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Indeed, in both the PS3 and PSP versions, there seemed to be a greater emphasis toward getting your player's feet set in position before winding up for the shot, unlike in previous efforts where there seemed to be more 'cheat room.' It makes for a slightly more demanding game of tennis, albeit one that still has the same pick-up-and-play qualities you've come to expect from the series. By moving your player into position quickly and pressing the shot button early, you can put more power and angle on the shot than you can with a quick press of the button. You have a number of different shots available to you in Virtua Tennis, from the lob shot to the slice, and all are controlled with the four face buttons on the PSP. Player animations are smoother than ever, and while you won't be confusing the player models in the PSP game for the ones in the next-generation versions of the game, they still are recognizable.

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The Virtua Tennis series has come to be known for its approachable controls and smooth gameplay, and both were in full effect in the version of the game we played. Maria Sharapova stopped accepting our calls in November. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the handheld game plays very similarly to the PS3 game, which, in this case, is a very good thing. Hot on the heels of playing the PS3 version of the game, we got a chance to check out the PSP version at a recent Sega PSP event in San Francisco. Now the series returns with Virtua Tennis 3, which will be released not only on the PSP, but also on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in mid-March. Virtua Tennis made a strong debut on the PlayStation Portable in 2005 with Virtua Tennis: World Tour.