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The "Virtual Pool" franchise is a series of 3D, first-person sports simulation video games featuring computer simulations of various cue sports (billiards games), including several kinds of Pool as well as (in later releases) Snooker, Carom Billiards and Pub Pool. == Overview == The principal selling point of the "Virtual Pool" series games is that they were designed and tested not only by programmers, but also by physicists and professional players. By the release of ''Virtual Pool 3'', the simulation was so accurate that the game prominently boasts "Guaranteed to improve your actual pool play or your money back" on the front of the box. The series garnered pool industry endorsements, including professional players Mike Sigel and Jeanette "the Black Widow" Lee, and equipment manufacturers like Viking Cues, Imperial International, Schön Custom Cues, Creative Innovations, and Joss Cues.〔 The graphics capabilities vary from game to game and platform to platform, but overall the 3D realism of the various simulated environments (pool halls, etc.) is on par with the graphics in other rendered games (first-person shooters, etc.) of each game's time period. The games' use of that perspective, to shoot balls instead of bullets, rather than falling back on a typical but unrealistic overhead view from the ceiling, contributed strongly to the success of the series. The complexity of the games increased over time, from ''Virtual Pool'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virtual Pool franchise」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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