Editing Mario Tennis: Power Tour

{{Game
|name=Mario Tennis: Power Tour
|image=[[Image:MariotennisPowerTourBox.jpg|200px]]
|bgcolor=silver
|fgcolor=black
|developer=[[Camelot]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|release=JP September 13, 2005<br />EU November 18, 2005<br />AU December 1, 2005<br />US December 5, 2005
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|rating= ESRB: E
|}}

'''Mario Tennis: Power Tour''' (known as '''Mario Tennis Advance''' in Japan and as '''Mario Power Tennis''' in Europe) is a ''[[Portal: Mario Brothers|Mario]]''-based tennis game that was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]] and is a sequel to ''[[Mario Tennis (GBC)|Mario Tennis]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]].

=Story=

The game's story mode, known as Power Tour, follows a player character known as [[Clay (Mario Golf)|Clay]] (if male) or [[Ace]] (if female) who has recently enrolled in the Royal Tennis Academy. The character is intrigued by reports of mysterious masked figures who have been challenging the school's high-ranking tennis players, and the decision is made by the player to work their way to the ranks in order to challenge these mysterious foes and learn their identities.

=Gameplay=

''Power Tour'' modifies the tennis gameplay in a way similar to ''Power Tennis'' with the addition of Power Shots. The game's main feature is the Power Tour mode. As in the preceding game (and the accompanying ''[[Mario Golf (GBC)|Mario Golf]]'' handhelds), the Power Tour mode implements a series of RPG elements into the gameplay. The player builds up experience from tennis matches which can boost the character's skills. It is also possible to explore the school and talk to other characters between matches. As the game is made by Camelot, the game has some stylistic influence from Camelot's actual Game Boy Advance RPG, ''[[Golden Sun]]'', and there is a more direct shout-out in that some Power Shot effects resemble Psynergy.

The game also contains the more casual Exhibition Mode, where the Mario characters are playable, as well as the usual collection of minigames. ''Power Tour'' also deviates from the previous ''Mario Tennis'' and ''Mario Golf'' games in that, while it acts as a handheld counterpart for ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'', the two games feature no connectivity.

==Playable Characters==

Clay and Ace are the main playable characters who the player must choose between in Power Tour mode, and they are also playable in Exhibition Mode. The other starting players of Exhibition Mode are the game's only playable ''Mario'' characters:

*[[Mario]]
*[[Princess Peach]]
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Waluigi]]
*[[Donkey Kong]]
*[[Bowser]]

Additionally, various [[Characters in Mario Tennis: Power Tour|original characters]] from the game can be unlocked as playable characters.

=Legacy=

==Sequels==

''[[Mario Tennis (3DS)|Mario Tennis]]'' has been announced for the [[3DS]]. However, it seems to be closer to the console sports game rather than the handheld ones, as the game appears to focus solely on the Mario characters playing tennis, while leaving beside the RPG elements and original characters from the previous handheld games.

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[[Category: Mario Games]][[Category: Game Boy Advance Games]]