Finally the wait is over!!

[NUT]

Please can you explain how the controls work? Is it the same as World Snooker Championship 2007? If it it different, please tell us in what way it is different.

Um.........difficult to explain. It doesn't seem to be a case of line the white to the ball andtake the shot. Calls for a bit more.......god I dunno. I'm not good at explaining. It's not difficult though when you know how.

[hanterp]

Um.........difficult to explain. It doesn't seem to be a case of line the white to the ball andtake the shot. Calls for a bit more.......god I dunno. I'm not good at explaining. It's not difficult though when you know how.

Well, in WSC 2007 you needed to set a power bar and effect on the ball before you press the shoot button.
In other games ( Virtual pool 3 ) you just move the cue forward and then you shoot hard if you move the stick fast.
Is it the Virtual Pool way of playing or the WSC 2007 way of playing ?

[BladeInteractive]

Well, in WSC 2007 you needed to set a power bar and effect on the ball before you press the shoot button.
In other games ( Virtual pool 3 ) you just move the cue forward and then you shoot hard if you move the stick fast.
Is it the Virtual Pool way of playing or the WSC 2007 way of playing ?

You can play either way. Hold the left trigger down and move the right stick back then forward to strike if you want to play that way.

[hanterp]

You can play either way. Hold the left trigger down and move the right stick back then forward to strike if you want to play that way.

Okay thank you, so just the same as it was in WSC 2007 although it was pretty much unplayable that way in that version. Has it improved that way?

And the normal 2007-way of playing has been unchanged at WSC REAL 09?


Something different: Here in Holland the game has not been released yet and all shops I visited got another name in their computer-system. All of them called the game WSC 2008
Is that the name for the non-UK countries?

[BladeInteractive]

Okay thank you, so just the same as it was in WSC 2007 although it was pretty much unplayable that way in that version. Has it improved that way?

And the normal 2007-way of playing has been unchanged at WSC REAL 09?


Something different: Here in Holland the game has not been released yet and all shops I visited got another name in their computer-system. All of them called the game WSC 2008
Is that the name for the non-UK countries?

1. There is a whole new control set called Real Mode. This allows you to view the table in first-person, look around the arena, switch to inspect to line up angles and is move immersive and realistic.

2. Alternatively you can switch to Classic Mode which is the system used in previous versions

3. The direct shot control (left shoulder + right stick in Real Mode) has been greatly improved compared to 2007, making it more accurate and sensitive.

Hope that helps

[spike]

It all sounds very good!

[hanterp]

Okay, thank you for the clear answers!
Nobody has an answer on my remaining question?

Something different: Here in Holland the game has not been released yet and all shops I visited got another name in their computer-system. All of them called the game WSC 2008
Is that the name for the non-UK countries?

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[arjs1965]

Just had a couple of frames and can confirm the controls seem more sensitive this time round in the real game mode (xbox360 version)

looks a lot better than the 07 game, and the AI seem a lot better
Also there is an option to turn aiming aids and position aid off,
but jeez is it hard that way.

Nice one BladeInteractive most enjoyable game.

[spike]

I've found it almost impossible to play without the aiming aid on previous versions, so cant see me not using it when i play this version. Like one of the other posters said could anyone say if the commentary has improved and who are commentators please?

[JohnPizzapan]

Commentators are Virgo, Davis and Parrott. In the previous version there was just Parrott and Davis which was silly because when you played against Steve Davis, he was commentating and also playing.

Hopefully that won't happen again.

[Harry_Potter]

Something different: Here in Holland the game has not been released yet and all shops I visited got another name in their computer-system. All of them called the game WSC 2008
Is that the name for the non-UK countries?

Hi Hanterp,
I got an email from my supplier saying that they expect to have the game in this week
And they also told me that it's going to be '09 and not '08.

b.t.w. what system u're gonna play this game on ?
I'm havin' it for ps3

[hanterp]

Hi Hanterp,
I got an email from my supplier saying that they expect to have the game in this week
And they also told me that it's going to be '09 and not '08.

b.t.w. what system u're gonna play this game on ?
I'm havin' it for ps3

Thank you
I play it on PS3 as well.

[spike]

Anyone know if the PS3 version will have an online mode?

[Fluke[FIN]]

I've found it almost impossible to play without the aiming aid on previous versions, so cant see me not using it when i play this version.

Hi,

Isn't this whats snooker all about after all? I mean skills and mentality. I'm not gonna mention any specific game here, don't want this to go offtopic again.

When You play snooker on a real table, do You have any aiming aids? No. If you play using aiming aids, isn't it somewhat the same as like having a darts game with a crosshair which tells You exactly where the dart is going to end up before even throwing it(for example)? I mean when playing with aiming aids, it changes the whole idea of the game upside down. You are only watching where the aiming aid is pointing. If its not pointing into the pocket You tune the aiming a little bit. Doesn't work that way in real snooker. If You remove the aiming aids the game-experience becomes much more real, the thing You are aiming at is of course the object ball, like on a real-life play, not just looking at a aiming-aid line and strike. And this is where another very essential point comes up: mentality. Without aiming aids the game gets far more mental. If You play snooker for real too, You know what I mean. You really have to concentrate and BELIEVE 100% in every shot... Especially when doing a big break / shooting at frame winning ball in a deciding frame the mental part gets more and more essential. If youre aiming to pot a easy ball and not feeling good about the shot, it is very easy to miss. Without aiming aids, yes, its difficult. But isn't it the way it is supposed to be?

At least thats what I think.

Cheers.

[WendyV]

Hi,

Isn't this whats snooker all about after all? I mean skills and mentality. I'm not gonna mention any specific game here, don't want this to go offtopic again.

When You play snooker on a real table, do You have any aiming aids? No. If you play using aiming aids, isn't it somewhat the same as like having a darts game with a crosshair which tells You exactly where the dart is going to end up before even throwing it(for example)? Without aiming aids, yes, its difficult. But isn't it the way it is supposed to be?

At least thats what I think.

Cheers.

I agree to a certain point. But on a real table you don't play against O'Sullivan or Maguire. It is still a game, and you don't have the same feeling as if you are cueing on a real table. Without the aid it will be nearly or even impossible to beat the better players and you will often get a whitewash. Even with the aiming aid on it will be a challenge and a rather difficult game!
But everyone has to make that up for its own.