Post by: gust0208 on January 26, 2007, 03:06:58 PM
I am wildly addicted to Tennis on Wii Sports, but I have been pretty so-so on my net volleying skills so far. Does anyone have any tips on the correct swing / arm movement to maximize my shots? So.... addictive....
Post by: ShyGuy on January 26, 2007, 03:08:41 PM
Post by: Mario on January 26, 2007, 03:10:54 PM
Post by: gust0208 on January 26, 2007, 03:11:39 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volley_%28tennis%29
Just can't stop playing Tennis, the pros are suprisingly difficult!
Post by: ShyGuy on January 26, 2007, 03:28:45 PM
Post by: Mario on January 26, 2007, 03:53:48 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on January 26, 2007, 04:08:14 PM
Post by: Edfishy on January 26, 2007, 04:39:44 PM
The direction you swing the Wiimote really does matter, going from low to high on a swing will give the ball some altitude once its been hit, and just oppositely going from high to low will typically cause the ball to either hit the net, or skim right over its surface. This it particularly useful when you're the guy close to the net, as it'll allow you to spike the ball right over the net.
The angle of the Wiimote appears to have an effect on the ball's overall direction when its been hit. Keep the buttons facing up, and the ball will be inclined to go forward. Tilt the Wiimote clockwise, so the buttons are facing the right, and the ball will fly(quite sharply, depending on your angle) in the opposite direction. So if you tilt to the right, it'll fly left, tilt to the left, it'll fly right, etc.
Be sure to be swinging in the appropriate direction when the ball has reached you, if you do a left swing while the ball is coming from your left, you're unlikely to get a succesful hit.
I really wish Nintendo had some more four player games like Tennis on Wii Sports, it's been a great deal of fun for me and my siblings. Good luck!
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on January 26, 2007, 04:57:41 PM
Oh I I think my record on Target practice is around 22-25 or something like that.
We really should start a Wii Sports Score thread. Bring some competition into the forums. It would be a reason to continue increasing my point score in Wii Sports.
Post by: Artimus on January 26, 2007, 04:59:46 PM
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Originally posted by: Edfishy
I've only played for a few days, but as far as I can tell Nintendo seems to have done a bangup job on giving the Tennis game some depth.
The direction you swing the Wiimote really does matter, going from low to high on a swing will give the ball some altitude once its been hit, and just oppositely going from high to low will typically cause the ball to either hit the net, or skim right over its surface. This it particularly useful when you're the guy close to the net, as it'll allow you to spike the ball right over the net.
The angle of the Wiimote appears to have an effect on the ball's overall direction when its been hit. Keep the buttons facing up, and the ball will be inclined to go forward. Tilt the Wiimote clockwise, so the buttons are facing the right, and the ball will fly(quite sharply, depending on your angle) in the opposite direction. So if you tilt to the right, it'll fly left, tilt to the left, it'll fly right, etc.
Be sure to be swinging in the appropriate direction when the ball has reached you, if you do a left swing while the ball is coming from your left, you're unlikely to get a succesful hit.
I really wish Nintendo had some more four player games like Tennis on Wii Sports, it's been a great deal of fun for me and my siblings. Good luck!
Direction is controlled by when you hit the ball (just like baseball). When doing a right-handed forehand the earlier the further to the left and the later the further to the right. For a backhand it's reverse. For left handers it's reversed again.
Post by: Edfishy on January 26, 2007, 05:04:21 PM
Post by: Edfishy on January 26, 2007, 05:08:04 PM
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Originally posted by: ArtimusQuote
Originally posted by: Edfishy
I've only played for a few days, but as far as I can tell Nintendo seems to have done a bangup job on giving the Tennis game some depth.
The direction you swing the Wiimote really does matter, going from low to high on a swing will give the ball some altitude once its been hit, and just oppositely going from high to low will typically cause the ball to either hit the net, or skim right over its surface. This it particularly useful when you're the guy close to the net, as it'll allow you to spike the ball right over the net.
