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GAME NEWS Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 Announced

Leading video games publisher and developer Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that the company is developing the second installment in its Smash Court series. Scheduled for release exclusively on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 will ship in the summer of 2004.

Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2 features top licensed tennis stars James Blake, Jennifer Capriati, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Richard Gasquet, Tommy Haas, Daniela Hantuchova, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Tim Henman, Lleyton Hewitt, Anna Kournikova, Amelie Mauresmo, Andy Roddick, Marat Safin and Serena Williams.

With licensed Grand Slam tournament venues, tennis fans can choose their favorite player and tour tennis' most prestigious events, including the Australian Open, Roland Garros (French Open), Wimbledon, and the US Open.

"We're excited to be working with today's hottest tennis stars," said Rod Nakamoto, Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Namco Hometek Inc. "We're also thrilled to be able to offer fans the chance to compete in the world's most prominent tennis tournaments."

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pic: Game cover (featuring JC)
pic: JC on PS2 box
pic: screenshot 1 (doesn't really look like him...)
pic: screenshot 2 (close up)
pic: screenshot 3 (RG)
pic: screenshot 4 (in AO)

Much thanks to one of our wonderful bloggers Pim for finding out about the game *hugs* And just a little note, the game cover featuring JC will most likely only be sold in Spain. ^^