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By Elias Dounis on April 6th, 2004
Genre: Sports Simulation
Developer: Awesome Studios
Publisher: Ignition Entertainment
# of Players: 1 - 2
ERSB: Everyone
Released On: Q3 2004
MSRP: N/A
Also On: PC
Website: http://www.ignitionusa.com/products_pool_pc.htm Going to the billiards has been a pastime for many persons around the world for many, many, many years. Because of this, it seemed understandable to mimic the sport of Pool digitally with videogames, whether it’s on a home console, PC, handheld, or a Megatouch game machine at your local café or bar. In order to make a successful and entertaining Pool videogame, one cannot just deliver accurate Pool physics and whatnot. One must deliver both accurate physics coupled along with entertaining gimmicks in order to grasp a gamer’s attention. The latest title in Archer Maclean’s series, Pool Paradise is set just to do that.
Pool Paradise is a game of billiards meant to enthrall gamers like no other game like it ever has. The game takes all that is great about the game of Pool, thanks to lifelike game physics, and throws it into a tropical environment where players are thrown onto a South Pacific Desert Island penniless. In order to make some cash, players will have to cruise around the island, exploring many its scattered huts, challenging opponents in games of Pool. In addition to that, an array of mini-games will be at player’s fingertips in order to pass time on the island; an island which is beautifully rendered in accordance to any standard many gamers may hold. Pool Paradise Features:
30 unique computer characters, including special guest appearances
Unique and highly detailed hands that express feelings by their ‘gestures’
11 different main rule types (including 6/8/9/10 ball, 14:1 rotation, Killer and more)
5 modes of play: Practice, Championship, Tournament, Trick-Shot and additional Sub-games
10 different tournament ladders
10 different table sizes and shapes, both indoors and out on the beach
8 camera modes from close-in chase-cam, to static overheard
Analog cueing using the controller
Play Dropzone arcade game in beach hut, Darts on the beach. Blast coconuts with a loose canon throw pool balls up a Skeeball ramp round the back of the hut
Beach shop to purchase to purchase game aids or unusual items to customize your play experience
Hidden features to be discovered
Rewards for high achievers
It’s not all over if you lose everything – there’s a Loan Shark to lend you more cash – or bite your head off
Full animated island. Watch the waves roll in and the palm trees swaying in the breeze
Day and night lighting cycle. As the sun sets, the moon rises
Single load game – no more annoying waits between levels
Specially commissioned ambient music to accompany your Pool Paradise experience Pool Paradise is set to grace the GameCube within the next couple of weeks. As the first Pool title for the Nintendo GameCube, Pool Paradise is likely to be the console’s best, if not one of the best in the genre’s history. The amount of features the game includes makes Pool Paradise appealing enough that even those with the least interest in the sport may find something to enjoy in Pool Paradise.
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