#racket attack

'Racket Attack'

[NES] [USA] [MAGAZINE] [1989]

"Out of the many different third-party licensees currently developing games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, several are carving away a larger portion of the market by concentrating their efforts around specific themes. Jaleco is one company that is beginning to have success on Nintendo screens. They have a limited but varied line-up of racing (City Connection), action (Robowarrior), and sports (Bases Loaded) titles under their belt, but the release of Racket Attack shows that Jaleco is making moves to corner the sports genre. If Racket Attack, a tennis simulation that captures just about every feature of the real game, is any indication of things to come, then Jaleco has just wrapped up this category for good!" ~Donn Nauert, Electronic Gaming Monthly (May 1989, #01)

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Like many of Jaleco’s old games, Racket Attack (aka Moero!! Pro Tennis) doesn’t have the greatest reputation. Still, I spent a lot of time with it as a kid, so when I was recently struck by the desire to play it again, I went with it.