Pure Pool Hands-On Impressions

[Braves22]

They need called pockets at least for the 8 or 9 if nothing else also I don't like the fact that if you make an opponents ball it's a ball in hand foul regardless if it was a legal shot

[Pappy Knuckles]

I've been doing the 9-ball pro career and I'm stuck on Madison again lol. The shortened bar on this difficulty feels pretty realistic. I'm shooting like I do when I play pool at the bar or something, I've definitely come down to earth a little bit. Hopefully I can complete it, though.

I wish that there was a way to set up balls and practice shots. I'm horrible at rail shots and it kills me seeing the computer drain them with ease. If I could even get 50% better at them, it would improve my results a lot.

[Braves22]

Ugh....finally made 8 ball on the break against someone online, automatic loss for me. 8 ball should be a win

[ajs41072]

I saw this mentioned earlier, but called pockets on a shot at the 8 ball is needed.


Online quick games would be better if it were a series, like 4 out of 7, 5 out of 9. You just keep offering up rematches, but i'd like a finite number to play for to try win the series.


Also, what's the advantage of using a different cue? Does the yellow aiming line appear longer? It seems to show up offline, but not as much when I play online.

[jyoung]

The differences between cues and tables are just cosmetic. They have no impact on performance.

Instead of stepping away from the table and walking around to line up long shots, I recommend just holding square to stand up. It's much easier to keep your target spot in mind, that way. I also find the "Master" aim icon to be a little easier to shoot with than the "Pro" icon, so try that out if you've been playing on "Pro."

[ajs41072]

Played online 9 ball tonight. Third game. I sink the 9 ball and win. Lead the series 2-1. An error screen comes up saying the data is corrupt. The game closes and I get back to the home screen. I launch the game. Again, data is corrupt. I click ok, it asks if I want to play the tutorial, as if I first played the game. It wiped all the career matches I played, but thankfully not the online matches, as I still had level 13, though it didn't count the three games of 9 ball because I got to level 14 after game one. Strange.

[Motown]

Is there anyway to move the pool cue around the the cue ball, other than direct center? thanks

[jyoung]

The left joystick moves the cue stick angle up/down.

The face buttons let you move the cue stick left/right to create ball spin.

There is no way to generate a jump shot, unfortunately.