Live Magazine February Issue February 2014 | Page 48

APP REVIEW

STICK TENNIS
Anyone for Tennis?
Stick Tennis is highly addictive…
you’ve been warned. It’s one of those
games you want to keep playing so
that eventually you win your way
through all the game play modes.
Made by Stick Sports Ltd, Stick Tennis is just one of the “stick” series of
games they offer. There is also Stick
Cricket, Stick Footy and Stick Racing.
It’s a free game but does offer in-app
purchases such as better rackets

you get the drift of it. You can also
put on back spin by swiping back
toward you, but I’ve found the other
player (the AI) will often rush the net
and generally results in you getting
a shot blasting by you. Sometimes,
however, this strategy does work
and you get to play a passing shot
whilst they are at the net.
Serving is fun, you tap once to throw
the ball up then you swipe where you
want the ball to go. I’ve found that
if serving from right to left, you can
swipe toward the middle line and

soon and it’ll result in an out. Swing
too late and it can end up in the net.
In game menus allow you to visit
the “store” where you can upgrade
your racket giving you greater
power or accuracy. Also you can
buy more balls that can be needed
to take on certain players in some
matches. There is a practice mode
where you can improve your game,
a World Domination mode where
you get to take on the greats of tennis, a Friends Challenge via Facebook, but from what I can work out

“ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION IN ITUNES THERE ARE 10 REALISTIC COURT
SURFACES TO UNLOCK, MORE THEN 70 PLAYERS TO PLAY AGAINST AND OF COURSE
YOU CAN EARN TROPHIES AND BONUS BALLS.”
and extra balls that allow you to buy
into other tournaments. You play by
swiping the screen, for example, if
you swipe to your left your player hits
to the left and if to the right… well

with the right timing, serve an ace.
Same with timing your swing just
right and aiming wide of the player
you can sometimes grab an ace that
way too. To win consistently you do
need to work on your timing. Hit too

as I haven’t played it is you need to
get a Facebook friend to have the
game installed to play online. There
is also a daily challenge that allows
you to complete a challenge every
24 hours. There’s also The Slams