<s>
Pool	B-Device
Paradise	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2004	O
pocket	O
billiards	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Awesome	O
Developments	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ignition	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
endorsed	O
by	O
professional	O
snooker	B-Application
and	O
pool	O
player	O
Jimmy	O
White	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
features	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Booners	O
Interactive	O
,	O
include	O
30	O
unique	O
computer	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
highly	O
detailed	O
hands	O
,	O
on	O
an	O
animated	O
island	O
with	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
cycles	O
,	O
and	O
8	O
virtual	O
camera	O
modes	O
;	O
11	O
different	O
game	O
types	O
and	O
5	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
,	O
with	O
10	O
different	O
tournament	O
ladders	O
,	O
and	O
10	O
table	O
sizes	O
and	O
shapes	O
;	O
and	O
analog	O
cueing	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
or	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
pool	O
and	O
snooker	B-Application
games	O
,	O
beach	O
darts	B-Language
,	O
a	O
coconut	O
shy	O
,	O
skee-ball	O
ramp	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Dropzone	B-Application
arcade	O
game	O
are	O
all	O
unlockable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Jimmy	O
White	O
,	O
in	O
Pool	B-Device
Paradise	I-Device
,	O
White	O
is	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
player	O
in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2006	O
under	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
Pool	B-Device
Paradise	I-Device
:	I-Device
International	I-Device
Edition	I-Device
,	O
only	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Navarro	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
European	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
months	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
stating	O
in	O
an	O
early	O
review	O
,	O
"	O
Pool	B-Device
Paradise	I-Device
features	O
a	O
great	O
gameplay	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
ton	O
of	O
available	O
pool	O
games	O
and	O
side	O
ventures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
suggested	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
strong	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
merits	O
commenting	O
"	O
even	O
if	O
Pool	B-Device
Paradise	I-Device
were	O
n't	O
the	O
only	O
available	O
pool	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
it	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
a	O
strong	O
choice	O
for	O
any	O
billiards	O
fan.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
year-end	O
"	O
Best	O
Alternative	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
gave	O
the	O
same	O
European	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
nearly	O
three	O
months	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
Stateside	O
.	O
</s>
