which they owed to the game's significant difference when compared to Rockstar's reputation of developing mature titles. The game was released for the Xbox 360 on May 23, 2006 in North America, and on May 26, 2006 in the PAL region. On July 18, 2007, Rockstar announced that the game would be ported to the Wii, taking advantage of the motion sensing Wii Remote. The Wii version was released on October 17, 2007 in North America, and on October 19, 2007 in the PAL region. American table tennis player Wally Green, who performed motion capture for the game, helped promote its release in 2006; Rockstar later sponsored Green on his professional tour. Reception The Xbox 360 version of Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis received "generally favorable" reviews, while the Wii version received "average" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Reviewers particularly praised its gameplay, detailed visuals, and online multiplayer. The technical aspects of the game, such as the graphics and animation, received acclaim. IGN Douglass C. Perry felt that the graphics and motion capture are "exceptional", and the animation is "beautiful", as well as praising the stable frame rate. GameSpot Ryan Davis wrote that the characters were designed with "phenomenal detail", though felt that "there's not much else to look at". GamesRadar+ Dan Amrich commended the game's player models and lighting effects, stating that they "put the hardware to impressive yet playful use". Tom Orry of VideoGamer.com felt that the visuals improve the gameplay, particularly applauding smaller details such as the player models and ball physics. Many reviewers found the gameplay simple yet effective. Perry of IGN found the gameplay "deep and addictive", and the controls intuitive. GamesRadar+ Amrich echoed similar remarks, writing that the controls "feel accessible without alienating 'serious' sports gamers", and Orry of VideoGamer.com called the controls "slick". Eurogamer Tom Bramwell also praised the game's simplicity. The New York Timess Charles Herold enjoyed the simple control scheme but wrote he would rather play real table tennis. The game's multiplayer mode was commended by many reviewers. GamesRadar+ Amrich felt that the multiplayer mode extended the game's replayability, giving players a reason to return to the game "long after [they've] learned the weaknesses" of the playable characters. Orry of VideoGamer.com and Bramwell of Eurogamer both named the online multiplayer "excellent"; the former noted minor lag but wrote that the "performance was generally very good". When the game was