What It's About: VooFoo Studios, who previously developed the acclaimed pool game Hustle Kings, return with the most photo-realistic pool sim on the market, testing players against a series of increasingly conniving computer opponents, as well as fellow humans online. Why You Need To Play It: Because it's easily the most authentic pool experience on consoles right now. As you can tell, the graphics are jaw-droppingly good, from the balls themselves to the various lounge backgrounds, and the gameplay itself is brutally difficult. Don't under-estimate the CPU players, because they will wipe the floor with all but the very best players on Master difficulty, and even on more forgiving settings, it's certainly no picnic. Pure Pool is a game that'll have you nearly hurling your controller out the window one minute and fist-pumping in the air the next, as you finally defeat that pesky opponent giving you so much trouble. In fact, so many players noted the punishing difficulty that VooFoo ended up releasing an additional, easier skill setting in a patch shortly after release.
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