2008 · Pool · Sports
Break In
Timed NEC exclusive
Break In is a pool simulator. The game features six different billiard games, including 9 Ball, Rotation, and Carom. It also features different modes: Simulation, Action, and Technique. Up to four players may play.
- Released
- 20 May 2008
- Platforms
- TurboGrafx-16WiiWii U
- Genres
- PoolSports
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
- Kaga Create
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Action
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- CERO AESRB E
About
Break In is a sports simulation video game by Naxat Soft in 1989 for the PC Engine and released only in Japan. The pool (pocket billiards) simulator was re-released on Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console in all nations in 2008. It was later released for the Wii U Virtual Console.
Keywords
- pixel art
- billiards
- block-breaking
- platform exclusive
- wii virtual console
- wii u virtual console
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
The game simulates playing pool. There are six modes to choose from and up to six players can play together on the Virtual Console release.
Reception
IGN rated the game 5.5 of 10, citing broken English text, and very simple graphics and gameplay. The game received 3 out of 5 stars from VC-Reviews, who said that the game has a wide variety of pool games to choose from and who thought it included everything a pool fan would need to be satisfied for the short term.
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Platform libraries
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (Japan)Titles › PC Engine
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (North America)TurboGrafx-16
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (PAL region)Titles › TurboGrafx-16
- TurboGrafx-16 gamesList of games
Publishers
- Virtual Console games for WiiTitles › TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
- Virtual Console games for WiiPAL update notes › 2008
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