TopSpin 2K25 Review

TopSpin 2K25 reviewed by Tristan Ogilvie on Xbox Series X|S. Also available on Xbox One, PlayStation, and PC.
"TopSpin 2K25’s chunky career mode may occasionally be marred by periods of grind amidst its Grand Slams, its licensed player roster is a little slight compared to its impressive stable of stadiums, and its implementation of virtual currency attributes bafflingly unrealistic values to goods and services as though they were appraised by a kindergartner with no understanding of money. In spite of these drawbacks, though, TopSpin 2K25 is an absolute blast on court, and one that I’m struggling to put down. Claiming this is the best tennis simulation since Top Spin 4 may be a bit of a backhanded compliment since there haven't exactly been any other genuine serve-and-volley contenders released in recent years, but there’s little doubt that despite its rough edges this is still the most enjoyable way to get a realistic rally going in your own home without building an actual court in your backyard."

[@SamMacc]

This game desperately needs community creations like the WWE series. 7 male players is shocking

[@Nxtl68]

Tennis games have always had this weird issue of not getting buy-in from a lot of the top pros.

[@iDontUploadiJustSub]

More players coming throughout the year, this game is gonna be a yearly release going forward

[@dholmes3243]

There’s 11 male players- Alcaraz, Federer, Medvedev, Agassi, Sampras, Murray, Fritz, Shelton, McEnroe, Tiafoe, Berrettini.

[@ED-wt8xs]

Pretty sure OP is referring to active ATP players as there are currently 7 active ATP players out of the 11 male tennis players featured in the game so far@dholmes3243

[@jfranck9186]

while TieBreak just got Nadal , Federer and Djokovic

[@ANGELOFDARKification]

How did they get the rights to the grand slams but not the trophy designs?

[@caio5987]

It’s called lazy development

[@Mauruud]

mabye licence...

[@ANGELOFDARKification]

@@Mauruud I'd be very surprised if the license for the trophy and the tournament are separate?

[@TheCap10Jmoski]

VC in a tennis game is diabolical. DLC wrist bands

[@Styles203]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@CheefwitKong]

wtf not again vc in a tennis game

[@DrW83]

What's VC? Virtual currency?

[@CheefwitKong]

@@DrW83 virtual currency

[@mrNCSUman]

So you’re against companies selling things that don’t impact gameplay?

[@vladthe3rd414]

I'll wait for a sale

[@TheRedman790]

Tru. Maybe summer 2025

[@Vamatt99218]

Summer steam sales 2025 😂

[@alexmeleshenko666]

Same

[@Swagghanistan]

Broke

[@liv1d359]

@@Swagghanistangay

[@ben9DB]

Seems poor that all the trophies are the same design.

[@Mauruud]

im sure it has to do with licinsing

[@ben9DB]

@@Mauruud ​​⁠Seems odd though. They have the licences to show the official courts and tournament logos, but not the trophies?

[@kvnthms]

Then create different designs yourself. Ones that look similar. This is just lazy

[@wolfwang8464]

@@Mauruudthey could of easy made their own trophies

[@bigpablo673]

It's 2024 and people still haven't learned that 2k don't care about our nitpicks

[@anonymoususer6683]

2011 called and they want their graphics back.

[@gotaplanstan]

Gameplay too, cuz this looks horrid

[@kingmuzzy8275]

It’s terrible they are money grabbing twats

[@ITsjustLiam534]

64 pounds too 🤣 for this game

[@Aj85234480]

And they also want their animations back. Totally inaccurate back then, 13 years later they are still the same.

[@IAMBTJGAMING]

Game will be on sale in about 2 or 3 months. Never buy games like this at full price

[@cironblack]

If you’re broke just say that. Jk.. kinda

[@RawDogTV]

Smart man

[@Caay96]

@@cironblackfr

[@buinhat9229]

@@cironblack Or he's just well-aware enough spending his money on true quality stuffs

[@prodigy84bg]

Tennis is my third favourite sport and considering the best simulations of my two favourite sports are f2p, there's no way I'm going to spend that much on TopSpin.

[@jalen7690]

OG XBOX Fans remember the Top Spin/ NCAA Football 05 bundle back in the day.

[@jayebejer7431]

Dreamcast enters the chat. Yo

[@robbie_y]

“Players fall to their backside after a gruelling rally” Clip of player falling after a 3 shot rally 😂

[@vika0194]

And it’s a animation from Top Spin 4. This game is a port, nothing more.

[@lum1notryc828]

​@@vika0194its absolutely not just a port. I've been playing it a lot and it plays different at high levels

[@prazzy5356]

Virtual Currency is the spawn of the devil 😈

[@formulacoolade]

Not being able to play career mode offline is a dealbreaker.

[@iDontUploadiJustSub]

You dont have internet?

