hang of GST's quirks, then it should be very fun with WM+.
- The Create-A-Character/Career Mode seems straightforward: You start off with a weak newbie, gain level stars and signature moves by defeating pros in exhibition and tournament matches. There are Challenges and Minigames, but I think these are in separate modes.
Virtua Tennis 2009: Some hands-on articles at other sites (IGN
UK,
AU,
Nintendo Life,
VideoGamer).
- Unlike GST, this one uses full motion controls when WM+ is attached. An in-game WM+ control tutorial is available.
- The World Tour mode is a bit different from GST's career mode in that it throws minigames and training segments into the mix to help build up your character. Money is earned from winning matches, and can be used to buy new gear.