Pool Hustler

PlayStation exclusive

POOL HUSTLER is a straight-ahead billiards simulation. If you consider yourself a rookie when it comes to pool, there's a great Lesson mode that teaches all aspects of pool, from aiming shots to jumping balls. The Two-Player mode offers 9-Ball, Rotation, 8-Ball, and 14-1 Continuous games, while the Trick Shot mode lets you execute 30 multiball trick shots you can use to impress your friends. And there's also a Practice mode, where you can perfect your skills.

Released: 1 February 1998
Platforms: PlayStation
Genres: Sports
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Pool Hustler, known in Japan as Dōkyū: Billiard Master (撞球ビリヤード・マスター, Dōkyū Biriyādo Masutā), and in Europe as Pool Palace, is a video game developed by Ornith and published by ASK and Activision for PlayStation in 1998. A sequel to the game, entitled Q-Ball: Billiards Master, was released for PlayStation 2 in 2000.

Keywords

billiards
playstation underground

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 28 out of 40. GamePro said, "If you're going solo and [you] want to shoot straight pool, Pool Hustler will suit you nicely, but if you're looking for variety, Backstreet Billiards is the tops."