Some of the best sports are played on a table. Ping pong, air hockey, foose ball, and the legendary POOL. Of course much like any other form of competition you'll find hustlers. One who is out to steal your money and make you cry. To avoid such disasters play Pool Hu$tler from Activision for your Sony Playstation. If you remember the great PSX game Virtual Pool, Pool Hu$tler is that game with a plot.
If the idea of a video game Pool table sounds lame, its just the opposite. Its a ton of fun and a great way to enhance your pool skills. In Pool Hu$tler you can play a straight game of 8 ball, 9 ball, 14-1, and rotation rules. Play with a friend, or go where the money is and play story mode. Story mode is where you play to win. Cause the loser must pay. This is where you have to hustle or be hustled. Its the name of the game.
The graphics are well designed. The players are just still pictures with text dialog, but the pool table graphics are sharp. Full 3D rotating table to get a full view of the table. The game can even help you align your shot with a realistic top down camera angle. Replay lets your opponent see your awesome shot over and over, and in slow motion to really rub it in. The music in Pool Hu$tler is not quite as good as Virtual Pool. Its not annoying, its just the same old video game music. The control is good. It uses the basic video pool game controls, but VR pool did it a bit better.
Pool Hu$tler allows you to learn new tricks of the trade. Learn basic pool or play like a true hustler. Pool Hu$tler shows us the dark side of the pool hall as well as the innocent. Whether your a true pool shark or just a mire beginner. Pool Hu$tler will provide hours of pool entertainment when ever you feel the need. Think of it as a pool hall that never closes.
PUBLISHER: ACTIVISION
GRAPHICS: 8 MUSIC & SOUND: 6 CONTROL: 7.5
SECRETS: 7 ORIGINALITY: 8 FUN & REPLAY: 10
OVERALL: 8
