
Pool Panic is an unconventional billiards game with something new around every corner. It's the world's least realistic pool simulator!
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Pool Panic is the world’s least realistic pool simulator. Play as a mischievous, and dare we say, oblivious cue ball in a giant game of pool that sprawls across a colorful cartoon overworld with more than 100 levels.
Explore jungles, deserts, carnivals, cities and more while knocking around a peculiar cast of billiard balls, most of which won’t appreciate being pocketed.
Note: Pool Panic plays best with a controller
Every level of Pool Panic has an 8-ball, but he won't be standing around waiting to be potted. While you seek him out, you'll be occupied by plenty of strange activities involving balls:
Ride a Ferris Wheel! Knock off other balls for your own gain!
Explore caves where even the bats are balls!
Play nine holes of mini-golf with a pool cue!
Flee the zombie horde! But careful, they're contagious!
Go skiing and mountain climbing! With balls!
Hunt boy scouts in the woods! Steal their hats! Wait...
Explore a colorful overworld with more than 100 levels. Shoot pool in deserts, gardens, cities, the carnival, the woods, and more
Get mad at balls that dash away from you, think strategically about when to hit toothy balls that can unleash stomp attacks, and line up the perfect shot.
Take down bosses and join a motorcycle gang chase.
Unlock higher levels of the central tower as you travel the world. What awaits you at the top?
Challenge up to four of your friends in local multiplayer.
Hats. This game has hats.
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This is a wildly off-kilter game. If you've gone straight to the reviews without looking at the promotional material, seriously, stop reading and go watch the video. Then come back. I mean, most people do this but there's some small fraction who don't. I don't know why either. There's a category of intentionally weird games. "What the Car?" comes to mind readily here. It's sort of the same deal--take something inherently predictable (road racing time trials, or playing pool) and then twist it all up with non-sequitor humour. Here, you are sinking balls into pockets, all billiards/pool styles. It's just each and every scenario is a vignette that obfuscates how you'll beat the level. I called them vignettes, because every scenario is a tiny little story, a little scene if you will. Why is the cue ball in a biker bar? Why is he in a farm? Why is he in an factory? Well, respectively, to beat up other bikers, to herd sheep, to get the machinery running. You do all that by sinking balls into pockets. Where the pocket is and how to do it varies, and that's the challenge: Finding out what the gimmick of that specific vignette is, finding out where the pockets are or what actions you need to do, find out what the balls are and what their logic is (sometimes the balls move around under their own volition), and then sink those balls. Sink all the balls, without fouling (whatever that is, which can also vary), within a tight time limit, with a limited number of strokes, and get trophies. The trophies lead to achievements. If you're not wired for trophies or awards, then you move on. If you are the sort who needs to gold medal everything, who has to get all the achievements, this game will keep you busy, I tell you what. It may drive you nuts, though I guess you could find some videos online that break everything down or something. That's not my cup of tea but vive la difference, eh? Now, all that aside, the game itself has got a lot of character to it, and the balls are expressive. It's kinda fun. That said, some levels are a bit aggravating and opaque, and I find myself stopping out of annoyance. I've come back to it later, after a break. You can, if all else fails, just keep hammering at it and eventually win, with no harm other than fewer trophies. And, sometimes, they spring out something a bit different to make it novel. I've played a round of Qix in the guise of rooting tigers out of wheat fields. I've had a wild west shootout. I've played something very, very loosely Discs of Tron-esque. And, finally, you can play this with others. No idea how that'd even work, and I bet it'd be really aggravating. But that's also the nature of this game. You could do a whole lot worse with those $18 Canadian dollars (or less when it's on discount); that doesn't even cover the cost of a decent burger and fries anymore. So you might as well support something indie AF with some good style.
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
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This game is like entering someone’s manic fever-dream world which is filled at every turn with unexpectedly delightful mini-games and challenges that loosely use the medium of pool to provide an ever-growing sense of joy and wonderment as you constantly stumble across surprising novelties in a sprawling landscape of intrigue. A must play in local co-op if you enjoy a buffet of utter chaotic delight.
This was the fastest 7 hours ever. Pure happiness. I didn't get to unlock about 25% of the map, and I'm leaving it unfinished still satisfied. You unlock areas by getting trophies. There are four trophies per level, one for under time, amount of shots, don't get the white ball in, and getting all the balls in. I managed only "clearing the table". The others are pointless. It's confusing the whole way through with no words or instructions. At least there is a magnet for extra easy difficulty. It's a messy and untidy walk through the amusement park. The price of admission is worth a day at the carnival.
very cool game. I really liked it. although in life I do not play billiards, but I liked it. but it is not convenient to play on the keyboard and mouse, so people who do not have a gamepad in their pocket ;) will have a hard time. but let's just say that the curvature of the control not on the gamepad becomes more fun because the outcome of the blow is not unambiguous ))))
Pool on a trip!! If you have no idea what to do with your life and want to try something that's both super weird and super fun, this is the game for you! Instant hook if you're a weirdo!
很搞的小游戏
I really enjoyed the game back in the day, and the new Co-op Mode has finally arrived!
I am giving Pool Panic a thumbs up even if it wasn't for me. I do believe that there are going to be people out there that really love everything about it. The art style is really cute looking, the soundtrack is solid, and each level I played through felt unique and fresh but there were some issues that just made the game a little bit of a miss with me. The prospective of the camera can make for some levels feeling much harder than they should because you just can't quite aim at the thing you want to. Small spoiler for one example. The fight against the bulldozer had me feeling a little frustrated because I just couldn't get my shot lined up to hit the back end of the dozer for the last piece. At times the controls can feel like they are working against you, and maybe that had something to do with the game feeling a little floaty at times. Not the biggest thing in the world unless you are going for the time trophy for that stage, then it's just downright frustrating. My last gripe might just be me grumbling but trying to tackle each stage and get each trophy can feel like a nightmare. Some levels have added effects (like wind) or a tool you need to work with (like a crane) and going for the fastest time or finishing the level in only so many shots just felt like I couldn't do it unless I wanted to be frustrated while going for it. Now, some of you out there will really enjoy this because I can see it adding a ton of replayability for competitionest trying to tackle all the challenges. If you are on the fence about Pool Panic I would say go ahead and give it a try anyway. There will be people who can look past some of the issues Pool Panic has and get a ton of time and enjoyment out of it.
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As a Pool enthusiast, I thought this would be fun. I was wrong. Everything about this game is frustrating and annoying.
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