- Price$0.99
- CategoryGames
- First releasedJanuary 10, 2009
- Versions3 archived
- Installable3 of 3
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerBig Head Games Ltd.
- Bundle IDcom.yourcompany.SNOOKER
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issueBig Head Games are very proud to announce the return of the original, classic edition of International Snooker, rebuilt and re-mastered for the latest iOS devices.
Originally featured by Apple in their iPhone 3G "On Call" TV Ad campaign. International Snooker is regarded as one of the most pioneering touch based sport games of it's time.
After several years away from the AppStore. We have lovingly brought this title back in it's original untouched form to work on the latest generation of iOS devices. Superb game play, controls and TV style visuals make this still one of the most compelling sports games on the app store today. Now available free to play with no in-app purchases.
*** Winner of the MobileGameFAQs.com GOLD AWARD!!! Scoring an amazing 95% for Graphics, and 93% for Playability ***
Features: √ Single and two player quick games √ Tournament mode with 8 rounds against the world's best, competing for a place on the podium and the coveted IS Gold Cup. √ Super smooth and intuitive camera and cue control. √ Accurate power control, not 'swipe and hope'. √ Realistic ball physics including top, back and side spin. √ Play your own music or listen to the high quality sound fx and theme tune. √ Ball path guide lines including object and cue ball paths help and enhance gameplay. √ Difficulty settings that truly make a difference. √ Stats page to review and compare. √ Game autosaves after each ball is potted - never lose your game to an interruption! √ Adjustable Cloth Speed.
********* IMPORTANT TIP! ********* FINE TUNE SHOTS: When lining up shots, stroke across the top of the screen for faster movement, and across the bottom of the screen for fine movement! » Higher Strokes = Faster Movement » Lower Strokes = Slower Movement
Save Games: This application saves after every shot played. In tournament mode you have the opportunity to play a match again if you lose up until the Qtr finals where you must play and win straight through to the final.
Version History:
VERSION 1.1 + Added Toggle Guides option to the in-game menu (not for the faint of heart!). ---------------------------------------- VERSION 1.2 + Improved AI: Einstein has been removed from the equation...opponents are now human! + Fixed rare Yellow ball re-spotting bug. + Fixed Black ball re-spotting, where a frame is tied. + Improved ball in hand placement. Now positioned by dragging anywhere across the screen for relative movement. ---------------------------------------- VERSION 1.3 + Optimised physics ---------------------------------------- VERSION 1.5 + Improved Physics, and cloth speed option ---------------------------------------- VERSION 1.8 + Re-released as Classic edition to support the latest generation of devices and iOS ----------------------------------------
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Ratings Over Time
sampled from 3 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 20, 2010 | 1.3 | — | 32 | $4.99 |
| November 5, 2011 | — | — | 85 | $4.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 11It's almost like isnooker but the players are pretty good. The ball comes to a stop pretty fast tough so always want to use alot of power!
Beatifully rendered snooker table. Very nice ball physics, and, what appears to be a nice set of snooker rules. The only item that appears to missing is a very fine control for aiming the shot, it seems a bit course. Overall initial impression is very, very positive. FOLLOW UP REVIEW... I've been playing this constantly since it became available. In my opinion, It has surpassed Virtual Pool for playability. Once I found the fine tune control, I was off and running. I now have 3 bronze cups and 1 gold. I love the camera movement, where it zooms in on your object ball and, if needed, other viewing options are readily available....very dynamic! I've downloaded all the billiard apps, and this is the one that draws me back in......time after time. I'm going from 4 to 5 stars.
This is a very solid and thoroughly enjoyable snooker game. It's a niche (in America) so I can understand the $4.99 price point, the hope is that the game keeps improving with updates. What it lacks in final presentation and polish it certainly makes up for in the core gameplay. Controls are excellent and the feel of the table and the ball physics are nicely done. With practice you'll soon be playing cool positional shots and making large breaks. The 3D table visuals are good, as are the sound effects of the clunk of the balls and the pockets. Shot aiming, spin and power are all very intuitive and make the gameplay experience feel very smooth. Opponent AI is a bit wonky at times but it's not a huge deal. If you enjoy snooker, this is a really very good handheld game and comes recommended. Wish List/Fixes: (*) denotes really needs. Help text is truncated(*). Force play-again after a foul(*). Nominate colour. Deliberate miss. Implement spider, rest and difficult/restricted cueing(*). Chalk degradation. Random kicks. Best-Of Frames setting(*). WiFi or Bluetooth matches. More stats. 3D Free-cam(*). Crowd atmosphere/applause etc.
Worst snooker game ever, I want my money back, now please!!! Awful game, I was dubious when deciding to buy it, but took the words of the reviewers seriousley, and what a fool I must be!!! Are the previous reviewers the App developers??? Dreadful game, i just wasted my money!! Nowhere near in the same league as Ronnie O'Sullivans snooker game, which is a great game and only 99 cents, go buy that instead, AVOID THIS GAME LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!!!! Written by a very disgruntled customer!! GIMME BACK MY $5!!!!!!!
I absolutely love this game. Along with Virtual Pool my iPhone now has every billiard game I need! The gameplay is incredible, my only request would be some stats to track number of centuries, average break, etc. to have something to continually improve on. Again, thanks so much this is a great game!
I love this app one of my favourate, however I just downloaded the new version on my iPhone 3GS and it looks poor now! Each time you take a show the balls roll very fakely now unlike before where it felt like normal snooker! Please fix this and you will get FIVE STAR!!!
Not in the same league as Ronnie OSullivans Snooker
Seeing as this is the only snooker game in the store I think its worth the money. You sort of have to hit the ball harder than you think at times but other than that its an excellent game!
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.