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- Price: Free to try
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: January 04, 2006
- Total Downloads: 250,858
- Downloads last week: 73
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 179 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Virtual Pool 3 was released in 2000 to much acclaim and fan praise due to its realistic ball physics and comprehensive customization features. So how does it stack up after five years? It's still one of the best pool games available for the PC. The graphics and sound both seem outdated, but the controls are top-notch and the gameplay engaging. Unfortunately, a lack of online functionality and extremely limited game and table choices keep this quality sim among the four-star downloads.
Old-fashioned billiards enthusiasts be warned. This is not your great-great-grandfather's game of American four-ball. The only game available in the demo is a "Quick Play" version of "four-ball," which is actually nine-ball without balls four through eight. And while you can easily challenge a friend to a quick match, there's no computer opponent to provide us solitary folk with competition. As mentioned, the gameplay remains very solid. Everything from adding English to raising the cue butt is accomplished through simple and logical hot keys. Virtual Pool 3 rewards smooth strokes, which means that shooting the cueball via mousestroke feels very much like the real thing. Yet while the ability to change rail firmness, pocket size, and corner cut can add variety and difficulty to the gameplay, there's only so many games of four-ball most gamers will want to play.
Publisher's description
From Interplay Sports :Virtual Pool 3 allows you to take shots from any point of view you choose and offers full simulation of all physical action including friction, speed, collision, roll, cue, stick to ball interface, and computational ball tracking. Rack 'em up in 8 different pool rooms to test your skill with several realistic themes such as biker bar, garage, Malibu mansion, and more.
Start with $50 and a dream in Career Mode, challenging all comers at the local pool halls to earn enough stake money to take on one of the most well-known players in the WPBA, Jeanette Lee, at her beachside mansion. Online multiplayer games will be improved through a new dedicated Web site with features such as tournaments, worldwide ranking ladder, leagues, and spectator support.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 179 votes
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0 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Virtual Pool 3 demo 3.2.1.7
"On my top list of billiards games"
Pros: Great realism, great graphics, easy gameplay, and low enough requirements to play on my crap hold of a computer. It has a great realism system that also runs fast and smooth. No lagging on low system performance computers. I can't rate much as I have not bought the game, but from what I played in the dem (single-player 4-ball) it is fun and would expected (from what I've played) be amazing on the full version. Recommended.
Cons: The sound in this game is horrible. It randomly makes loud annoying sounds. Luckily that can altered with sound volume on your computer.
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12 out of 28 people found this review helpful
Version: Virtual Pool 3 demo 3.2.1.7
Pros: I really like this game.It's simple and has great gameplay.The graphics are nice and the backrounds are interesting.Try it man it's free.
Cons: Not much.The sound on this game needs some work.I'm not nearly as good as in real life.
I'm not being cute here, but I think gta san andreas has the best pool game I've ever played unfortunately it's not a pool game lol which means only 1 table.I wish someone would just copy them ,only a full fledged pool game.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Virtual Pool 3 demo 3.2.1.7
"Best Pool, Carom and Snooker sim ever with full realism."
Pros: Gameplay is fast and fluent, highly customizeable settings, has low hardware requirements, runs absolutely smooth and is so close to reality. So many game types to choose from, Snooker, 1Cushion, 3Cushion, 9Ball, Straight, 4 types of 8ball and many many more. Big, FREE online community on a very high standard, direct contact to the programmers, forums, daily online tournaments, world championships, etc. This is the game all real billiard players ever dreamed of.
Cons: In game sound... better put your fav CD in.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Virtual Pool 3 demo 3.2.1.7
"Almost better than the real thing!"
Pros: I have the Full game. Its very realistic, You could practice your real pool with this game, in terms of getting your angles and other aspects of playing pool right. The different types of challenges make it very interesting.
Cons: I can't think of any. Honest!
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Version: Virtual Pool 3 demo 3.2.1.7
"The best pool simulation ever"
Pros: It's not only a great way to improve your real life pool skills, you can play people from all over the world in daily tournaments on Gamespy.
Other than in most other poolgames you actually feel the shot. You stroke the mouse like you would stroke a cuestick and shoot in realtime, the speed of the ball reflected in the speed you move the mouse.
Cons: What I don't like.. not much.. just instead of a few hundred there should be thousands of pool players in the VP3 online community.
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