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Xbox X|SWe've documented 6 accessibility features for Grand Slam Tennis, including Select Difficulty, Minimal Reading, No Jump Scares, Tutorials and Adjust Difficulty. Its accessibility is strongest in Difficulty and Getting Started but it also has features in Controls and Reading to reduce unintended barriers.
This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.
Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Grand Slam Tennis (Series) accessibility 2 years ago.
Accessibility Notes
Game Details
Release Date: 08/06/2009, updated in 2009
Out Now: Wii and Wii U
Players: 1-4
Genres: Physically Active, Sports and Simulation
Accessibility: 6 features
Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon
Costs: Purchase cost
Controls
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Controls in Grand Slam Tennis which deals with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Motion
Games that can be played with different sorts of motion controllers.
Motion Gesture: Can motion with the controller to direct an in-game action. This can be a one-to-one motion for analogue sword or camera movement. It can also be a simple shake to trigger a one-off action. This is sometimes known as Waggle or Shake controls, as popularised by the Wii.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Grand Slam Tennis, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
- FIFA (10 Controls Features)
- Otto's Tennis Game (4 Controls Features)
- Everybody's Golf (4 Controls Features)
- Lonely Mountains Downhill (4 Controls Features)
Difficulty
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Difficulty in Grand Slam Tennis which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play.
Difficulty Options
Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.
Adjust After Setting
Adjustable Between Levels: You can adjust the difficulty between levels/rounds. Although you have to restart your checkpoint or level, this enables you to adjust the difficulty after selecting it at the beginning of the game.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty
If you want to play Grand Slam Tennis, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, this similar game extends the Difficulty accessibility:
- Everybody's Golf (3 Difficulty Features)
Getting Started
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Getting Started in Grand Slam Tennis which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.
No Jump Scares: No sudden loud noises or popping-up scary visuals that unexpectedly appear without warning, or the option to disable them.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Grand Slam Tennis, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
- Mario Tennis Aces (5 Getting Started Features)
- FIFA (5 Getting Started Features)
- Everybody's Golf (4 Getting Started Features)
- Lonely Mountains Downhill (4 Getting Started Features)
Reading
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Reading in Grand Slam Tennis which deals with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game's main path or story and how complex the language is. The presence of voiced characters doesn't reduce this requirement, as it's recorded as a separate datapoint.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Grand Slam Tennis, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
- Otto's Tennis Game (6 Reading Features)
- Everybody's Golf (5 Reading Features)
- Mario Tennis Aces (5 Reading Features)
- Street Power Football (4 Reading Features)
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Grand Slam Tennis which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Grand Slam Tennis, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
- Everybody's Golf (4 Navigation Features)
- Otto's Tennis Game (2 Navigation Features)
- Mario Tennis Aces (1 Navigation Feature)
- Lonely Mountains Downhill (1 Navigation Feature)
Visual
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Grand Slam Tennis which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game. The following games are similar to Grand Slam Tennis, and offer accessibility features for Visual:
- Otto's Tennis Game (7 Visual Features)
- Lonely Mountains Downhill (5 Visual Features)
- 1-2-Switch (4 Visual Features)
- FIFA (3 Visual Features)
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Grand Slam Tennis which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. The following games are similar to Grand Slam Tennis, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
- Otto's Tennis Game (3 Audio Features)
- FIFA (3 Audio Features)
- Everybody's Golf (2 Audio Features)
- Lonely Mountains Downhill (2 Audio Features)
System Accessibility Settings
In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:
Nintendo Wii
The Wii has a few helpful settings, like disable rumble, but you have to use gesture controls for most games and the system menu.
Nintendo Wii U
The Wii U has some limited settings, such as disabling rumble and selecting mono audio.
Read more about system accessibility settings.
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson
