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World Championship Pool 2004 (Playstation 2)

Here is the pool sim for both die-hard pool fans and the casual pool-hall players. In venues both real and fictitious, play to unlock fun tables, unique ball sets and world-class pool cues. 100% real physics and a dynamic camera system give World Championship Pool TV-style coverage complete with famous commentators. 6 Modes of Play: 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Career Mode, Snooker, Trick Shots and Bonus Games like Countdown, Target Table, Minefield, plus more! [Jaleco]

Jaleco Entertainment
Sports, Pool
Players: 2
E (Everyone)
Developer: Blade Interactive Studios
Released April 23, 2004

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

60 / 100

Critic Reviews

71 GameSpot
One of the better billiards outings released for consoles in quite a long time.
60 PSM Magazine
The custom characters and supposedly unique environments offer too little variety, and the commentary ranges from cheesy-bad to flat-out useless. Thankfully, it's still a good, if uninspired, pool sim at its core. [Mar 2004, p.38]
55 GameZone
Online play is restricted, the gameplay is slow, the AI is unbalanced, and the camera isn't as smooth or as "dynamic" as in Monkey Ball.
40 Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
It may capture your attention for about one game of 9-ball or doing some trick shots, but career mode will bore the balls out of you. [Jan 2004, p.133]

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