Editing Mario Tennis: Power Tour

'''''Mario Tennis: Power Tour''''', known in European languages as '''''Mario Power Tennis''''', is the fourth direct installment in the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]], and the [[Game Boy Advance]] counterpart of ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. This would ultimately be the final ''Super Mario'' release for the Game Boy Advance. It is very similar to ''[[Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)|Mario Tennis]]'' in gameplay and plot, though it has the addition of [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Power Shot]]s. Although it is the counterpart of ''Mario Power Tennis'', the two games cannot be connected in any way.

The game is compatible with the [[Game Boy Advance#Wireless Adapter|Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter]]. The game was rereleased for the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in Japan in April 2014, in Europe and Australia in June 2014, and in North America in July 2014.

Clay/Ace soon ensure their entry to the Island Open. They hear a rumor that the victors of the Open would get a chance to play against [[Mario]]. During the time at the Open, the player may wish to travel between the Academy and the area of the Open at any time. After winning the Open, Clay and Ace realize that they still have not discovered who the masked plays are. However, the very next day Mario comes to the Academy, and gives Clay/Ace the honor of playing with them. Thus begins the [[Peach Tournament]], with Clay/Ace as players. In doubles, both are a team. Clay and Ace travel to the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] by the [[Toad Express]], where the games are being held in the [[Peach Dome]], owned by [[Princess Peach]]. During their stay, Clay/Ace are told that it is Mario and company that were the masked players in the academy, and that it is also them that introduced the concept of [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|power shot]]s to [[Earth]]. [[Pianta]]s, [[Toad (species)|Toads]], and [[Noki]]s are present at the dome as part of the audience. Beating the game will unlock technical difficulty, which increases the skill level of the characters in story mode. Beating this mode will reward the player with a screen with all the characters Ace or Clay beat in their journey.

''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'' features 36 playable characters when excluding Clay and Ace (the largest number seen in any ''Mario Tennis'' game), although only six debuted in prior games, with the rest (barring the two playable characters Clay and Ace) being opponents in the game's story mode, all 30 of which have to be unlocked by the player. This also marks the only time [[Waluigi]] has appeared without [[Wario]] (although Wario's voice can be heard in the game's intro) and marks the only ''Mario Tennis'' game where [[Yoshi]] is not a playable character. It has also marked the only time the skill type Tactical has appeared in a ''Mario Tennis'' game. None of the unlockable characters debuted in prior games, although star versions of them can be unlocked. Playable characters are classed by play style, listed below.

! width=175px | Tennis affiliation

! width=75px | Skill type

! width=125px | Offensive Power Shot

! width=125px | Defensive Power Shot

| [[Mario World]] || All-Around || [[Iron Hammer]] || [[Spin Jump Return]]  

| [[Mario World]] || Technique || [[Super Peach Spin]] || [[Sweet Kiss Return]]  

| [[Mario World]] || All-Around || [[Squeaky Mallet]] || [[Poltergust Return]]  

| [[Mario World]] || Defense || [[Whirluigi]] || [[Swimming Return]]  

| [[Mario World]] || Power || [[Barrel Cannon Blast]] || [[Boomerang Banana Return]]  

! [[File:Mtpt Bowser.png]]<br>{{color-link|Bowser|#336600}}

| [[Mario World]] || Power || [[Fire Breath (Power Shot)|Fire Breath]] || [[Spinning Shell Dash]]  

!  [[File:Mtpt Clay.png]]<br>{{color-link|Clay|blue|Clay}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

| [[Royal Tennis Academy]] || Power || Player-determined || Player-determined

! [[File:Mtpt Ace.png]]<br>{{color-link|Ace|#FF6666|Ace}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

| [[Royal Tennis Academy]] || Technique || Player-determined || Player-determined

|- bgcolor=#dedede

! width=150px | Unlock condition

! [[File:Mtpt Sophia.png]]<br>{{color-link|Sophia|#6495ED}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

!  [[File:Mtpt Meg.png]]<br>{{color-link|Meg|#7A6252}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

!  [[File:Mtpt Mason.png]]<br>{{text outline|{{color-link|Mason|white}}}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

!  [[File:Mtpt Chad.png]]<br>{{color-link|Chad|gray}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

!  [[File:Mtpt Sasha.png]]<br>{{color-link|Sasha|#CC4DCC}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