[@TrichecoDeiTrichechi]

wtf really? that's pretty dumb on their side

[@hmp01]

@@iDontUploadiJustSub and when they turn off the servers what then brother? :)

[@mechanicalpants]

@@hmp01 EXACTLY! People just haven't woken up to this b*llshit yet, hence the very naive comment above, way too many gamers out there still think like this unfortunately and don't even remotely understand corporate shenanigans, even if you explain it to them.

[@trinity-hopetricia3241]

Preach and Facts 🏆🐐🎯🙏❤️

[@LeFuzzyDunlop]

Imagine only putting one trophy graphic in your tennis game....

[@baconx6476]

Looks like a fun 2k tennis game.... on a deep sale for $20, which coincidentally should be around next week with how fast these games drop in price.

[@FranciscoFranco1990]

I've played Tennis professionally and looking at the animations this game is just... grueling. Besides maybe Roger (which is odd considering he's been motion captured), and even his movements are not amazing, most players strokes look like a regular sunday player. No sense of ball weight, power in the strokes, or even the movement inside the court. Even the first TopSpin on the OG Xbox had better feeling animations. What a shame.

[@Kubilay-he2qc]

This game is made for casual players and from the hype from TS4. It’s easy money for 2K

[@wlpc1919]

Need to play modded tennis elbow 13. Incredible animations from the community. Best tennis game in existence by a long shot

[@mamalannightshyaman]

That…That’s Pete Sampras?

[@bullymaquire8797]

No.

[@JustinChristopher-ov7gw]

Petre Samprazi

[@AlamoOriginal]

Pietro Samprazini

[@JulezX.X]

The ball boys/ girls are pointless, they don't collect the ball. The crowd are cardboard cutouts, none of the players look nothing like their real life counterparts.

[@LandoManiac]

these character models are rough 😬

[@hassan3o7]

watch it drop price almost instantly

[@time2shinex707]

Games fall in price if the game is of poor Quality, this game will not fall in price until at least last quarter ,if you cannot afford to buy a video game at full price find something else to occupy your time other than gaming.

[@ddenll767]

@time2shinex707 totally agree

[@yeezylegit4883]

Yea you totally missed the point buddy 😊

[@Sebas.504]

Couldn’t have said it better.

[@bbbdalmacija3324]

Release standard edition 54€ and not 69€ anymore 😂😂😂😂

[@James9399_]

Hate the shot meter. Basically just makes it feel like your meter watching rather than actually focusing on the ball etc

[@layzygaming945]

Pretty lazy to no render the individual trophy's

[@vika0194]

The whole game has the same animations from Top Spin 4. So what should anyone expect.

[@jaymal82]

2k does terrible with VC also in NBA 2K. 2K charges you 25k VC for a jacket meanwhile you earn 800VC a game

[@karagefanboy]

poor game, no djokovic, no nadal, no sinner. enough said.

[@theroadtomastery123]

No Zverev also.

[@MrFoofarew]

@@theroadtomastery123 or Tsitsipas, Shwartzman, Rublev, Monfils, Shapavolov, Kyrgios, Del Potro, Murray, Shelton, Ruud, Dimitrov, Hubi Hurky, Isner, Korda, De Minuar, Tommy Paul, the list goes on!!!!!

[@oldmenwithnewguns5997]

And no character editor...

[@nei1995]

SMASH COURT TENNIS PRO TOURNAMENT 2!!!

[@TheWildBois]

Graphics aren't really impressive. What a shame, expected native 4K textures in 2024.

[@petemitchell9996]

You'd expect Unreal Engine 5 in 2024 but we still get these PS2/PS3 games. Horrible. And a decent graphics card costs $2-3k.

[@justarand0mm]

This is great, i've been playing top spin 4 for years and i'm so happy now!

[@El.Duder-ino]

Graphically it looks like last gen especially animations... this isn't a true next gen PS5/Xbox X tennis. Quite sloppy job there...

[@iekue]

Its almost like its a crossgen release..... (it is)

[@1980venom]

@@iekue have fun with the game till the 31th of December 2026. After that you won't get access anymore. Google it. Enjoy your crossgen game with ps3 graphics. (because it is)

[@AnotherWatchChannel]

Topspin 4 is still the king

[@MrTchupam]

Top spin 3 is much better bro

[@jadenw-d5562]

For people that have played this and Tennis World Tour 2 and AO Tennis 2. What gameplay does it feel closest too? Or is it totally different??

[@ChrisMattar]

No Djokovic in a tennis game is laughable. He is Tennis.

