How to achieve this type of movement

[Apex]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2E9iSQfGdg

I'm making a game for iOS at the moment based on the original Tennis For Two game. Thing is, I'm having trouble finding which method of movement to use to make this. I was originally thinking of a bouncing effect to be able to replicate the bounces from invisible pads and the net/ground but then I felt that the gravity would be harder to replicate. I also thought that the platform movement may also be suitable for this as that can take in gravity and I could program in realistic bouncing.

Which would be best to approach this project with?

[JosephFTaylor]

Pinball movement? That might work.

[Reale]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2E9iSQfGdg

I'm making a game for iOS at the moment based on the original Tennis For Two game. Thing is, I'm having trouble finding which method of movement to use to make this. I was originally thinking of a bouncing effect to be able to replicate the bounces from invisible pads and the net/ground but then I felt that the gravity would be harder to replicate. I also thought that the platform movement may also be suitable for this as that can take in gravity and I could program in realistic bouncing.

Which would be best to approach this project with?

personally, i feel that you could try both methods in a few minutes... just throw out an active object make it look like a white pixel, throw down a black backdrop and try it as a bouncing ball... you could also try it as a Pinball movement... you could also replicate the tail effect too which would be nice.

[Apex]

Thanks guys. I didn't even think of the pinball movement. That's exactly what I need.

[JoKa]

Be careful, Pinball Movement has some bugs, I remember trouble with collisions sometimes. Not sure if there was a fix in the last MMF updates. It can be useful, though, depends on what you want to achieve.