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03-25-04, 09:50 PM

I never played Billard Master before, so I just downloaded the demo for the fun of it.

I can now state that these two games aren't even in the same league.

If the two games were automobiles, I would compare Virtual Pool Mobile to being like a brand new Rolls-Royce while Billiard Master is more like an old Chevy Impala.

Billard Master limits you to a simple overhead view of a small pool table with so-so table graphics. The balls are tiny.

Virtual Pool Mobile gives you an outstanding 3 dimensional view of the entire game room complete with a very realistic pool table which can be viewed from almost any angle, can be zoomed in/out, has unbelievable physics, and has almost life-like billiard balls. You can move around this table just like you would do if it were a real table. And even the various game room(s) are very realistic, with pictures hanging on the walls, realistic looking garages with tools hanging on the walls, etc.

BM has you press a red "Shot" button to strike the cue ball.

VPM has you actually stroke the cue stick just like you would do in a real game of pool.

BM takes over a minute to load.

VPM loads almost instantly.

If I were rating the games on a scale from 1 to 10, I would give BM a 5 and VPM a 10+.

I believe that Virtual Pool Mobile will probably be considered one of the best games ever written for a PDA.

03-25-04, 09:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
RD100 Guest Posts: n/a	I never played Billard Master before, so I just downloaded the demo for the fun of it. I can now state that these two games aren't even in the same league. If the two games were automobiles, I would compare Virtual Pool Mobile to being like a brand new Rolls-Royce while Billiard Master is more like an old Chevy Impala. Billard Master limits you to a simple overhead view of a small pool table with so-so table graphics. The balls are tiny. Virtual Pool Mobile gives you an outstanding 3 dimensional view of the entire game room complete with a very realistic pool table which can be viewed from almost any angle, can be zoomed in/out, has unbelievable physics, and has almost life-like billiard balls. You can move around this table just like you would do if it were a real table. And even the various game room(s) are very realistic, with pictures hanging on the walls, realistic looking garages with tools hanging on the walls, etc. BM has you press a red "Shot" button to strike the cue ball. VPM has you actually stroke the cue stick just like you would do in a real game of pool. BM takes over a minute to load. VPM loads almost instantly. If I were rating the games on a scale from 1 to 10, I would give BM a 5 and VPM a 10+. I believe that Virtual Pool Mobile will probably be considered one of the best games ever written for a PDA. Last edited by RD100; 03-25-04 at 10:02 PM.