MacPool11.0.0.0

MacPool is a good looking pool simulation, although it a shame that it isn't more playable. It has a lot of good features but again it's slow and very frustrating. Bakno's Billiards application is much better, but after purchasing MacPool the guys at Bakno aren't prepared to provide a discount for Billiards. Poor customer service.

"Realistic"? I've seen more realism in an episode of Teletubbies

No, no, and no. I can't even finish a game on the demo before it shuts it off! I don't know anyone who would buy a game that doesn't come with an even decent demo.

May be this company will take a cue (get it? LOL) and go bankrupt.

IMO, not worth $20. Registration hassles are a deal breaker.

Wish they'd updated Real Pool for OSX. That's what you call a real simulation environment.

DON'T BUY THIS SOFTWARE! If you change the hard drive in your mac or get a different mac, you will have to purchase another license. I had to purchase another license to get it working again on the same mac. When I asked for assistance to correct errors and inability to unlock the game with my license that I paid for, I was ignored. This is totally ridiculous and just greedy.

Maybe I will finally be able to learn the proper angles and english!

this is just terrible, its buggy, ugly and just wrong. wouldn't even give them a dollar for this junk.

This is a cool little game and the MacUpdate Promo is a great deal, so check it out! I've enjoyed the demo so I'll be checking my spare cash and see if I can scrape up enough to get it here! Great !!

What about a deal for the two-license option? This would be fun for the kids.

'bout time for another game. planning on getting it!

Looks like a very good simulation.

This game was not what I was expecting. The graphics were nice but I found the features limiting.

This looks to be an interesting waste of time. Just what I need to avoid working on images and web weaving. Life is so short programs like this are criminal but fun. Just bite the eight ball and do it.

The demo is mildly entertaining. I have to agree with buscemi - this game is worth about $10 - certainly not $20 or even the sale price.

Save your money and go play 8 Ball on Orbitz. Better, and free.

Clean interface and easy to understand game ... a sure winner. Especially for those new to Mac games.

I have just tried it and am not sure I like it. The balls look too big for the table, and on my old iBook the movement of the balls is a bit jerky, And, perhaps it's because there was only a player (couldn't find how to set multiplayer game), but it didn't seem to call my faults, only when I pocketed the cue ball did it say something. Wish there could be a snooker version of this game

I tried the demo today, and I like it. It works well on my MacBook Pro, and it's easy to play - you only have to glance at the directions to get the idea. I seem to be as bad at this am I am at real pool, so I guess it's realistic.

The trial version won't allow you to complete a game. The intelligent approach would be to give the user full play for a set number of games, say ten. I found this most irksome, therefore I will NOT purchase MacPool, even at the MU Promo price of $12.95. (Actually, the regular price should be $12.95 for this game)

This is the most frustrating shareware game ever. Great shot! Game Over!

If the physics are good then it could be a fun game.

I love pool!

I've had the demo installed for several months now, trying to play the game during the limited time available. It is actually quite fun, although the full game gives a much better experience!

I haven't seen a a good pool game for Mac in quite some time. I'll give the demo a try.

I guess I'd be more apt to buy this at about $10 price point (retail) to be honest.

Interface looks nice!

Yay for pool! Might need another 50% off though.

Funny game, really cool.

Table "friction" remains high (barely changed by a settings option). Even after dragging mouse far off the table, most of my shots died before hitting the target ball. No sale.

Pity they haven't done a version of Snooker. I'd be much more interested in that. I'm also not very keen on their smoked glass interface, which is just yet another unwanted window style variation.

Maybe thats a good chance to learn the game rules? :)

Well I brought this 4 months ago with a two license deal for $15 - seems to have gone up a tad since then. No way to turn off 'version checking' or whatever you like to name 'calling home' Now if you could change the angle/viewpoint or have replays of 'great shots' or set up a five game series etc... Don't know about 'hours of entertainment' but then again games like this are thin on the ground for Mac users - So this unfortunately is the best sim of the great 'money game' you are going to find.

Well I brought this 4 months ago with a two license deal for $15 - seems to have gone up a tad since then. No way to turn off 'version checking' or whatever you like to name 'calling home' Now if you could change the angle/viewpoint or have replays of 'great shots' or set up a five game series etc... Don't know about 'hours of entertainment' but then again games like this are thin on the ground for Mac users - So this unfortunately is the best sim of the great 'money game' you are going to find.

Useful to learn techniques and mechanisms of control of the shooting ... without risk to tear the green carpet : -))

Why is the app's icon an 8-ball when this app's game is only 9-ball? Great app though!

Pretty cool. i didnt know about this game. I will try the demo and i expect this worth.

