Michael Ruiz
DualShockersMario Tennis Aces Review — Nintendo Serves Another Ace for the Switch
Published 6/26/2018
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Switch - 6/22/2018
Mario Tennis Aces
A new Mario Tennis game is bringing a new level of skill and competition to Nintendo Switch. Mario steps onto the court in classy tennis garb for intense rallies against a variety of characters in full-blown tennis battles. New wrinkles in tennis gameplay will challenge your ability to read an opponent's position and stroke to determine which shot will give you the advantage. And this time the game adds the first story mode since the Mario Tennis game on Game Boy Advance, offering a new flavor of tennis gameplay, with a variety of missions, boss battles and more
- Developer
- Camelot Software Planning, Camelot
- Publisher
- Nintendo
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73
38 scored reviews
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40–90
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The critic average is 73 across 38 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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80–8915 reviews · 39%
70–7917 reviews · 45%
Below 705 reviews · 13%
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Dalton Cooper
Game RantMario Tennis Aces Review
Published 6/25/2018
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70
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Read originalCJ Andriessen
DestructoidReview: Mario Tennis Aces
Published 6/25/2018
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70
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Read originalDerek Stauffer
Screen RantMario Tennis Aces Review: It's Almost A Fighting Game
Published 6/22/2018
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70
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Read originalKyle Hilliard
Game InformerMario Tennis Aces Review – A Successful Return Serve
Published 6/22/2018
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80
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Read originalNeil Flynn
Cubed3Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 6/21/2018
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60
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalPatrick Anderson
COGconnectedMario Tennis Aces Review – Mario Serves up an Ace on the Switch
Published 6/20/2018
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86
+13 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralMario Tennis Aces review – mushrooms before strawberries
Published 6/20/2018
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70
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Read originalShannon Grixti
Press StartMario Tennis Aces Review - Game, Set And Match
Published 6/20/2018
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrittany Vincent
ShacknewsMario Tennis Aces Review: Service Ace
Published 6/20/2018
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90
+17 vs critic avg
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