Virtual Pool Mobile updated: WM5, VGA and Intel 2700g support!

[Menneisyys]

Virtual Pool Mobile (http://www.celeris.com/games/VPMobile/overview.html), probably the most spectacular billiard game for the Pocket PC, has just been updated to support WM5, VGA and, what is more, the Intel 2700g graphics co-processor in the Dell Axim x50v/x51v.

I've tested the game on the latter (an x51v). It's indeed spectacular and has almost no 3D rendering-related bugs. The trial version of the game is indeed worth a try if you have an x50v/x51v.

Too bad there's no multiplayer in the game at all - that's the only thing really missing from it. That is, if you want to play friends, you need to go for either Mobirate Billiard Master 2 (http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=510&pc=list%5B7%5D_title&platformId=2&N=96806&productId=64325&R=64325) or i-mate Pool Multiplayer (http://www.handango.com//PlatformProductDetail.jsp?productType=2&optionId=1_2_2&platformId=2&siteId=510&productId=172053&sectionId=0&catalog=30&pc=list%5B19%5D_title). Please see The Definitive Multiplayer PPC Game Roundup (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/menneisyys/102005MPPPCGames.asp) for a review of these two games.

[Andy Whiteford]

First impressions of this release are a mixed bag. First, let me say the in game VGA graphics look great and the game performs just as well as the original release. The downside though is the menu graphics etc. haven't been touched and look ugly in comparison on a VGA device taking away some of the polish of this game. Some options have also been removed such as stroke sensitivity and also the end turn button has been removed. I'm surprised at the removal of important features and can't think what benefit there is from leaving them out. I still see this as an important release for non X50/1v VGA devices as the in game graphics are much improved on these devices.