Snooker 19

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Snooker 19
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Developer Lab42
Publisher Ripstone Games
Platforms
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • WW: 17 April 2019
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: 23 August 2019
Genre Sports
Modes Single-player, multiplayer

Snooker 19 is a 2019 sports video game developed by Lab42 and published by Ripstone Games. The game is a simulation of the game of snooker. [1] The game was released on 17 April 2019 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a Nintendo Switch release on 23 August 2019. [2] [3] All 128 professional players from the World Snooker Tour during the 2018-19 snooker season appear in the game, as do venues from all 26 tournaments, including Alexandra Palace and the Crucible Theatre. [4] [5]

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Gameplay

Snooker 19 includes all officially licensed tournaments from the 2018–19 snooker season and the Q School qualification events for the main tour. [6] . [5] It features single-player, multiplayer and online multiplayer modes. [7] [8] The game featured full likenesses for all 128 professional players on the World Snooker Tour, in-game commentary by Neal Foulds, and David Hendon, and refereeing by Brendan Moore. [6] Multiplayer matches mirror real-life tournaments, with in-game tournaments co-existing with events. [9] [10] [11]

Games of snooker can be played with the traditional 15-reds , the six-red snooker variant, and with rules from the Snooker Shoot Out with matches lasting a maximum of ten minutes and a shot clock. [10] Through winning matches offline and online, players can unlock new shirts, waistcoats and bowties for the on-screen players. [12] In the game's career mode, the "pro seasons" options allows players to compete as top professionals, whilst "rising stars" is for players to start with no ranking points. [13]

Release

Prior to the release of Snooker 19, Joanne Williams (wife of reigning World Champion Mark Williams) accused the game of "massive prejudice" as the game's cover art did not feature Williams. [14] Williams suggested that this might be because he was 40 years old and Welsh. [14] This led to fans imposing pictures of Williams from a naked press conference he had taken over the cover art for the release. [14]

Snooker 19 was released on 17 April 2019 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Nintendo Switch version came out on 23 August 2019. [15] [16] A mobile port was released in August 2020 under the title WST Snooker. [17] A "Challenge Pack DLC" for the game was released containing set specific shots to recreate, trick shots and snooker escapes in January 2020. [18] [19]

In April 2020, a Virtual Snooker World Championship took place, contested by the top 16 players on the PS4 version of the game. The matches were released on the official World Snooker Tour YouTube channel, with each player representing a real-life pro in the tournament. [20]

Reception

Smooker 19 received "mixed or average" reviews according to critical aggregator website Metacritic . [21] It received a score of 70/100 based on eight critical reviews. [21] The game's physics was praised as a realistic representation of snooker.

However, the game was less well received for its lack of variety. Neil Watton writing for the xBox hub stated "your time with Snooker 19 will mostly consist of moving from event to event in the career" and whilst the "career itself is a considerable one" a "few more game modes would be appreciated". [22] The game also felt dated graphically. The Official Xbox Magazine stated that it was a "faithful sim that overcomes bland presentation thanks to fabulous potting". [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Ripstone Games confirma Snooker 19 para Nintendo Switch - Nintenderos.com - Nintendo Switch, 3DS, Wii U". Nintenderos.com - Nintendo Switch, 3DS, Wii U. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ripstone, Lab42 & World Snooker announce 'Snooker 19'". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Snooker 19 Is Cueing Up A 2019 Release On Nintendo Switch". Nintendo Life . 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ripstone, Lab42 and World Snooker Announce 'Snooker 19' - World Snooker". World Snooker . 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. 1 2 Square, Push (17 October 2018). "Complain About the Smell of Venues Like Ronnie O'Sullivan in Snooker 19". Push Square . Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Back In The Game - World Snooker". World Snooker. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Snooker 19 Coming To All Platforms In 2019". Just Push Start. 17 October 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Mäki, Jonas (20 October 2018). "Snooker 19 announced for consoles and PC". Gamereactor UK . Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Snooker 19 hands-on preview - "Authentic to the point of overkill"". pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Snooker 2019 Cues Up For a Big Break". Kotaku UK. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  11. ↑ "Snooker 19 Review - Xbox One". Cubed3. 24 November 2021.
  12. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (14 March 2019). "Snooker 19 breaks off right on cue". Eurogamer.net.
  13. ↑ KIDNEYONE, Luca Di Lullo /. "Recensione - Snooker 19". www.mondoxbox.com.
  14. 1 2 3 "Where's Williams? No champ on game cover". BBC News. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019. massive prejudice
  15. ↑ "Snooker 19 Pots A Spring Release On Switch, New Details And Trailer Shared". Nintendo Life. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  16. ↑ Square, Push (14 March 2019). "Snooker 19 Sure Looks Like a Snooker Game in First PS4 Trailer". Push Square. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "WST Snooker".
  18. ↑ Stevens, Nathan (14 January 2020). "SNOOKER 19 Challenge Pack DLC Now Available for Nintendo Switch".
  19. ↑ "Snooker 19 Challenge Pack DLC Available Now". Steam. Lab42. 12 December 2019.
  20. ↑ "Snooker 19's top players to contest virtual World Championship". 9 April 2020.
  21. 1 2 "Snooker 19 Reviews". Metacritic.
  22. ↑ Watton, Neil (26 April 2019). "Snooker 19 Review". Xbox Hub.
  23. ↑ "Snooker 19". Official Xbox Magazine. No. 178. 5 June 2019. p. 80.
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