[@OleHutch]

And he knows that and probably wanted a bag for likeness rights lol

[@hmp01]

@@OleHutch yea and all of those NBA players are doing it for free

[@dienfhet5179]

We don’t need Djokobitch

[@xburniesandersx]

​@@hmp01the legends only get $10k per year to be in NBA2k, the modern players likenesses are purchased through the deal with the players association so they get all the likenesses through that and not through individual deals like in Tennis.

[@RealObey]

@@hmp01incorrect. it’s a clause in nba contracts that majority accept bc they do get a financial bonus & bc they really could care less. several have explained it on podcast.

[@doubledangerous7898]

Virtua Tennis is the GOAT. That is all

[@nandoma3226]

Tennis with golf clubs. Forespin

[@djgoa]

😂😂😂

[@bandersnatch7348]

Verdict - 7/10 - Solid, smooth gameplay - Fun career mode - Lots of Courts - very few actual players - Weird VC - A little rough around the edges Wait for a sale. You’re welcome.

[@MrTchupam]

5/10 best

[@blurrystranger]

Does it has online mode where you play with other players?

[@senshai1267]

So does this game make you feel like you should've played some actual tennis instead of buying this

[@thenextmj4523]

Is it possible to spike a ball down at the net?

[@Jajjajajjajaja]

Is there crossplay last gen and next gen including both Playstation and Xbox to pc?

[@alexmiron2989]

WHY IT DOSENT HAVE COMENTARY ?????????????

[@RTVKD]

Tennis game without Djokovic, while he is still active and number 1 on ATP. So, next NBA game will be without Jokic?

[@marcinb4647]

Djokovic is a joke but yeah they should include more players in this crappy game

[@petemitchell9996]

@@marcinb4647 Djokovic is a joke? Are you even a tennis fan?

[@Steveypoos]

No create a player like AO Tennis?😢

[@bullymaquire8797]

It’s a refined top spin 4… not what a 13 year wait should have been. Far from it but it has scratched the itch to a degree.

[@lum1notryc828]

He made the negatives feel like they were very small..and then gave it a 7?😂😂😂😂😂 classic ign LMAOOOO

[@vika0194]

Should get a 5 at best.

[@PAUL-MH]

Doesn't even look next gen ether!

[@guitarrocksX21]

Looks like a generic half assed EA game from like 2012 lmao. Absolutely horrific that they had the nerve to release this and price at 90$

[@truthtruth9056]

Man, at least they should have made it like the community creations in ao tennis 2 where you can download players that looks real life like the top licensed players.

[@mahmoudshire]

We’ve been starved of great tennis games for more than a decade, am glad the only issues sound like currency nonsense they can prob patch or just fix on the next instalment.

[@evanfomby4459]

When will this be on Switch...?

[@Gr4yF0x]

The best tennis game ever made. 7/10

[@Ryanshaw6778]

No way is it

[@ShaneAllenTV]

@@Ryanshaw6778which one is better?

[@MrFoofarew]

that was top spin 4

[@ErenSelopal]

Is the top spin series better than tennis elbow and full ace tennis?

[@MrTchupam]

No

[@ladegaillerie41]

If you don't want to step onto the Wimbledon pitch in a random selection of clothes from the nearest second-hand store, you need VC. You can buy three pairs of tennis socks for the equivalent of 5 euros. If you want to level up your attributes faster, you need VC. If you want to change your attributes later, you need VC. This costs 2700 VC, i.e. 20 euros. If you want to unlock special abilities with trainers, you need VC. TopSpin 2K25 shows why modern sports games are terrible.

[@1980venom]

TopSpin 2K25 online ENDS on the 31th of December 2026 announced by 2K themselves. TopSpin 2K25 SOLO game only playable with internet connection. 7/10 IGN, really? For fs sake, give them a f-ing signal.

[@JessicaChastainFan]

Iga Swiatek is in it. Her presence alone is worth the purchase.

[@brandonsclips7741]

This looks fun, but the VC in career really bothers me

[@DallasRabot]

Liked that NZ jibe coming from and Aussie… yeah right you didn’t know what tournament that was… it said Auckland in the background 😂

[@wingingitwithbleep8934]

kind of crazy that the same team that did MAFIA 3 made a Top Spin lol

[@DAMNS70]

I’m seeing the same animations from 2011. Please tell me it isn’t like this.

[@julsjewel2933]

This just looks like an HD remake for Top Spin 4. I’ m pretty sure Sampras did not look as bad in Top Spin 4.

[@mbastos7]

If you're gonna charge 80€ for an annual sports game at least make sure you have every major player on it, lol

[@LORENZOCOLALONGO]

Possibile gaming with Keyboard?

[@SpicyBurnheart]

100$ Canadian for a GTA minigame is WILD. I'll play it when it comes to a subscritpion service.

[@LeorioSigma]

There's no Djokovic and Nadal... is this serious?!

