You'll find them in the dimly lit back rooms of pool halls and run down bars while moving from joint to joint and keeping a low profile. They're huslers-some of the best pool players in the world, but they'll never see the tournament circuit. Join them at their risky games, haunting the city and hustling at table after table-gaining money, skill, and underground status as you scheme to become the ultimate pool shark. It is a true-life sim set in the gritty gambling world of pool hustling. Featuring numerous gamplay options and realistic physics. PoolHustler allows the player to challenge and hustle a series of competitors to earn money and reputation as a pool shark champion. Product features include: More Than one Way to Fleece'Em, Put Your Money Where Your Shot Is, Rack' Em Against 12 Backroom Champs, Keep Your Eye on the Action ...
Advantages: Exciting pool sequences, gripping romance and intriguing storyline Disadvantages: Poor visuals at times and shot in black and white
unmercilously whitewashes them.
The basic storyline is that Fast Eddie wants to be known as the best player and hustler in the world, and the only way he sees himself achieving this accolade is to defeat the so far unbeatable and unrivaled Minnesota Fats. Minnesota Fats, played by Jackie Gleason, is a tall, elegantly dressed, fuller figured, maestro pool player that has not been beaten in over 15 years. He swaggers and floats around the table with the finesse of a swan, and strokes the cue like a violinist. Fast Eddie plays Minnesota Fats ten minutes into the film and the banter they have leading up to the game is funny and innocent, giving no indication of the thrilling game that is about to begin.
The game has no scheduled end but will be played continously until either player is broke and has not enough money to continue. The agreed points ...
) and have a horrible habit of winning. I know that losing is avoidable but try to play a snooker match against the computer lose your whole evening. The computer doesn't spend time thinking but instead chalks the cue, (more than once) aims then re-aims then goes back to the original shot selection.
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Why I like this game so much?
1. The game itself is very user-friendly and easy to start up. Anyone who knows anything about computers will be able to install and play this game.
2. The selection of games available to play in the game. The main ones are pool and snooker but there are variants. These include Speedball - pot 9 balls in any order in the quickest time possible. Killer - a two player game (or more) where you have three lives and lose a life every time you miss a pot. 9-Ball - normal pool where the first person to pot ...
christopherj84 03.05.2001 (08.05.2001)
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