<s>
Virtual	B-Device
Pool	I-Device
3	I-Device
is	O
a	O
3D	O
,	O
first-person	O
sports	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Celeris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
series	I-Application
made	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
1995	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
Interplay	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
release	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
improvements	O
including	O
enhanced	O
physics	O
modelling	O
and	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
new	O
game	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
Hall	O
soon	O
followed	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
,	O
bringing	O
with	O
it	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
snooker	B-Application
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
perfect	O
break	O
though	O
,	O
as	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
Hall	O
suffered	O
from	O
poor	O
opponent	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
pool	O
hall	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
ironic	O
considering	O
its	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Device
Pool	I-Device
3	I-Device
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
retail	O
boxed	O
version	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Jeanette	O
Lee	O
,	O
the	O
successful	O
Korean-American	O
professional	O
pool	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Celeris	O
site	O
as	O
a	O
download	B-Application
and	O
is	O
still	O
supported	O
via	O
downloadable	B-Application
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
single-player	O
mode	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
(	O
Career	O
Mode	O
,	O
Tournament	O
or	O
Quick	O
Play	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
human	O
opponents	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
or	O
locally	O
through	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
eight	O
billiard	O
venues	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
six	O
pool	O
tables	O
,	O
a	O
snooker	B-Application
table	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
carom	O
table	O
for	O
cushion	O
caroms	O
or	O
three-cushion	O
billiards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty-one	O
variations	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
most	O
players	O
stick	O
to	O
pool	O
favorites	O
such	O
as	O
nine-ball	O
,	O
eight-ball	O
and	O
straight	O
pool	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
snooker	B-Application
,	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
less	O
common	O
variations	O
such	O
as	O
cowboy	O
pool	O
,	O
honolulu	O
and	O
bowliards	O
may	O
be	O
of	O
interest	O
to	O
some	O
,	O
especially	O
since	O
finding	O
real-life	O
players	O
of	O
them	O
can	O
be	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
featured	O
in	O
Virtual	B-Device
Pool	I-Device
3	I-Device
are	O
as	O
it	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	O
GameSpy	B-Protocol
Arcade	I-Protocol
client	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
lobby	O
and	O
then	O
create	O
or	O
join	O
virtual	B-Application
rooms	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
International	O
Players	O
Ladder	O
(	O
VIPLadder	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
perpetual	O
league	O
for	O
players	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
tournament	O
usually	O
takes	O
a	O
few	O
hours	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
more	O
prestigious	O
tournaments	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
9	O
Ball	O
World	O
Championships	O
and	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	B-Application
World	O
Championships	O
can	O
take	O
several	O
days	O
or	O
weeks	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
did	O
find	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
disappointing	O
"	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
were	O
invisible	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
fully	O
rendered	O
(	O
As	O
with	O
all	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
games	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
wrapped	O
up	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
find	O
a	O
pool	O
sim	O
that	O
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
as	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
real	O
thing	O
as	O
Virtual	B-Device
Pool	I-Device
3	I-Device
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
were	O
also	O
highly	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
scoring	O
an	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
calling	O
Virtual	B-Device
Pool	I-Device
3	I-Device
"	O
really	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
saying	O
the	O
"	O
great	O
gameplay	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
you	O
entertained	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
since	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
whole	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
4	I-Application
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
August	O
2012	O
worldwide	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
featured	O
many	O
graphical	O
and	O
feature	O
updates	O
from	O
Virtual	B-Device
Pool	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
that	O
featured	O
online	O
tournaments	O
and	O
rankings	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Virtual	B-Device
Pool	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
