Pool Party (video game)

Pool Party is a sports simulation video game for the Wii, published by SouthPeak Games and developed by HyperDevbox Japan. It includes 13 different styles of cue sports, including nine-ball and eight-ball pool, and snooker.

Pool Party
European box art
Developer(s)	HyperDevbox Japan
Publisher(s)	SouthPeak Games
Platform(s)	Wii
Release	NA: 5 September 2007 EU: 18 July 2008 AU: 7 August 2008
Genre(s)	sports simulation – pool & snooker
Mode(s)	Single-player or multiplayer

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	32/100[1]

Review scores

Publication	Score
GamesMaster	35%[2]
GameSpot	5/10[3]
IGN	2.4/10[4]

Reception

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[1] N-Europe slammed the game as "badly done shovelware" which felt like a quick cash-in on the Wii's success and control scheme.^[5] GameSpot said, "twitchy controls and poor presentation eclipse what little fun there is to be had with this middling billiards game."^[3]