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| Break Time: The National Pool Tour | |
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| Publisher(s) | Fujisankei |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System |
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Break Time: The National Pool Tour is a pocket billiards (pool) video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993 exclusively for a North American audience.
There are four unique challenges in the game: eight-ball, nine-ball, rotation, and straight pool. All four are allegedly played according to the professional (i.e. world standardized) rules. Other features include:
Electronic Games gave the game 71%. [2] GamePro gave the game 4/5 for graphics, 3/5 for sound, 4/5 for control, 4.5/5 for Fun factor. [3]
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