Review: Snooker 19 (PlayStation 4)
Make history and break records as you assume the career of your favorite snooker pro, or start a brand new journey fresh from the Q-School academy. Rise through the rankings, earn prize money, fill your trophy cabinet and unlock rewards on your way to the Hall of Fame.
Pros:
- Great graphics.
- 8.10GB download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Official game complete with the venues and player likenesses of the players.
- Opening optional tutorial.
- Play now- Quick match, online vs, and online tournament.
- Private room support using a specially created code.
- Career- Play, Schedule, Ranking, Hall of Fame and trophy cabinet.
- 3 game types- Snooker, Six reds, and shootout.
- Match length-1-35 frames.
- Aiming aid- Pro, Master, Amateur and none.
- AI difficulty- Easy, Medium and Hard.
- Commentary.
- View changes as you set up and execute the shot going for a more TV presentation.
- Can fast forward AI turn.
- Power bar system- you set the power with the sticks then you get a set area to hit and hitting is done by hitting back on the right stick then forward on the right stick.
- Freelook camera.
- Color-blind support.
- Realistic ball physics.
- Captures the atmosphere.
- Difficult.
- A wide selection of venues and events.
- Stats screen.
Cons:
- Only one control scheme.
- The slight learning curve on the controls.
- Inconsistent AI difficulty.
- Slow pace.
- Aiming aid is not ideal, even on the highest setting the bars are short.
- Controls menu is hidden away.
- Freelook camera is really slow.
- Players look uneasy and move like a robot.
- No instant replays.
- Aim line doesn’t show rebounds.
- Not the greatest camera control/options.
- Only a handful of modes, no fun ones.
