http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-UwvpKAUOI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r66sRDDOKjU

- drop return the smash ( my most favorite)if the birdie is not too close or too far from the receiver.
- make the opponent run across the court and fall down to receive a certain shot
- fake jump smash ( jump and drop)
- hit the birdie toward the opponent
- dive to take the shuttlecock and surprisingly drop he birdie near the net.

The direction control of the shot is easy. I myself find that it is harder to control the direction of the tennis ball in Wii-tennis than in this badminton game.

I recommend

1. Beginners should use any large(L-type) players to play so the available smash time is longer and easier.

2. Use the combination of “Shadow position” of the birdie and the height of
birdie to control the height of the birdie after returned. With this technique, one will even know when to dive backward to receive the birdie when the birdie is hit pass the player. I hope “Hudson” add this 2nd suggestion in the game.

3. Practice countering the jump smash shot. In Deca badminton it is possible to effectively counter smash by the drop return the shot near the net.It is so fun that when one manages to do that. People who play the hard mode will see that the AI computer likes to do this when the smash from the person player is initiated.One should start swing right after the opponent’s smash sound is heard. If it is a lighter smash or a hard smash from the way back side of the court then the swing can be further lagging behind than the smash sound and this will results in the drop shot that is so devastating because the angle of the drop can be very wide.

4. Return with an underhand clear seems to be open an easy chance for the opponent to smash back so one has to be very careful when do that
The clear has to be strong and the direction is either very far or directly straight behind opponent. Even the hard-mode AI won’t able to jump smash.
It is important to practice the lift because my niece keeps using the drop shot to force the lift from my side and it is not too repetitive if one do this so the other side should learn how to counter this

There are two elements that the game can not simulate the real plays found in badminton which are 1. to smash the birdie long to the back court. It can only smash down to the middle of the court length but it is fine for me because this opens an easier chance to drop return the smash 2. It can not effectively do the clear to the back side of the opponent’s court if the receiver stands way back. Again, this issue is also fine for me because the speed of the character has to be increased and might ruin the balance of the game