<s>
Jimmy	B-Application
White	I-Application
's	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cueball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
snooker	B-Application
and	O
pool	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Awesome	O
Developments	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Jimmy	B-Application
White	I-Application
's	I-Application
'	I-Application
Whirlwind	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Snooker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
distributed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Bay	O
Area	O
Multimedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Cueball	B-Application
,	O
called	O
Jimmy	B-Device
White	I-Device
's	I-Device
Cueball	I-Device
World	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
faring	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
between	O
the	O
main	O
hallway	O
,	O
the	O
snooker	B-Application
room	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
pool	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cueball	B-Application
features	O
a	O
"	O
BeeCam	O
"	O
option	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
activated	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
from	O
Whirlwind	O
Snooker	B-Application
were	O
improved	O
upon	O
for	O
Cueball	B-Application
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
graphical	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
3D	B-Architecture
accelerator	I-Architecture
card	I-Architecture
enabling	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
peruse	O
the	O
table	O
and	O
the	O
entire	O
snooker	B-Application
or	O
pool	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
computer	B-Application
player	I-Application
(	O
represented	O
by	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
disembodied	O
hands	O
in	O
white	O
gloves	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
from	O
any	O
angle	O
while	O
taking	O
a	O
;	O
these	O
hands	O
also	O
visibly	O
replace	O
the	O
and	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
items	O
within	O
the	O
snooker	B-Application
and	O
pool	O
rooms	O
are	O
interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
machine	O
in	O
the	O
pool	O
room	O
features	O
a	O
fully	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
Dropzone	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
Archer	O
Maclean	O
's	O
earliest	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Should	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
player	I-Application
lay	O
a	O
particularly	O
nasty	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
laugh	O
is	O
heard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
too	O
long	O
over	O
a	O
shot	O
will	O
send	O
the	O
computer	B-Application
player	I-Application
into	O
a	O
fit	O
of	O
sarcastic	O
coughing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
small	O
team	O
known	O
as	O
Awesome	O
Developments	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
UTV	O
Ignition	O
Games	O
,	O
began	O
developing	O
Cueball	B-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
made	O
to	O
be	O
promoted	O
by	O
a	O
different	O
publisher	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
wanted	O
an	O
association	O
football	O
game	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
one	O
designed	O
around	O
snooker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Interactive	O
became	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
next	O
publisher	O
with	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Vatical	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
reaching	O
over	O
300	O
megabytes	O
,	O
the	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
team	O
created	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
demo	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
much	O
smaller	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	O
Development	O
's	O
lead	O
,	O
Archer	O
Maclean	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
received	O
an	O
email	O
regarding	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
run	O
out	O
of	O
sprites	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Do	O
you	O
think	O
anyone	O
in	O
Englandshire	O
will	O
know	O
if	O
the	O
Snooker	B-Application
game	O
is	O
played	O
with	O
only	O
9	O
reds	O
??	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jimmy	B-Application
White	I-Application
's	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cueball	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
versions	O
faring	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Zdyrko	O
writing	O
for	O
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
painful	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
lost	O
a	O
lot	O
in	O
its	O
transition	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
but	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vargas	O
was	O
less	O
critical	O
,	O
scoring	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
at	O
66/100	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
enjoying	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
mini-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
highly	O
polished	O
and	O
playable	O
"	O
cue	O
sports	O
simulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
did	O
prefer	O
the	O
pool	O
simulation	O
over	O
the	O
snooker	B-Application
,	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
published	O
under	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
whilst	O
the	O
pool	O
mode	O
was	O
fun	O
the	O
snooker	B-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
tricky	O
for	O
casual	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
far	O
from	O
fun	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
"	O
as	O
snooker	B-Application
games	O
go	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
you	O
'll	O
find	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
Magazine	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
Monthly	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
excellent	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
pick	O
for	O
people	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
snooker	B-Application
or	O
pool	O
game	O
,	O
despite	O
not	O
being	O
"	O
cutting	O
edge	O
entertainment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
release	O
Video	O
Game	O
Magazine	O
commented	O
that	O
whilst	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
assets	O
were	O
"	O
colorless	O
and	O
are	O
also	O
lovelessly	O
animated	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
reviewed	O
the	O
original	O
World	O
Snooker	B-Application
Championship	O
game	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
whilst	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
snooker	B-Application
representation	O
,	O
Cueball	B-Application
2	O
,	O
released	O
10	O
years	O
prior	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
far	O
more	O
varied	O
and	O
interesting	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
superior	O
"	O
"	O
in	O
every	O
respect	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
originally	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Jimmy	B-Device
White	I-Device
's	I-Device
Cueball	I-Device
World	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jimmy	O
White	O
would	O
later	O
put	O
his	O
name	O
to	O
pool	O
video	O
game	O
Pool	B-Device
Paradise	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
Jimmy	O
White	O
's	O
Snooker	B-Application
Legend	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
