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Pool Paradise
PAL region cover art for GameCube
Developer(s)Awesome Developments
Publisher(s)Ignition Entertainment
Platform(s)GameCube, PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseGameCube
PlayStation 2 & Windows
Pool Paradise:
International Edition

PlayStation 2
Genre(s)Sports
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer (2 players)

Pool Paradise is a multi-platform pocket billiards video game.

Overview

Archer Maclean's Pool Paradise, or simply Pool Paradise, was released March 15, 2004 in Europe and on June 30, 2004 in North America for the GameCube. It was released April 2, 2004 in Europe and July 13, 2004 in North America on PC and PlayStation 2. It was also slated for release in Xbox format, but was canceled.[1]

The player controls a virtual pool player at a beach resort, who has to work his way up the tournament ladder in order to unlock features and complete the game.

Features

The game's features, according to Booners Interactive[2] include 30 unique computer characters, with highly detailed hands, on an animated island with day and night cycles, and 8 virtual camera modes; 11 different game types and 5 modes of play, with 10 different tournament ladders, and 10 table sizes and shapes; and analog cueing, using a gamepad or a mouse. "Hidden features" throughout the game were also alluded to.[clarification needed]

International Edition

The original game was re-released in 2006 under the new title Pool Paradise: International Edition, only in Europe for the PlayStation 2.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pool Paradise Info". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2006-07-20.
  2. ^ "Pool Paradise Company Line". GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-07-20.
  3. ^ "Pool Paradise: International Edition". GameSpot. Retrieved 2006-07-22.

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