Stick Tennis

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Stick Tennis is a single player casual sport game. It was developed by Stick Sports Ltd and was released on June 28, 2012. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Anyone for tennis? Easy to play, hard to master.

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61%

Audience ScoreBased on 900 reviews

graphics24 positive mentions

monetization25 negative mentions

Smooth and easy-to-learn controls make it accessible and fun for casual play.
Addictive and fast-paced gameplay with appealing graphics and sound effects.
Realistic animations and engaging tennis mechanics that capture the spirit of the sport.

The game is heavily pay-to-win, forcing players to buy better rackets and upgrades with real money to progress.
Player movement is largely automated and uncontrollable, causing frustrating and unfair gameplay experiences.
Numerous bugs, glitches, and crashes including freezing issues with key features like Daily Challenges.

graphics
37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
65%
27%
8%
The game’s graphics receive mixed reviews, with many praising their quality, realism, and animation, while others find them cartoonish or outdated, calling for more 3D and modern visual enhancements. Overall, the graphics are considered decent and suitable for gameplay, but some users feel they need improvement to keep pace with current standards.
- “Hats off to the graphics and the controlling system.”
- “What a great game man ... realistic graphics.... amazing man”
- “Nice graphics, quick play and very addicting!”
- “Make the graphics 3D instead of the cartoonish feel.”
- “It was exciting 10 years back but you cannot keep having the same graphics.”
- “I don't like this game; controls are very dirty and the graphics are very worst.”
gameplay
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
40%
17%
The gameplay is generally praised for its smoothness, realism, and fun factor, with many highlighting the physics and timing mechanics as strong points. However, several users criticize poor mechanics, lack of directional control, a confusing tutorial, and balance issues, which detract from the overall experience. Pay-to-win elements and minimal updates also negatively impact gameplay enjoyment for some players.
- “Gameplay is smooth and physics of the game is captured well.”
- “Requires mastery of in-game mechanics to defeat harder opponents.”
- “"Easy to play hard to master" this line was true in my gameplay of this game.”
- “Best gameplay experience due to the realism in gameplay; at least the ball doesn't stop before reaching my racket.”
- “Very clean gameplay and super fun!”
- “Very poorly made tutorial: they don't even give you the option to run around, and since it's all about swiping, they don't tell you how to hit the ball softer or harder. I keep losing because I hit the ball too hard. If the mechanics were better, I'd keep playing.”
- “No directional control, meaning zero ability to move manually, which makes the gameplay very handicapped unfortunately.”
- “The tennis gameplay is bland; you have a better chance of breaking than actually holding your own service game!”
monetization
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
7%
83%
Players widely criticize the game's monetization for excessive, intrusive ads and aggressive in-app purchases that hinder gameplay progression, including locked levels and paid upgrades. Many report frustration with misleading offers and ads causing game restarts, detracting from an otherwise engaging experience. While some find ads tolerable, the overall sentiment views monetization as a major annoyance that detracts from enjoyment.
- “I have been playing this game since the early days of Stickman; back then, everything was free, and you only had to buy rackets if you wished, with no ads.”
- “Contains in-app purchases.”
- “I made an in-app purchase of the Ultima X900 racket but didn't see it unlocked.”
- “Designed in such a way to make you see ads and spend money.”
- “Don't make a game which after a point is impossible to play without in-app purchases.”
- “I made in app purchase of ultima x900 racket and didn't see it unlocked.”
stability
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is generally enjoyable but plagued by frequent freezes and glitches, particularly affecting the daily challenge and final matches. These stability issues often force players to restart or reinstall the game, causing frustration despite its addictive qualities.
- “When I press the option, it freezes the game and my phone.”
- “Daily challenge freezes and makes that particular feature inaccessible; the only method I've found to make it usable again is by reinstalling.”
- “Since the latest update, I've been unable to access the daily challenge for some reason; it just freezes.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is widely praised for its humor, with players finding it consistently funny and enjoyable. Many users highlight its ability to make them laugh while also providing a challenging and addictive experience.
- “It's just an awesome game. I've played all the Stick games, and they made me laugh ”
- “It's a funny and challenging game!”
- “Funny and addictive”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The optimization of the game is generally average, with satisfactory performance reported. However, some users suggest improving progression by unlocking gadgets based on scores and performance instead of purchases.
- “It would be better if there is provision of gadgets unlocking based on scores and performance rather than purchasing.”
- “It was good, average performance.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional aspect is impacted negatively due to the poorly positioned pause button, which causes unintended interruptions and frustration during gameplay.