<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
first-person	O
sports	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
studio	O
Celeris	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
by	O
Crave	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
"	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
PC	O
games	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
Hall	I-Application
and	O
Virtual	B-Device
Pool	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
64	I-Application
as	O
the	O
follow	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
title	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
retains	O
the	O
same	O
different	O
pool	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
adds	O
new	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Rotation	O
pool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
on	O
from	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
including	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
tournament	O
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
up-to	O
a	O
32-man	O
tournament	O
with	O
AI	O
players	O
,	O
a	O
trick	O
shot	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
difficulty	O
levels	O
,	O
amateur	O
,	O
professional	O
and	O
championship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
64	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
had	O
"	O
ultra	O
realism	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
controls	O
were	O
confusing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
Curtis	O
of	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Gamer	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Celeris	O
have	O
created	O
a	O
very	O
commendable	O
pool	O
game	O
that	O
remains	O
true	O
to	O
its	O
real-life	O
counterpart	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
have	O
"	O
limited	O
lastability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
named	O
games	O
Pool	B-Application
Hustler	I-Application
and	O
Backstreet	B-Application
Billiards	I-Application
as	O
having	O
more	O
of	O
an	O
in-game	O
incentive	O
to	O
play	O
more	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
clear	O
career	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
