Expert Pool screenshots

When the game starts up it expects the player to choose either the default character or create their own. All the menu screens are very dark in this game

This is the character configuration screen. The characters name is entered in the top right at this point

Having created or selected a character the game allows the player access to the main menu screen

The game has many customisable options from which location the match is played in, which set of rules, how many games per set and how many sets per match

Opponents can be chosen from preset players in three difficulty groups

After all that set up it's no surprise that the game has some more loading to do

The start of the game. This multi-directional purple arrow is how the game lets the player know that they can position the cue ball anywhere by holding the right mouse button

An in-game screen shot. Shots are taken by pulling back the mouse and rapidly moving it forward

The use of background characters is a nice touch

there is some in-game help text that explains the action keys but

The player's point of view is linked to the mouse movement so it is easy to follow the action. An option when the game starts allows for perspective correction, not used in these screen shots