[@oscargomes7525]

This game had the possibility to be a great game with the graphics and gameplay but ofc 2K wants to be greedy and only thinks about money.

[@zachryder3150]

That thumbnail is of Affirmative Municiperer.

[@sombrerosamurai]

$70 is steep for this.... but okay I'll buy it

[@big-wood196]

Yo my man buy it online physical it’s cheaper that’s what I’m going to do also it’s looks great so it’s worth it

[@Vamatt99218]

Im waiting for a deep sale

[@user-uh9px7yh9p]

Specially when the graphics looks like a 360 game.

[@hansyali_]

No it’s not it’s incredible . If u like tennis it’s well worth it

[@hansyali_]

@@user-uh9px7yh9pnope no it doesn’t it oooks incredible while playing

[@robbvanderstoel7725]

GTA devs: Table Tennis! Mafia devs: Actual Tennis! Yakuza devs: Badminton?

[@TyroneWilliams1987]

Shocking that Djokovic isn’t in the game, if there’s no solid roster of licensed players that people can use, it takes away from it being a great game, despite the gameplay.

[@rexusnihil2670]

0:28 why? Just why?

[@UltraMegaDoubleJump]

Challenge: Tristan Ogilvie reviews a game without mentioning Australia or Holdens Difficulty: Impossible

[@48hourrecordsteam45]

This is what among games too expensive to make created . Everything has to be big budget to try to make a profit .. The gaming generation is moving too quickly . Franchises are not having a chance to come back and small companies are not having the chance to build and thrives and become somebody .

[@marioccoprey9177]

On deep deep sales . no offline mode? After 5 years close the servers bye bye my money? no .

[@maccagamingx]

The graphics are clean ngl

[@tomatoestomateo7493]

After a 30 year long hiatus? After a third of a year long hiatus?

[@HockeySniper25]

So are we going to get NHL 2K Yet!!!?!!!!!!

[@jonathanf106]

They coulda did better with the character design like NBA 2k games

[@sineetawright263]

Where is the rest of the plqyers

[@usermatisse]

25$ Is the real price that this is worth. Without Sinner, the best player of the world and future n.1 in the next days not in the roster, this is destined to fail😅

[@theroadtomastery123]

You mean, the best player currently, overall, far from it, lmao.

[@septianteddy6043]

Challengers DLC, when?

[@Amino2]

Pong has come a long way since the Atari days

[@OBI11-11]

WHICH PLAYERS WOULD YALL PLAY WITH..

[@jaydee6347]

Hope ithe game does well

[@marskingdoms]

Its back finally 😮

[@hotwheelsdavid]

It’s looks like virtua tennis on the Dreamcast which was great

[@Cyborg_1612]

Tennis is so back

[@WuTangKlanKiller]

2k and its V2 take 2 is so lucrative

[@W0nderMike10]

Looks like ts4 to me

[@ST-mn6nw]

Il wait til the inevitable and get it free, when PlayStation give it away on one of the monthly games

[@jaydee6347]

Totally doable once they do faces. A world a tennis fantasy for every player you want ash, chang, noah 1s long the base game deliver that legend for 10 yeap

[@MrTchupam]

Scam don’t buy it. Play top spin 3 if you can and be frustrated that in 2024, no one could make a proper tennis game after that… after almost 20 years 😅😅😅😅

[@deuceb0i]

How do you make an entire review without mentioning no friends list head to head?

[@marko6804]

No GOAT Djokovic, no buy

[@LafayetteWright-ys5hj]

Mine has crashed a few times

[@KlassikDucc]

Graphics is so cartoony for a game released in the last few years if compared with fifa and nba

[@Floversum]

Still Playing Virtua Tennis 4 on my XBOX 360

[@thaneros]

I'm still playing the goat which is Sega Superstars Tennis

[@AustraliaWorldwide]

Sega needs to do a new Virtua Tennis game big time

[@uncletj1]

The IGN 7

[@FreeRoyalPowerHour]

The game plays fantastic. The roster is disappointing. The career mode is interesting, but the drills are repetitive. Overall, it’s fun to play both in and out of career mode, but the roster is embarrassingly poor on the men’s side

[@sickgamerrage1532]

To be honest timing is definitely hard and have to get used to it. It's fun though

[@user-zh3ek4cg8v]

Is Nadal in the game ?

[@theroadtomastery123]

Nope.

[@danipfc]

No Djokovic?

[@M0535-]

Bring back the Pubcast.

[@benchow8991]

VT2 is the best offline Tennis game ever

[@TheLegend-qj7wh]

VC in a tennis game. No thanks. Not buying 2Ks casino games

[@RicoSynth]

7!!! 😂 the safest review number lol. IGN should make a rule to not use 7 again. 6 or 8

[@YeTism]

2:28 Taylor Fritz being ranked #1 😂