![[File:Mtpt Sylvia.png]]<br>{{color-link|Sylvia (Mario Tennis: Power Tour)|#483D8B|Sylvia}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Chris.png]]<br>{{color-link|Chris|#00CED1}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

!  [[File:Mtpt Kyle.png]]<br>{{color-link|Kyle|#66CCFF}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Gary.png]]<br>{{color-link|Gary (Mario Tennis: Power Tour)|#66CDAA|Gary}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Jet.png]]<br>{{color-link|Jet|seagreen}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Kyoko.png]]<br>{{color-link|Kyoko|blueviolet}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Micki.png]]<br>{{color-link|Micki|#FFCC66}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Emi.png]]<br>{{color-link|Emi|#00BFFF}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Skipper.png]]<br>{{color-link|Skipper|#C71585}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

| [[Royal Tennis Academy]]<br>Varsity Class || Defense || [[Tackle Shot]] || [[Lunging Save]] || Defeat this character in Varsity Doubles

! [[File:Mtpt Flit.png]]<br>{{color-link|Flit|teal}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Paula.png]]<br>{{color-link|Paula|lightcoral}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

| [[Royal Tennis Academy]]<br>Varsity Class || Speedy || [[Tackle Shot]] || [[Lunging Save]] || Defeat this character in Varsity Singles

! [[File:Mtpt Whisker.png]]<br>{{color-link|Whisker|#CCCC00}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Elroy.png]]<br>{{color-link|Elroy|#7B68EE}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Barb.png]]<br>{{color-link|Barb|gold}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Sass.png]]<br>{{color-link|Sass|#99FF66}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Chas.png]]<br>{{color-link|Chas|black}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Mel.png]]<br>{{color-link|Mel (character)|#0066FF|Mel}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Dweezil.png]]<br>{{color-link|Dweezil|#FF6633}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Mynx.png]]<br>{{color-link|Mynx|#CC3359}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Willy.png]]<br>{{color-link|Willy|#334D99}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

! [[File:Mtpt Sheri.png]]<br>{{color-link|Sheri|maroon}} ^{<small>(new)</small>}

There are 44 [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Power Shot]]s in ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'', with half of them being [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Offensive]] and the other half being [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Defensive]], although 12 of these are exclusive to the Mario characters. These first become first available after reaching Senior level, however only Varsity and Island Open opponents actually use them. To unlock a Power Shot, certain levels need to be reached in the PS Minigames. The Power Shots that Ace and Clay can use and the requirements for each are listed below. To use a Power Shot in the game, the Power Shot meter must be fully charged. When it is, a yellow-orange ring will appear around the players character. Hold {{button|gba|R}} and press {{button|gba|A}} for an Offensive Power Shot, and hold {{button|gba|R}} and press {{button|gba|B}} for a Defensive Power Shot.

The game received generally positive reviews, receiving an average review score of 81 based on 21 reviews. {{wp|IGN}} gave the game a 90/100, praising it's gameplay, story mode and adaption from its [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] predecessor, ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''. IGN found that the problems from the GameCube game also carried over, such as the disruptive [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Power Shot]]s, and also criticized the recycled music and lack of connectivity to ''Mario Power Tennis''. The game was largely compared to and viewed as slightly inferior to ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''.

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The game's executive producer was [[Satoru Iwata]], and other producers include Shinji Hatano, Hiroyuki Takahashi and Shugo Takahashi. This game's music was made by [[Motoi Sakuraba]]. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]], Shin Yamanouchi and Fumihide Aoki all worked on the character design. This game was the first game to be localized by video game localization company [[wikipedia:8-4|8-4]] (which was incidentally named after [[World 8-4 (Super Mario Bros.)|World 8-4]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'')<ref name="8-4">[http://8-4.jp/gameography/?lang=en 8-4 gameography]. Retrieved October 6, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnW_E61ONws Akibatteru アキバってる - Taipei Comic Fair, Game localization and Tokyo Anime Fair]. Retrieved October 18, 2022.</ref> and it is one of two games in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] that was localized into English by the company, the other being the [[Wii U]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''.<ref name="8-4"/>

*''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' - [[Power Shot (Mario Tennis series)|Power Shot]]s, the Game and Match point music and overall structure of ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'' are similar to this game.

*This game is one of the few ''Super Mario'' games before the Wii's release where the North American version allows players to select other European languages.

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