Break In

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Break In
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Publisher(s) Naxat Soft
Composer(s) Takeaki Kunimoto
Platform(s) TurboGrafx-16
ReleaseTG-16
Genre(s) Sports simulation
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Break In is a sports simulation video game by Naxat Soft in 1989 for the PC Engine and released only in Japan. The pool (pocket billiards) simulator was re-released on Nintendo's Wii Virtual Console in all nations in 2008. [2] [3] [4] [5] It was later released for the Wii U Virtual Console. [6] [7] [5]

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Gameplay

The game simulates playing pool. [8] There are six modes to choose from and up to six players can play together on the Virtual Console release. [1]

Reception

IGN rated the game 5.5 of 10, citing broken English text, and very simple graphics and gameplay. [9] The game received 3 out of 5 stars from VC-Reviews, who said that the game has a wide variety of pool games to choose from and who thought it included everything a pool fan would need to be satisfied for the short term. [2]

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