Real Pool, known in Japan as EX Billiards (EXビリヤード, Ekkusu Biriyādo), and in Europe as International Cue Club, is a video game developed by Astroll for the PlayStation 2. This is a retooling of a Microsoft Windows and Mac OS game, also called Real Pool, which was published by WizardWorks in August 1998.[2]
| Real Pool | |
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| Developer(s) | Astroll |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Sports video game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
A sequel to the game, called Real Pool 2, was released for Windows in 2002.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 54/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
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| AllGame |   [4] |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10[5] |
| EP Daily | 7/10[6] |
| Famitsu | 26/40[7] |
| Game Informer | 5.25/10[8] |
| GameSpot | 5.4/10[9] |
| GameZone | 8.6/10[10] |
| IGN | 4.5/10[11] |
| Next Generation | [12] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |  [13] |
| PC Accelerator | (PC) 4/10[14] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] Mike Wolf of NextGen said of the game, "The uninspired play control and average game modes make this one pool game to avoid."[12] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 26 out of 40.[7] GamePro said earlier that the PC version "offers games of 8-Ball, 9-Ball, Straight Pool, Rotation, Carom Billiards, and Bumper Pool, and at first glance, it looks hot. Too bad it feels about three years out of date."[15][a]
The game sold 200,000 units in the UK in 2005.[16]