IMG International Tour Tennis

TENNIS ANYONE?

Tennis anyone? That's the call as we start this month's Serve-and-Volley Menu, take racket and controller in hand, and put a few over the net as we preview IMG International Tour Tennis. There's the Practice Mode, where you can practice the fundamentals of the game in a segment called Practice with Vic. The ball machine tosses 28 balls your way, so you can work on your shots and get a feel for how to make a backhand, cross court, and down-the-line shots. You also can learn to put a top-spin and backspin on the ball.

As one of the 32 players in the game you can play a complete tournament, exhibition matches, in singles or doubles, in one, three, or five set matches. The detail is impressive. Everything from the cheers of the crowd when you win a match to chewing out the umpire for a bad court call is included on this cart.

The digitized speech of a British announcer adds a pleasant touch to an already solid game with lots of added tennis technique for those who appreciate a fine game of video-game tennis.

MANUFACTURER - ELECTRONIC ARTS

NUMBER OF PLAYERS - 1 to 4