PC, PS4/5, Xbox; 2K Games
Whether you’re playing as a real-life pro or your own wacky avatar, this subtly calibrated title will have you perfecting your lobs and dropshots for hours
Tennis is one of those sports that has only been intermittently well served by video games. The odd major series comes along, such as Pete Sampras, Virtua Tennis or Smash Court, but often we’re left relying on old favourites (take a bow, Super Tennis). It’s been 13 years since TopSpin 4 was released, and that title is considered such an authentic simulation of the sport that people are still seeking out copies to this day. But perhaps no longer: 2K Games has at last produced a follow-up, and it’s a true championship contender.
From the opening, TopSpin 2K25 has all the detail you’d expect from a modern licensed sports sim. All the key stadiums and championships are here – though the play environments are only adequately detailed, rather than the stunning theatres of photorealism we’ve come to expect from EA Sports. There are 25 star players in the opening roster, from Emma Raducanu to Andre Agassi. It’s not a huge selection and the quality of the likenesses varies, but it’s good enough and 2K says it will add more in the future.