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Review #8013 Break In Point me in the right direction coach PCE 1989 Naxat Soft Sports Sports › Pool H 26 / 100 Horrible Screenshot used for review/reference purposes. 0 / 5 Gameplay I cannot make a single shot. The only way I can knock something in is to be perfectly aligned or to randomly pocket a ricochet. Even if I line up a shot perfectly the ball doesn't go where I want it to go. You aim by placing a shadow ball as your target spot. I really like this mechanic, but again it doesn't work well. It seems to be tied to where you hit it on the power meter. The meter shows your stick moving toward and away from ball and sometimes shows a sweet spot indicator. If you stop it right on that spot, which is nearly full strength, the ball goes where you told it to, but everywhere else is a cra...

Review #6820 Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker MD PAL 1994 Virgin Sports Sports › Pool H 33 / 100 Horrible Screenshot used for review/reference purposes. 2 / 5 Gameplay Easily the best and deepest simulation of a pool table in a 16-bit title. Clearly made for a PC, but with a whole bunch of button presses you can carefully and methodically adjust the angle, spin, fade, and power of each shot 1 / 5 Level Design Only one mode - and it's snooker. I mean, I get it, that's what the game is called, but you couldn't throw in a regualr 8 or 9Ball game? Sheesh 2 / 5 Theme Haha I love that you can choose between four opponents - Tom, Dick, Harry...and Jimmy. 3 / 5 Art Style Visua...

Review #6035 Kiss Shot Now think... MD 1992 Sega Sports Sports › Pool X 23 / 100 You've been warned Screenshot used for review/reference purposes. 1 / 5 Gameplay A Side Pocket clone but with even less precision when aiming your shot. It helps you choose your next target and you can adjust the aim slightly by putting left or right spin on the ball but it's an inexact science. Even the physics don't seem right since balls comes to a complete stop after they hit another one, even at an angle. Just feels off. Still, the game plays quickly and it's a total trainwreck. But not something I'd sink any time into. 1 / 5 Level Design Only two modes (9Ball and Boulard) and no one-player only mode in 9Ball. It's always against a computer or anoth...

Review #4513 Side Pocket Good luck. Emphasis on luck Genesis 1992 Data East Sports Sports › Pool H 30 / 100 Horrible Screenshot used for review/reference purposes. 1 / 5 Gameplay Simple compared to Championship Pool. This is an arcade game to CP's simulation. A fair amount of randomness. I used save states and swear I hit the same shot but it bounces differently. 2 / 5 Level Design Only a couple of modes. 1P Pocket Game and a Trick Game. Puts you through a series of challenges rather than a competitive game. Interesting 2 / 5 Theme It's a pool game. Pool doesn't make a good video game. Drawings of pretty girls introduce each stage. It's not quite Bubble Babes but also not too far off. 2 / 5...

Review #4357 Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend Demo mode only Genesis 1995 Data East Sports Sports › Pool H 26 / 100 Horrible Screenshot used for review/reference purposes. 1 / 5 Gameplay Even on Easy the computer does not miss. It also takes 10-30 seconds to think about what shoot to take which slows the game down a ton. So yeah, most games are you shooting once and then watching for 8 minutes while the computer clears the table. Yeah no thanks. No way to make the game easier. You just get your cursor and had better be a billiards savant. 1 / 5 Level Design No freeplay option. You always have to play against another player. 3 / 5 Theme Your opponent constantly talks to you between shots. You see their avatar and slash a little ani...

Review #4100 Championship Pool Smashing balls together: the simulator Genesis 1993 Mindscape Sports Sports › Pool X 23 / 100 You've been warned Screenshot used for review/reference purposes. 1 / 5 Gameplay What a simulation! You can get real precise with the angle, placement, spin, and power on your shot. There's even some randomness given how much power you use. They did the best they could with the technical limitations, especially the limited screen resolution. Impressive stuff. Except the fact that everything is buried on the pause screen. But is it any fun? Well, not really. The precision is impressive but also stupidly unforgiving. The only way to ever make a shot is to turn on easy mode which shows the exact path of the ball you're aiming at which eliminates nearly all drama....

Review #491 Side Pocket Good luck. Emphasis on luck SNES 1993 Data East Sports Sports › Pool H 30 / 100 Horrible Screenshot used for review/reference purposes. 1 / 5 Gameplay Simple compared to Championship Pool. This is an arcade game to CP's simulation. Use R and L to pick an angle. 264 possible angles plus a 3x3 grid for picking the English you want to put on it. A fair amount of randomness. I used save states and swear I hit the same shot but it bounces differently. 2 / 5 Level Design Only a couple of modes. 1P Pocket Game and a Trick Game. Puts you through a series of challenges rather than a competitive game. Interesting 2 / 5 Theme It's a pool game. Pool doesn't make a good video game. Drawings of pretty...

Review #101 Championship Pool Smashing balls together: the simulator SNES 1993 Mindscape Sports Sports › Pool H 25 / 100 Horrible Screenshot used for review/reference purposes. 1 / 5 Gameplay What a simulation! You can get real precise with the angle, placement, spin, and power on your shot. There's even some randomness given how much power you use. They did the best they could with the technical limitations, especially the limited screen resolution. Impressive stuff. Except the fact that everything is buried on the pause screen. But is it any fun? Well, not really. The precision is impressive but also stupidly unforgiving. The only way to ever make a shot is to turn on easy mode which shows the exact path of the ball you're aiming at which eliminates nearly all drama. I say nearly all b...