Microsoft Game Studios today announced its first tennis title for the Xbox� video game system is in development.  Developed by Power and Magic Developments, �Top Spin,� an Xbox exclusive and Xbox Live� enabled tennis experience, will offer gamers and tennis fans a pulse-pounding glimpse into professional tennis. 

Although �Top Spin� will feature 16 tennis superstars, gamers can create their own tennis personalities and characters to achieve superstardom.  Will you slam your racket to the ground?  Argue a bad call?  �Top Spin� challenges each player to master all the shots including slices, lobs, drops and spins while playing on various surfaces including clay, hard court and grass.

Xbox Live enabled, �Top Spin� is truly a global tennis experience.  Play against the best and climb the worldwide ladders to achieve the much-coveted No. 1 online ranking.  Along the way, �Top Spin� encourages you to take risks to beat your opponent.  Just like on the real courts, players are searching for �the Zone�, where every forehand, backhand and overhead slam overpowers the individual on the other side of the net.