80
For console owners used to having to fiddle with power sliders in order to orchestrate their shots, it brings a nigh-on edible element of tangibility to the experience... An accomplished bundle. [May 2004, p.109]
80
Pool Paradise creates a very enjoyable challenge for a single player, has an excellent and almost limitless lifespan in two-player, and above all it's a snip at just £20.
90
There are other pool games out there but frankly there isn't one that is better - or as much fun.
5
Ha gmeint da sindschöppä dinnä. WO SIND SCHÖPPÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ!?!?!?!??! ÄS ISCH ÄS GODVERDAMMTS POOL GAME, POOL = SCHÖPPÄ IN BIKINIS IER **** STRASSÄCHLÄBER. This game needs cheat codes to unlock everything because we couldnt play the crazy pool stuff which looked fun :( -5 Kei Schöppä
7
Fun repeatable pool game, very simple but they did a great job on it. Good game to play to pass the time and a must buy for the gamecube era honestly.
Pool Paradise
GameCube
Released On:
Jun 28, 2004
Metascore
Generally Favorable
76
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6.0
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90
There are other pool games out there but frankly there isn't one that is better - or as much fun.
83
Beyond the tropical setting and mini-games, you get a very solid digital replication of everyone’s favorite indoor activity, minus the booze and hustlers of course. A solid offering that will delight billiards fans for a few months.
80
Despite the oddities, the lackluster graphics, and the moronic character design, Pool Paradise is simply a great pool game that doesn’t disappoint.
80
The challenges offered in terms of beating your opponents were well tapered; the more you play the better you get and winning some dosh and opening the sub games, which were equally enjoyable, really topped the experience.
79
Its puzzlingly addictive nature simply cannot be reasoned with, yet at the same time, it helps solidify the game as one of the best games of pool to come out on a console platform in many years.
70
The novelty tables (L-shapes, triangular, etc.) aren't mental enough. The closest thing is the slippery ice hockey table. They built an amazing pool simulation, but surely the next step was to subvert that with crazy game stuff?
50
The controls are unwieldy, requiring you to go through individual steps to select a target ball, choose a target pocket and aim the shot, but it becomes easier with practice. [June 2004, p.121]
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Mar 17, 2017
7
Fun repeatable pool game, very simple but they did a great job on it. Good game to play to pass the time and a must buy for the gamecube era honestly.
Feb 4, 2024
5
Ha gmeint da sindschöppä dinnä. WO SIND SCHÖPPÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ!?!?!?!??! ÄS ISCH ÄS GODVERDAMMTS POOL GAME, POOL = SCHÖPPÄ IN BIKINIS IER **** STRASSÄCHLÄBER. This game needs cheat codes to unlock everything because we couldnt play the crazy pool stuff which looked fun :( -5 Kei Schöppä
SummaryYou arrive penniless on an idyllic South Pacific Desert Island, as it just so happens scattered around the beach an in varous huts (and some hidden locations) there are a variety of Pool tables and sub games to pass the time. On the beach sheltered under the palm trees there is a practice table where you can enhance your skills and what ... Read More
Rated Efor Everyone
