Product Information
Featuring realistic pool angles and physics, Virtual Pool is usable as not only a game, but as a teaching tool for novice players. Outlined further in the manual, players are able to learn and master ball throwing, spin transfers, carom shots, bank shots, and spinning English shots.<br><br>Played from a 360-degree rotational 3D viewpoint, Virtual Pool gives players the ability to walk around the table to check out their next shot and take a closer look at ball positions. You can zoom around the table, look left or right, and even check out an overhead view from above, something unavailable in a real pool game. Once the cue ball is lined up in accordance with the wanted shot, fire away!<br><br>Virtual Pool features a few different pool games including 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Straight Pool, and Rotation. Each game features realistically designed ruling systems and objectives: the objective of 8-Ball is to sink seven striped or solid balls and then the eight ball; 9-Ball has players sinking the lowest numbered ball; Straight Pool is a points based game; and Rotation crowns the winner at 61 points. Fouls result in disqualifications, lost turns, and the deduction of points.<br><br>World Champion pool player "Machine Gun" Lou Butera offers his skills and techniques to make you a better pool player! He offers random tips including how to hold the cue stick, how much spin to use on a shot, and other general knowledge facts. Butera will also teach players over 30 famous trick shots designed to impress your friends.Product Identifiers
PublisherInterplay
MPN040421131204
UPC0040421131204
eBay Product ID (ePID)170318478
Product Key Features
RatingE-Everyone
GenreSports
Video Game SeriesVirtual Pool Series
PlatformPC
Game NameVirtual Pool [Dos]
Additional Product Features
Release Year1995
Number of Players1-2
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Control ElementsTrackball, Mouse, Keyboard