Pete Sampras Tennis '97
| Pete Sampras Tennis '97 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Codemasters |
| Publisher(s) | Codemasters |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, PlayStation |
| Release | 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Pete Sampras Tennis '97 is a tennis video game developed and published by Codemasters. It was released for Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS. It was also released for the PlayStation as Sampras Extreme Tennis. It was endorsed by multiple Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras who appears in the game as an unlockable character. It is the final game in the Pete Sampras Tennis series.
Gameplay
Players can choose to compete in an exhibition versus match against the CPU or another human player, or participate in a tournament or knockout mode. In tournament mode, the player selects from one of four unseeded rookies to compete in a world tour. Knockout mode is an eight-player round robin tournament.
Reception
The game received positive reviews upon release. PlayStation Plus gave the game 90%, while Games Machine awarded the game a 95% rating.