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Game Information
- Platform: Windows Vista / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP / 95
- PEGI Rating: Ages 3 and Over
- Media: CD-ROM
Technical Details
- 10 different locations including the Bar, Diner, Alleyway and Rooftop!
- 1 or 2 player games (play against the computer or a friend)
- Tournament mode--compete in a series of three frame matches
- Stunning 3D graphics
- Save game option
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Chalk your virtual cue and get ready to play Snooker! Play against a range of computerised players or against a friend in a variety of locations. Includes Tournament mode, can you stay cool under pressure and beat a series of opponents one after the other to become the tournament champion?
The tension mounts and the captive audience watches on in silence, steady your aim, the reds are all potted, just the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black to go for you to be crowned champion!
Product Description
Chalk your virtual cue and get ready to play Snooker! Play against a range of computerised players or against a friend in a variety of locations. Includes Tournament mode, can you stay cool under pressure and beat a series of opponents one after the other to become the tournament champion?
The tension mounts and the captive audience watches on in silence, steady your aim, the reds are all potted, just the yellow, green, brown, blue, pink and black to go for you to be crowned champion!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I found this game addictive and have played it almost every day since (on Windows XP).
There is no instructions on how to play - the pace of the shot is judged by how long the left mouse key is held down, then let go to hit the cue ball. In the 'Options' menu it is best to leave the targeting trail on - this lines up a series of balls between cue ball, object ball and the pocket enabling easy judgement of the potting angle with positioning of the mouse. Holding down the CTRL key enables you to adjust where to hit the cue ball, although long pots are best played plain ball as using screw or follow through diminishes accuracy, and side is more difficult to use than on a real snooker table.
Although you can play against another person, I normally play against the computer - which has a sliding bar to vary the computer's skill. Setting this slider to 'low' - the computer can hardly pot a ball, but on 'high' it will pot just about anything, shots which a human would find risky or refuse altogether. Initially on the 'high' mode I was always beaten heavily but on this game you have to change your style of play to win. The normal method of safety play - clip the reds and into the baulk area doesn't work as if there is a ball on, no matter how difficult the pot is, the computer will get it. I instead use 'containing safety' i.e nestle the cue ball into the pack, letting the computer break the reds open, and try to pot virtually every ball as it is difficult to get a ball safe.
Problems with this game are that unless you have 140 or more it is over on the pink, and sometimes it is not possible to see e.g a pocket when aiming for a double, or if the next red will pass another ball into a pocket.
With practise it is possible to clear the table regularly, my highest is 138 twice - 15 reds, 14 blacks, 1 blue & the colours - would be 145 but the computer ends the game on the pink if the maximum is not on. I'm no professional either, not having played for two years, although I've been a pool league player who won more than half my games, but my highest break on a full size snooker table was 25.
There is no instructions on how to play - the pace of the shot is judged by how long the left mouse key is held down, then let go to hit the cue ball. In the 'Options' menu it is best to leave the targeting trail on - this lines up a series of balls between cue ball, object ball and the pocket enabling easy judgement of the potting angle with positioning of the mouse. Holding down the CTRL key enables you to adjust where to hit the cue ball, although long pots are best played plain ball as using screw or follow through diminishes accuracy, and side is more difficult to use than on a real snooker table.
Although you can play against another person, I normally play against the computer - which has a sliding bar to vary the computer's skill. Setting this slider to 'low' - the computer can hardly pot a ball, but on 'high' it will pot just about anything, shots which a human would find risky or refuse altogether. Initially on the 'high' mode I was always beaten heavily but on this game you have to change your style of play to win. The normal method of safety play - clip the reds and into the baulk area doesn't work as if there is a ball on, no matter how difficult the pot is, the computer will get it. I instead use 'containing safety' i.e nestle the cue ball into the pack, letting the computer break the reds open, and try to pot virtually every ball as it is difficult to get a ball safe.
Problems with this game are that unless you have 140 or more it is over on the pink, and sometimes it is not possible to see e.g a pocket when aiming for a double, or if the next red will pass another ball into a pocket.
With practise it is possible to clear the table regularly, my highest is 138 twice - 15 reds, 14 blacks, 1 blue & the colours - would be 145 but the computer ends the game on the pink if the maximum is not on. I'm no professional either, not having played for two years, although I've been a pool league player who won more than half my games, but my highest break on a full size snooker table was 25.
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Fun:
Very easy to understand and to play, the background music though is very annoying so I have the sound turned off. It is good not to have to put the disc in every time the game is played.
Julie
Julie
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
changed pc so bought this to run on vista but not a comparison to jimmy white avarage although purchase had no problems.
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