Pool‪!‬ 4+

Only problems I’ve seen are:
1. In playeer vs computer, (both US and UK 8 ball) if the computer sinks the 1st ball, it is selected as the balls it represents (IE: same color in UK version) but if the player against the computer sinks the 1st ball, it does NOT get selected as the balls to be played. If the player misses the next shot and the computer’s next turn sinks one, that becomes the computers series of balls to sink, even if the computer now gets the same series as the player’s 1st pocket sink..

2, Sometimes it is if the angles the computer shows as lines are off by a bit and suddenly even close shots using the reference lines miss their target. Seems to happen to both the player and computer for the same series of shots! (Like an algorithm glitches!)

3. The game's UK version of 8 BAll uses the standard size US balls and pockets. The UK real game uses different sized cue ball and more angular poclets. That woulod make it much more challenging when swapping between games. (I know it would be a lot of work, but it would sure make the game more realistic and a better “treining tool”)

Just got through with my first full game. The graphics and the physics are very good! No help, and no score keeping, but it’s 8 Ball. The table tells it all. In 8 Ball, the player to get the first ball in determines stripes or solids. If you drop a striped ball, you are stripes. If you drop a solid ball, you are solids. If the computer drops one first, whatever he got, you are the opposite. On your turn, you must hit one of your balls first, but you can choose any ball to get in the pocket. Once all your balls are cleared, you must then make the 8 ball. You’ll have to call your pocket for the 8 ball.

A lot of people in different regions play 8 Ball a little differently, but the differences are usually minor rule changes. For that reason, my short appraisal may have missed a rule or two. But all in all, it plays well.

Use your right mouse button held down to adjust your aim. Aim can be fine tuned by the clockwise and counter-clockwise arrow buttons. Adjust the power with the meter on both the left and right. Shoot by pressing the Shoot button. Enjoy!

This game plays very realistic. I don't know what game one of the other reviewers was playing when they said the "AI" (computer) cheats by takeing extra turns and not giving them the correct number of shots? I think they don't know how to play pool because this game was spot-on! When I played, I broke and didn't get balls in, so during the AI's turn they got a "solid" in and shot again but missed. They did not take any extra turns. Next during my turn, I shot at one of my "strips" and got it in, then shot again and missed. Then the AI shot but didn't have anything good to hit and missed, then it was my turn … etc. Both my shots and the AI's shots were VERY REALISTIC. And the ball banking, angling, rolling and striking were VERY REALISTIC. I have played "8-ball, last pocket" pool for a long, long time, and when I played this game - it made me feel just like I was in a pool hall playing a real game. Excellent!!!