SEGA Superstars Tennis Lineup Revealed

Nearly a decade after the release of Mario Tennis, SEGA is stepping up to the baseline to take a crack at the world of tennis with SEGA Superstars Tennis. Essentially it packs every notable SEGA character into a tennis competition, complete with character-specific superpowers and levels. We've got the lowdown on each of the eight characters that are unlocked from the word "go" with the remaining eight characters coming tomorrow.

Sonic The Hedgehog

Attribute: Speed

Superstar Power Cinematic: Chaos Gems surround Sonic fuse with him to form Super Sonic

Superstar Power Description: Sonic turns into Super Sonic and his shots become so powerful, if the opponent tries to hit back a Super Sonic hit, he will get knocked back.

NiGHTS

Attribute: All-Around

Superstar Power Cinematic: NiGHTS mimics playing a flute with A-life angels dancing around him.

Superstar Power Description: If the opponent tries to hit NiGHTS Superstar power ball, the opponent will teleport to a random area and be confused for a quick second.

Beat (Jet Set Radio)

Attribute: Speed

Superstar Power Cinematic: Surrounded by huge woofer speakers, Beat dances a little jig.

Superstar Power Description: As soon as Beat hits the ball when his Superstar Power is active, a fellow Jet Set Radio member will grind the tennis net while spray-painting the Jet Set Radio logo on the opponent's court. As long as the graffiti remains on the court, the opponent will slip and slide around.

Ulala (Space Channel 5)

Attribute: Control

Superstar Power Cinematic: Ulala does a quick dance, with Morolians popping out from the corners of the screen, and her costume turns white in color.

Superstar Power Description: When Ulala hits the ball, Morolians will randomly drop onto the opponent's court. If the opponent gets to close to a Morolian, they'll be charmed into doing a quick dance.

AiAi (Super Monkey Ball)

Attribute: Spin

Superstar Power Cinematic: AiAi dances around, slaps the ground to a happy-happy tune.

Superstar Power Description: When AiAi hits the ball, a trail of bananas will follow the flight of the ball and land on the opponent's court. Yes, stepping on a banana will cause the opponent to slip and fall.

Amigo (Samba De Amigo)

Attribute: Power

Superstar Power Cinematic: Amigo dances around with his maracas

Superstar Power Description: When Amigo hits the ball, a trail of large maracas will follow the flight of the ball. If the opponent runs into the maracas, he'll start dancing.

Tails

Attribute: Spin

Superstar Power Cinematic: Tails spins several times quickly, with his two tails twirling.

Superstar Power Description: If the opponent receives a Superstar Power hit from Tails, the opponent will spin several times in place making him dizzy for a couple of seconds.

Dr. Eggman

Attribute: Power

Superstar Power Cinematic: Electricity dances around Dr. Eggman as he laughs manically while holding up a spiked electric mine.

Superstar Power Description: When Dr. Eggman hits the ball, four bouncing spiked mines will fly toward the opponent. If the opponent gets hit, they will be stunned by the electricity for a couple of seconds.

Remember, check back tomorrow for the completed list. SEGA Superstars Tennis ships to retailers on March 18.

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