Virtual Pool is a simulator developed by Celeris, released 31 December 1995 on PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Virtual Pool is
Virtual Pool is a simulator game developed by Celeris and released in 1995. It was published by Interplay Productions. It is available on PlayStation, DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Virtual Pool is the definitive pool simulation game that actually teaches novice players how to play and even promises to improve the game of the pool shark. Developed by a team of physicists and professional pool players, Virtual Pool brings the game to life with the highest degree of accuracy. Balls roll, skid, collide and move on a fully rendered 3D controlled pool table that mirrors reality. Virtual Pool has revolutionary features that allow players to actually 'walk' around the table to check out their next shot, take a closer look, back away, look left or right and then line-up the shot like they would in a real game with a real table. This title also allows players to take an…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Local play supports 2 players.
How it was received
Virtual Pool holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 34% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 1995 averaged 66, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Virtual Pool launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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