Alex Higgins' World Snooker

aka: Snooker
Moby ID: 41759
Amstrad CPC Specs

Description

Presented by the name of snooker's World Champion Alex Higgins, the game is a snooker simulator with top-down view of the table. In the beginning of the game, the player places the cue ball in fixed position on the table. To give it a direction, the cue ball's image is placed in the desired destination's position. Adjusting the force and spin, the player gives a movement to the cue ball. The coloured and/or numbered balls should be put in pockets in a predefined order according to the rules of snooker. The one with the most points at the end of a game wins.

The packs of red balls come in variations of six, ten or fifteen. There are two game modes: practice for one player and match for two players. The game is available in English, French, and German languages.

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Average score: 67% (based on 5 ratings)

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The game can be played in English, German, or French. In addition, there are partial translations into Spanish, Danish, Swedish, and Italian in the game's code, with most of the text replaced with placeholders like "SPANISH PLAY THE GAME PROMPT".

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Game added by POMAH.

Additional contributors: Tracy Poff, Ritchardo.

Game added July 31, 2009. Last modified August 30, 2023.