World Championship Snooker (PS)

This game is probably the only reason I still own a Playstation. I bought it years and years ago when I was at uni and it turned into a classic student game for me and some friends! The Concept ----------------- Well it is a snooker simulation. Simple as that. It gives you various tournament options and allows you to take a player through a career. The Graphics ----------------- The graphics are quite good for a Playstation game, sure the player models are a little androgenous and largely differentiated by the colour of their shirts and hair, but lets face it - who buys a snooker game for the quality of the player ...  Read the complete review

Indeed I do, for I have been playing this game for too long. It may seem like an older game now, but it's just been re-released on the Bestsellers label for £10. And I suggest you buy it. Here's why... Have you ever tried playing snooker? And then have you watched the boys at the Crucible, and weapt at your poor snooker skills? Well wipe your eyes, because now you can play just as well as the Rocket or the Exocet. And I disagree with the last review of this game, saying that snooker is dull to watch. Yes, it's slow, but it's interesting to see the tactics being used, and the skills on show. And with this game, you can emulate those skills. ...  Read the complete review

Snooker is without a doubt one of the most boring sports on television. This situation is not helped by the commentators who could make England beating Germany for the World Cup in a thrilling penalty shoot-out frequently interrupted by shootings, streakers and parachutists as dull as Watercolour Challenge. It is also very tedious to actually play. It's okay as long as you are either playing against a complete amateur, barely able to hold the cue but when you play against a pro capable of 147 breaks you know you'd better get a comfortable chair ready. World Championship Snooker does not attempt to alleviate the boredom of snooker but somehow makes it more ...  Read the complete review