Real Pool screenshots

The game's title screen. This follows the usual company logos, there's no animated introduction to this game.

The way the player's name is entered is a bit different. They must pot the ball with the appropriate letter / number

This is the main menu There are four different game modes. Carom, Pocket and Puzzle each lead to a screen with multiple game choices

There are five game options in the Carom game mode together with a practice mode

Game configuration for a Four Ball game of Carom The default setting is player vs Computer. A similar screen is used in the Pocket game mode

The player can change alter the viewpoint by raising and lowering the camera angle and they can zoom in / out. However when a shot is being planned the game uses this standard viewpoint

The player can change alter the viewpoint by raising and lowering the camera angle and they can zoom in / out. This is as far out as they can get

Here a point has been scored in a game of Four Ball Carom The power bar is controlled by the R1/R2 buttons. The right joystick aims the shot.

The game's pause menu

There are eight variations of the game in Pocket game mode

The start of a Basic game of Pocket Pool. The player gets to place the cue ball. The purple arrows show that it can be moved in any direction. It is positioned with the right joystick

The player can change alter the viewpoint by raising and lowering the camera angle and they can zoom in / out. However when a shot is being planned the game uses a standard viewpoint

When a ball is pocketed the game shows which ball it was and then shows another message as the points increase

The end of a game of Basic Pocket Pool

The start of a Tournament Each match is against a different AI player and has a different format

The game's camera sometimes shows some odd angles. Here it's right behind the AI player's cue

It's not been obvious in previous screenshots but the game always shows a guideline when it's the gamer's turn. However it's of limited use.

This is Anne, the second player in the tournament

Ann started the second round of the tournament by potting two balls at once. She then went on to win the match in her first visit to the table.

This screen is shown as the player enters Puzzle mode

The Puzzle mode menu

Puzzle 12 It's a little fuzzy but the purple arrows show that the player can position the cue ball wherever they wish at the start

A good start to solving the puzzle, one shot taken and one ball potted

One of the in-game help screens

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PlayStation 2 screenshots