Game Review - Poolster

initially move faster, but travel less. This is the classic drag-shot, which is often used in snooker for long shots which require a slow-moving collision. If the ball was just struck gently, there would be much less control, and any interaction with the nap of the cloth, or roll on the table, would affect the aim.

Additionally, if the ball described collided head-on with another ball before point B, then the shot would be a screw-back, where the cue-ball would return along its direction of travel after the collision because of the extra backspin.

This exchange between spin and velocity is what makes the motion of balls in Snooker147 & Poolster so realistic and it means that:

after a collision with another ball, the cue ball will generally move in an arc, rather than in a straight line; applying top spin will cause follow-through after a collision; applying bottom spin can cause a screw-back(or english), a drag-shot or a stun-shot.

The behaviour of these shots is exactly the same as in the real game. Understanding these phenomena in Snooker147 or Poolster, can actually improve your real game.

Snooker147 & Poolster are the premier 2D snooker and pool simulations for Windows95/98/NT. The realistic ball-motions, sound effects and stunning graphics combine to give you an unforgetable experience which will even improve your real game.

The basic features include:

full implementation of ball spin; one or two players including 3-levels of computer opposition (Snooker147 only); ball-positioner to set up any game layout; unique "colour-blind" feature (Snooker147 only).

To run Snooker147&Poolster you'll need:

Windows95/98/NT. For sound effects, a windows-compatible sound card. 640x480 (256 colours) or higher resolution. RAM: minimum required by Windows. A Pentium 120 or faster is recommended, but Snooker147 & Poolster will run quite happily on a 486.

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