Sports like tennis, squash, and badminton seem to fit perfectly with Sony's new PlayStation Move equipment.

Using a motion controller isn't much different from holding a racquet, and the movement of this controller is very simple.

Sports Champions makes perfect use of the Move controller in its ping pong game, but unfortunately, Racquet Sports does not achieve that.

Rather than giving you full control with the players' movements on the screen matching precisely with your own, this collection of five very similar sports relies on gestures that trigger preset animations after a brief but noticeable delay.

Racquet Sports isn't unplayable, but it's not fun either, and it completely misses the essence of Move.

• All five sports (badminton, beach tennis, ping pong, squash, and tennis) are played in a similar manner.
• There are different rules, but aside from a few different actions assigned to the Move button, the controls hardly change from one sport to another.
• There are basic and advanced control options available for each sport, but while the latter are more demanding and add powerful shots to your repertoire, neither works well.
• Racquet Sports has no problem differentiating forehands and backhands, but it's harder to gauge the power of the shot, and hitting the ball isn't as easy or intuitive as it should be.
• As a result, overly predictable long matches are common, and as players move on their own (how you hold the controller does have some effect on their speed when using advanced controls, but that's all), they're almost never out of position.
• It's not even possible to hit the ball out of play during a tennis or badminton match unless you hold down the prompt button to attempt a risky shot on advanced level.