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'''''Mario Tennis Open''''' is a sports game for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and the fifth direct installment of the [[Mario Tennis (series)|''Mario Tennis'' series]] (developed by [[Camelot Software Planning]]). The game features gyroscope support and online multiplayer (using the [[Nintendo Network#Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo Network]] procedures). This is the first handheld installment in the series to not include a Story Mode or RPG elements and the first handheld installment with a Tournament mode. This game is also the first ''Mario'' game to use [[wikipedia:QR code|QR]] (Quick Response) codes. In this case, it is used to unlock playable characters and the [[Yoshi]] costume. The game requires 2019 blocks to download from the [[Nintendo eShop#Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo eShop]].

*{{button|3ds|R}} - Toggles between the character's star rank. In multiplayer, this is based on the data of player who created the room. Therefore, the player who has created the room needs to have his or her characters starred if members of the room want to give their characters a star rank.

*{{button|3ds|A}}/{{button|3ds|B}}/{{button|3ds|X}}/{{button|3ds|Y}} (while the opponent is receiving or serving the ball) - The character performs a taunt that makes his or her next shot stronger.

[[Chance Shot]]s can appear if the opponent performs a bad rebound. In that case, a small colored area with a symbol of a ''Mario'' enemy or item appears in the player's court. The color of the symbol matches the colors of the panels in the touch screen (if the touch screen is set to the 6-panel shot panel). To perform a chance shot, players have to perform a shot whose color corresponds to the colored area when they are in that spot, either by pressing the correct button or button combination or by touching the matching color on the touch screen. Otherwise, the shot is a normal one. However, players can perform a simple shot that automatically selects the appropriate shot, but this Chance Shot is slightly weaker.

Similar to the preceding ''Mario Tennis'' games, exhibition mode is a basic versus mode. Players can choose a singles or doubles match. After that, they can choose their character (and teammate, for doubles) and opponents and press the {{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|R}} to give characters a left-handed dominance or a star rank, respectively, if they want. The opponent's CPU's difficulty can be chosen after that, ranking from lowest to highest: Novice (blue triangle), Intermediate (yellow circle), Expert (green circle with dot in the middle), Pro (red diamond), and Ace (rainbow star). The Pro and Ace difficulties are unlockable by winning the Champions Cup and Final Cup, respectively. After this, players can pick any court they currently have, and they can select the number of games and sets. Then, the match starts. Chance Shots cannot be turned off, unlike [[Power Shot]]s from ''Mario Power Tennis''.

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Gear may be bought for the player's [[Mii]] with coins that that are earned by playing Special Games. They can be bought at the Clubhouse for a certain amount of coins each and alter the Mii's statistics. Costumes can also be unlocked by meeting certain conditions, such as giving characters a star rank.

''Mario Tennis Open'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with aggregate websites Metacritic and GameRankings giving the game a 69 based on 58 reviews<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/mario-tennis-open Metacritic score of ''Mario Tennis Open] ''Metacritic''. Retrieved October 31, 2015</ref> and 69.26% based on 38 reviews.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/643001-mario-tennis-open/index.html GameRankings score of ''Mario Tennis Open''] ''GameRankings''. Retrieved October 31, 2015</ref> Critics often cite that while the title is considered a solid title, they lament that it plays and feels too similarly to previous titles in the series, with Chance Shots not greatly improving or changing the gameplay up to make the title stand out, and the game was overall a disappointment. Reception towards the Mii customization was mixed; the overall customization was praised, but the pie-chart system of viewing stats has a universal negative reaction. Some critics complain that Miis receive too much focus compared to the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' series characters as well. Praise has been given to the Special Games, however, especially the Super Mario Tennis Special Game.

Eric L. Patterson of Electronic Gaming Monthly has felt that while the title is a solid one for any ''[[Mario Tennis (series)|Mario Tennis]]'' fan, it is not a great ''Mario Tennis'' title, and gave the game a 7 out of 10.<ref>Patterson, Eric L. (May 16, 2012) [http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-mario-tennis-open/ Review of ''Mario Tennis Open''.] ''EGM''. Retrieved October 31, 2015.</ref> Richard George of IGN has concluded that the game is "Okay", acknowledging that, "Camelot’s decade of tennis experience means they understand how to make the sport engaging and addicting...Yet ''Mario Tennis Open'' struggles in just about every other regard.", where the score is a 6.5 out of 10.<ref>George, Richard (May 12, 2012) [http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/15/mario-tennis-open-review Review of ''Mario Tennis Open''] ''IGN''. Retrieved October 31, 2015.</ref> Griffin McElroy of Polygon has lambasted the Chance Shots system in his review, calling out the over-reliance on them and their random spawning.<ref>McElroy, Griffin (May 24, 2012) [http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/24/3698170/mario-tennis-open-review-foot-fault ''Mario Tennis Open'' review: Foot Fault] ''Polygon''. Retrieved October 31, 2015.</ref> On a more positive note, Matt Helgeson from Game Informer has given the game an 8/10, appreciating how ''Mario Tennis Open'' goes back to the basics due to him disliking the Power Shots feature of ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', and that the game introduces online to the series.<ref>Helgeson, Matt (May 16, 2012) [http://www.gameinformer.com/games/mario_tennis_open/b/3ds/archive/2012/05/16/mario-tennis-gets-back-to-basics.aspx Mario Tennis Gets Back to Basics, Goes Online] ''Game Informer''. Retrieved October 31, 2015.</ref>

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[[Camelot Software Planning]], which has developed previous ''Mario Tennis'' and ''Mario Golf'' titles, also worked on this title. The director was [[Shugo Takahashi]] while the lead designers were [[Hiroyuki Takahashi]] and Shugo Takahashi, as with the previous installments of the ''Mario Tennis'' series. [[Motoi Sakuraba]] composed the music. ''Mario Tennis Open'' has a different set of announcer voices for each version, a rare aspect in a ''Mario'' game. The executive producer was [[Satoru Iwata]], the president of [[Nintendo]] while [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] was the supervisor.

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