WSC Real 2011

[Dogtown]

OCTOBER

Still no patch...still no answer...what a bunch of nomarks.....

[sjsharp2008]

OCTOBER

Still no patch...still no answer...what a bunch of nomarks.....

well dosen't look like I'll be buying any moer of their games wouldn't suprise me if they went bust now

[VikArmo]

I don't think they are ignoring us and the issues that exist in the game, I think the problem is they are just too stupid and illiterate to read and obviously that means that they can't reply.

So I agree with the comments above and will stay away from anything these numptys release.

[sjsharp2008]

I don't think they're iliterate I just don';t think they sell enough to really help them beciome big developers by that I mean C|oedmasters/EA's league and because of this they can't make good quality games

[Dogtown]

Big or small doesn't excuse shoddy workmanship....
you could also make your feeling know to support@darkenergydigital.net

[sjsharp2008]

true I'm dissapointed as well but unfortunately there's not a gerat deal we casn do about it other than not buy the game next time round

[michaeltmartin]

Here's my review of the game.

I have the 2007 version of this game which is decent but definitely needed a lot of work. I bought this game hoping that a lot of that work would be done. In the graphics department its job done. The tables and balls are quite impressive although the same cannot be said for the characters which are a bit blocky looking still.

In the sound department I cant hear any difference between this game and the 2007 version, which is very disappointing. When you consider there have also been a couple of more recent versions of the game since 2007, its ridiculous that the sounds haven't been updated. The commentary is just stupid drivvle with no reference to the match you are playing at all. The crowd over react to quite insignificant shots which is off putting. The sound of the shots being taken are all the same whether the ball is hit hard or soft.

The gameplay is good once your in a match. The aiming system is very helpful for beginners and in general its fun to play snooker and 8 ball pool. Unfortunately they have left out 9 ball pool. There should be a 9 ball season to go along with the snooker season and 8 ball season. The snooker season is quite good as it has all the real tournaments and a world ranking system and several types of stats relating to your general play on the table. The 8 ball season on the other hand seems to be just one tournament, as far as I can see, and there is no mention of quarter finals, semi finals or final, just round 1, round 2 etc. This is not realistic and doesn't help with building a sense of climax towards the end of the tournament. I won the 8 ball tournament on the first go so now Ive no reason to go back to it. A season with one tournament cannot be called a season. Correct me if I'm wrong about this please.

My general feeling after playing this game and the 2007 version is that they've just taken the 2007 game and shined some things up a bit, but a lot of the things that were wrong with the 2007 game are still wrong with this one. The sound is the same, the ranking system is exactly the same including your starting rank (52) and the amount of points you start on (39,650 I think) and they've even taken out the pool ranking! This type of thing just makes it blatantly obvious that the makers haven't put enough effort into it. Another thing, after you line up your shot and press x your character then proceeds to take the shot, which is fine, but no matter what type of spin you put on the cue ball he always lines up aiming right at the top of the cue ball. This is inaccurate and off putting. Of the game makers, it seems like there were some people involved who knew just a little about the world of cue sports, but they didn't know a lot about what gamers expect when it comes to the menus and options part of a sports game. Check out the Tiger Woods golf games, there are tonnes of options and the menus flow a lot better.

I was disappointed overall but gave it 6/10 because of the graphics upgrade and it would be decent for newcomers who haven't played the previous versions, but it does seem half assed.

[michaeltmartin]

Heres my review of the game.

I have the 2007 version of this game which is decent but definitely needed a lot of work. I bought this game hoping that a lot of that work would be done. In the graphics department its job done. The tables and balls are quite impressive although the same cannot be said for the characters which are a bit blocky looking still.

In the sound department I cant hear any difference between this game and the 2007 version, which is very disappointing. When you consider there have also been a couple of more recent versions of the game since 2007, its ridiculous that the sounds haven't been updated. The commentary is just stupid drivvle with no reference to the match you are playing at all. The crowd over react to quite insignificant shots which is off putting. The sound of the shots being taken are all the same whether the ball is hit hard or soft.

The gameplay is good once your in a match. The aiming system is very helpful for beginners and in general its fun to play snooker and 8 ball pool. Unfortunately they have left out 9 ball pool. There should be a 9 ball season to go along with the snooker season and 8 ball season. The snooker season is quite good as it has all the real tournaments and a world ranking system and several types of stats relating to your general play on the table. The 8 ball season on the other hand seems to be just one tournament, as far as I can see, and there is no mention of quarter finals, semi finals or final, just round 1, round 2 etc. This is not realistic and doesn't help with building a sense of climax towards the end of the tournament. I won the 8 ball tournament on the first go so now Ive no reason to go back to it. A season with one tournament cannot be called a season. Correct me if I'm wrong about this please.

My general feeling after playing this game and the 2007 version is that they've just taken the 2007 game and shined some things up a bit, but a lot of the things that were wrong with the 2007 game are still wrong with this one. The sound is the same, the ranking system is exactly the same including your starting rank (52) and the amount of points you start on (39,650 I think) and they've even taken out the pool ranking! This type of thing just makes it blatantly obvious that the makers haven't put enough effort into it. Another thing, after you line up your shot and press x your character then proceeds to take the shot, which is fine, but no matter what type of spin you put on the cue ball he always lines up aiming right at the top of the cue ball. This is inaccurate and off putting. Of the game makers, it seems like there were some people involved who knew just a little about the world of cue sports, but they didn't know a lot about what gamers expect when it comes to the menus and options part of a sports game. Check out the Tiger Woods golf games, there are tonnes of options and the menus flow a lot better.

I was disappointed overall but gave it 6/10 because of the graphics upgrade and it would be decent for newcomers who haven't played the previous versions, but it does seem half assed.

[Jay ITFC]

Good game but some achievement glitches are annoying!

[Billy]

Can someone tell me if they've completely done away with the 'real' gameplay mode that they had in the 2009 version? I'm talking about the one that gives you the first-person view as you're taking your shot, with your bridge hand visible on the table.

[sjsharp2008]

It's moer or ;ess the same to be honest the only thing I can see that has been improved from 09 to 11 is the aiming aid is much clearer and easier to see now although I quite like the new rewind system which wasa good idea but it dosen't excuse the poor quality of therest of the game especially in the controls area where pn my opinion they should have introduced a customisable control system like theey do with Fifa and other games

[Billy]

Thanks, sjsharp. It's just that I was watching some gameplay clips on youtube, and none of them were showing the first-person view that you get in the 2009 version.

[Dogtown]

Any news on that patch DE....
it's now 2012....I hope you're all looking forward to the flack coming your way when the next game comes along, hopefully you lot at DE will not have a thing to do with it...stick to that watery nonsense....

[sjsharp2008]

Any news on that patch DE....
it's now 2012....I hope you're all looking forward to the flack coming your way when the next game comes along, hopefully you lot at DE will not have a thing to do with it...stick to that watery nonsense....

something tells me I don't think we're going to get one

[zimrahil]

Lessons learned: For next snooker release wait for user feedback before purchasing. That's what I did with WSC 11 and didn't buy it (thankfully). Still playing WSC 2005 which says a lot