Actua Pool (PC)

Actua Pool is a computer pool simulation. No more, no less. (No not a swimming pool…) Take your cue and chalk, and head on over to one of several nicely rendered backgrounds. Following a video sequence that really does look dated we have the options screen, which lets us visit the “Pool School” (where the players take the shots so quickly you can hardly see them!!), see the rules of the various types of pool (I had honestly never realised there were this many!), set up the aesthetics, or of course play the game itself. There are several different game types to choose from, including a simple match between two players (or more than 2, depending on ...

i bought this because someone recommended it to me - as finally a good pool game for the PC. i however strongly disagree, i is possibly slightly better than the rest but still not very realistic with poor graphics. the only thing going for the programme is that the controls and programme in general is easy to use. i however recommend that it is not a good buy - i can not find an alternative but i would wait a while before you buy a computer simulated pool programme!!!!! - perhaps then one might come out which is realstic ...

Without knowing much about computer pool, I stumbled into buying this game. I didn't know about this site when I first bought it. How wrong I was. The game's graphic's awkward gameplay and narrow options make this game 'actua'lly boring. The two player option is almost non-existent, but this is not much better than the single player mode. Seeing as the game is not particularly new, the writing mustn't have taken very long and the research was rudimentary, the price was far too high. It would have been alright if it had been a download, but as a highly priced full game it is frankly pathetic. DO NOT BUY. ...