<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Celeris	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
as	O
an	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
spin-off	O
from	O
pool	O
games	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
snooker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
DOS	B-Device
in	O
July	O
1996	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
game	O
to	O
contain	O
snooker	B-Application
as	O
a	O
playable	O
game	O
(	O
the	O
next	O
was	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
Hall	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
was	O
released	O
the	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
,	O
and	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
digital	O
assets	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
whilst	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
featured	O
four	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
pool	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
only	O
presents	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
traditional	O
snooker	B-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
suggests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
released	O
only	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
(	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
three-platform	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
distributed	O
by	O
SoftKey	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
other	O
releases	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
with	O
shots	O
being	O
made	O
by	O
mouse	B-Device
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
boasts	O
a	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
locally	O
networked	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
on	O
an	O
Ethernet	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
to	O
do	O
basic	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
between	O
two	O
remote	O
computers	O
via	O
analog	B-Application
modems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
two	O
computers	O
via	O
modem	B-Application
for	O
basic	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
was	O
marketed	O
with	O
a	O
guarantee	O
that	O
the	O
simulator	O
would	O
improve	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
non-simulated	O
game	O
at	O
a	O
real	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
box	O
indicates	O
six-time	O
World	O
Snooker	B-Application
Champion	O
Steve	O
Davis	O
in	O
a	O
starring	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ronnie	O
O'Sullivan	O
,	O
another	O
top-level	O
professional	O
player	O
,	O
acts	O
as	O
presenter	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
both	O
he	O
and	O
Davis	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
superimposed	O
on	O
snooker	B-Application
balls	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Sullivan	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
World	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
2007	I-Application
and	O
his	O
own	O
game	O
,	O
Ronnie	O
Sullivan	O
's	O
Snooker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
Reception	O
for	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
Hall	I-Application
was	O
moderate	O
,	O
with	O
review	O
aggregator	O
website	O
Game	O
Rankings	O
scoring	O
the	O
game	O
67%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Pool	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
7.2/10	O
saying	O
"	O
how	O
much	O
you	O
enjoy	O
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
depends	O
mainly	O
on	O
how	O
much	O
interest	O
you	O
have	O
in	O
real	O
snooker.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
following	O
on	O
from	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
you	O
can	O
expect	O
the	O
same	O
excellence	O
"	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
were	O
less	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
in	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
;	O
"	O
where	O
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
disappoints	O
is	O
in	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
variety.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Where	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
had	O
other	O
types	O
of	O
Pool	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
only	O
had	O
Snooker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