The angle of the Wiimote appears to have an effect on the ball's overall direction when its been hit. Keep the buttons facing up, and the ball will be inclined to go forward. Tilt the Wiimote clockwise, so the buttons are facing the right, and the ball will fly(quite sharply, depending on your angle) in the opposite direction. So if you tilt to the right, it'll fly left, tilt to the left, it'll fly right, etc.
Be sure to be swinging in the appropriate direction when the ball has reached you, if you do a left swing while the ball is coming from your left, you're unlikely to get a succesful hit.
I really wish Nintendo had some more four player games like Tennis on Wii Sports, it's been a great deal of fun for me and my siblings. Good luck!
Direction is controlled by when you hit the ball (just like baseball). When doing a right-handed forehand the earlier the further to the left and the later the further to the right. For a backhand it's reverse. For left handers it's reversed again.
Ahhhh, that makes a lot of sense, I just realized that we typically do backhanded swings. Thanks Artimus.
Post by: Smoke39 on January 26, 2007, 06:24:38 PM
Post by: Edfishy on January 26, 2007, 06:50:58 PM
In part though, I must agree, witholding gameplay information seems a little backwards to me. Maybe Nintendo knows something that every other game developer doesn't, who knows.
Post by: IceCold on January 26, 2007, 07:40:46 PM
QuoteYou really DO suck at all games.
Originally posted by: Smoke39
I couldn't figure out how to control the ball at all in tennis. It'd be nice if the training minigames gave you more info than just "KEEP THE BALL IN THE COURT."
Post by: KDR_11k on January 26, 2007, 08:24:56 PM
The manual could also be more complete, noone of us knew what the "ball" error meant in baseball until we had an American explain it to us.
Post by: Smoke39 on January 26, 2007, 09:00:04 PM
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Originally posted by: Edfishy
That's part of the beauty though, you can start the game easily without any idea of the depth, and later on through gameplay catch on to little tricks, etc.
In part though, I must agree, witholding gameplay information seems a little backwards to me. Maybe Nintendo knows something that every other game developer doesn't, who knows.
I have no problem with the "easy to play, difficult to master" concept. But I was playing round after round in the first training minigame, hitting almost every ball out of the court and having no idea what I was doing wrong. I somehow fared slightly better when I played a few actual games against the computer, but I was still hitting plenty out of the court, unless I was playing the net. The baseball training at least tells you when you swing too early or too late (which I always overcompensate for).
IceCold: I'm even worse at sports than I am at video games.
Post by: vudu on January 27, 2007, 02:26:20 AM
QuoteNintendo probably assumed everyone was at least familiar with the sport. I sure wouldn't play a cricket game unless I knew what the hell to do with that big flat bat.
Originally posted by: KDR_11k
The manual could also be more complete, noone of us knew what the "ball" error meant in baseball until we had an American explain it to us.
Post by: KDR_11k on January 27, 2007, 06:36:54 AM
Oh that's easy, you hit zombies in the head with it.
We played baseball because it's included in the game. Noone watches or plays actual baseball in this country.
Post by: couchmonkey on January 29, 2007, 03:13:39 AM
My tips for tennis:
- try some underhand swings, they seem to give me a bit more control
- work on your timing: there are a lot of different points at which you can hit the ball, and if you're always swinging at the same time, you're probably getting heavily-angled shots.
I haven't really had any problems with volleying, I usually just throw it in once in a while to keep the other player on their toes. I just tend to smash it hard overhand every time.
Post by: KDR_11k on January 29, 2007, 03:56:44 AM
When your opponent throws to the left or right don't swing your bat at all. It sometimes triggers on curve/screwballs and splitters but not 100% of the time I think.
Post by: vudu on January 29, 2007, 06:37:07 AM
I don't think the CPU ever throws balls at the lower difficulty levels. I'm only around 600 skill level in baseball so I don't know if they will once you start approaching pro level.
