87
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.2
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

The Press Says

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100
Entertainment Weekly
Best of all, a back-and-forth sweep of the mouse controls your cue stick, and the keyboard commands are as easy to master as a tap into the corner pocket. With its first-person perspective and true-to-life physics, Virtual Pool is one of the rare simulations that may actually improve your real game.
93
PC Gamer
Really, Virtual Pool is two programs in one: The first is a hit-and-miss multimedia shell, complete with a history of and tutorials in pool; the second is really the core of the product, a small but elegant game engine that so impressively and accurately models the physics of the game that you really do feel like you're playing. (--Matt Firme)
90
Joystick
La réalisation soignée et l'incroyable réalisme de ce billard le propulsent en tête des simulations existantes. Courez vite l'acheter !
89
PC Games (Germany)
Archer McLean's Pool war seinerzeit eine packende und realistische Billardsimulation, doch war es zum größten Teil so umständlich zu bedienen, daß sich nur eingefleischte Fans die Mühe machten, tiefer in das Spiel einzutauchen. Das ist nun vorbei.
80
All Game Guide
Although this game does have it's problems, it is definitely a keeper, and if you do play it like you should (no cheating) you will, like they say, improve your real game. I have. I still stink though...
80
High Score
Virtual Pool är en mycket bra biljardsimulator, men det enda man kan lära sig är regler och teori. För att bli trollkarl vid biljardbordet krävs det fortfarande ett äkta biljardbord Men som datorspel är det alldeles utmärkt.
79
PC Player (Germany)
Cool, dieses Pool. Die Idee, das emsige Billard-Treiben zu simulieren, ist so alt wie die Heimcomputer-Ära. Doch eine so geschliffene Mischung aus technischer Eleganz und hoher Spielbarkeit brachte bislang noch niemand zustande.


Our Users Say

Category Description MobyScore
AI How smart (or dumb) you perceive the game's artificial intelligence to be 3.3
Effectiveness How effective the educational game is when it comes to teaching (does the player actually learn anything, etc.) 3.2
Gameplay How well the game mechanics work (player controls, game action, interface, etc.) 3.7
Graphics The quality of the art, or the quality/speed of the drawing routines 3.2
Personal Slant How much you personally like the game, regardless of other attributes 3.3
Sound / Music The quality of the sound effects and/or music composition 2.5
Overall MobyScore (6 votes) 3.2


User Reviews

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