Controls guide

MATDRIVE is played with finger swipes, not buttons. It feels unfamiliar at first, but learn four moves and your rallies will start to flow.

1. Grab and pull back

Hold the right side of the screen to play a forehand, or the left side for a backhand. Pull down with your finger to get ready to swing. As the ball approaches, the timing circle appears.

2. Drive: push on the timing

Push up just as the timing circle shrinks and you hit a drive. The more precise your timing, the more likely you get a PERFECT and a better ball. At first, watch the circle all the way down and push slowly.

3. Chop and block

Sweep downward to put backspin on the ball with a chop. To handle a fast ball, tap the screen lightly for a block. If you use a defence racket, chops and blocks matter even more.

4. Hook: move your opponent around

Start in the upper half of the screen, pull all the way down, then push diagonally to add sidespin. The ball curves wide and pulls your opponent from side to side.

5. Choosing where the ball goes

The direction you pull decides the placement of your shot. Turn on "Aim marker" under Settings → Game to preview where the ball will go while you pull, which helps a lot in practice.

How to practise

In Practice mode a robot feeds you balls. You can train forehand, backhand, chop, smash and hook separately, so give each a try before you head into ranked matches.