Very cool, I was looking for some time for a pool game and now I saw this here!

I need a new game, this is perfect!

Trial is very limited, but I'm not crazy about what I see. Maybe if I was on a higher end machine graphics would be better or action smoother, but this is just fair to me. (1Ghz G4, 1.5Gb, 64M video)

I used to play Virtual Pool years ago. I'll try this one.

wow, it was my favorite game time ago, very nice

This ist a really nice game and I'll give it definitly a try!

Playing Q-Ball on my PS2 actually helped my pool game - a lot. I was very surprised, and since then have been on the lookout for a nice pool sim for my computer. This looks to be at least worth a try, even better if they update on occasion and plan to add other game types.

(note to self--don't use ampersands in your entries). I have their Slide and Stack game, and it never fails to frustrate and challenge me. Also, the way the guy says the company name is....well....sexy! It's worth launching the game at least once just to hear the company name, imo. :-)

As hard as I try I cannot manage to get the cue ball to leave the felt or any other ball for that matter. Therefor, it cannot emulate how I actually play pool—badly!

@NeoX on online play sorry, I meant to give you 1 but accidentally hit the -1. someone vote him up!

Doesnt mention it on this page, but the website states that it supports online play too even against windows users. Nice.

Gotta Love pool games and this one looks pretty good.

Will definitely try this out! Most likely will buy it.

I'll give the demo a try first and check out some of the reviews.

I downloaded and played this game earlier today. I'm an avid pool player and honestly didn't think this simulation would be able to keep my attention. I was wrong, the physics are good, and I really enjoyed the gameplay. I've actually become quite addicted to it.

I'm brand new to Mac after using a PC since 1987. Although I know games are limited, this one looks cool. Gotta try it.

I'm an avid pool player. However, this is the first pool simulation I've ever played. The physics seem up to par, and I really like the "Table Quality" adjustment. I have yet to experience any bugs. But it should be noted, I haven't played online yet. Overall the gameplay is very good, and quite addicting.

OK... I bought his lovely little game to waste some time - so I installed it on my laptop. It was a great kick. I bought a new laptop... installed this POS on my new laptop - (the old one went to one of the guys I work with) - and I brought the old laptop to new - as in the Welcome window new... all other apps (including this one) wiped clean. I decide I am going to run MacPOS on my new laptop. I use the same email address and rego number (no where on the website does it say that the copy you buy is tied to one machine & EMAIL ADDRESS - FOREVER and if you buy a new registration number (which I did - just to play it fair) and have it sent to the same email address that you cannot use it on any other machine than the OLD machine that was originally registered to that email address! So, I have to get e new email address just to keep these (oh I want to swear so bad right now!!) "duh-velopers" happy. Oh, I also wan to load it on my Mcpro - so I can waste time on a 30" monitor too... Easy - yes? NO - Have ot hve a seperate email addres to register the other machine to. What a phuquen waste of time !!!! For $25 USD. I think I'd rather eat nails! Oh, I wrote a letter. No response. they sure were haoy to take my money twice. $10 first time and $15 the second time. Am I pi$$ed - yes!! Why - because as slick as their website is an as good as the programme is - the registrtion process is a pain inthe a$$. I have a $13,000 scientific analysis applicationthat I can run on three machines - that al it requires is I enter the rego number - do a send back and "boom!!!" I am a happy user on all three machines! Why is this so friggen hard?

Ignore my previous review of 5.2 below. Then I was not a seasoned user of this app. I've had it many months now and quit using it due to the incredibly huge number of bugs it had. Upon downloading 6.0.0 there's even more. Now practice games never end. Vers 5.2 never did that. There's still no restart button, so now the user must quit the app and relaunch it to do another practice game. If one chooses the settings menu after moving their mouse (and thus the cue ball), the ball is placed where the mouse last was, forcing the user to shoot from there or again, restart the entire app. Also unlike 5.2, the user must endure an audio sample each time. Bakno doesn't publish release notes or bug fix lists either. Fun for a while, but all the bugs are frustrating.

This game has several bugs, but is still very fun to play. I have no doubt the authors will address these problems and so paid for my copy. Besides, it's too addictive to play the demo version. ;-)

This is really a fun simulation. The sounds and the physics are very realistic. I can't get my son off it sometimes. I'm almost ready to buy it, but the only thing is that I wish there was a way to blow it up a bit. I know maybe there has to be room for the back swing, so to speak, but I think many people with larger monitors would still be fine. Perhaps an option in this area? I hope I haven't missed it, if indeed there is such an option. I couldn't find one. Thanks for a fun game, nonetheless.