For pool fanatics, there are a lot of additions that will probably help improve your game and keep you happy when you can't get out to the local pool hall (we'll cover the updates in a moment). The question comes down to this: Is the new version really worth buying? How you answer depends on how much you like pool and whether you own one of the first three games.
Virtual pool 3 series#
Amazingly, the series has always re-created the game of pool so well that your ability in real-life will probably carry over to the virtual game. The game has an extremely short learning curve. Using the mouse as the primary control device, you can position the cue at almost any angle, adjust your view of the game, and smack the cue ball into the field with very little effort. Granted, the original game was almost flawless in how it depicted billiards. Still, the actual gameplay remains almost completely unchanged.
Its more realistic graphics, short-but-helpful training videos, a nifty career mode, new multiplayer additions, and lots of other tweaks make it the best in the series thus far. Virtual Pool 3 is certainly an improvement over these previous releases. There have been two subsequent releases, including the compilation Virtual Pool Hall set, which was released in February of this year. The original was released a number of years ago now and was lauded by critics for capturing the essence of real pool and raising the bar for games of this type. The Virtual Pool series has always featured some of the best recreational sports games around.