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buy fifa coins online as FIFA, it doesn’t fade out so that you can see through it, but instead stays solid, obscuring everything that sits behind it. This problem also spreads to the main game modes as well, but here it isn’t so much of a problem, as you can usually take your time and wait for it to disappear before taking your shot, if necessary.">Pool is one of those games that, like Monopoly, each and every player seems to have their own set of rules for. What’s more, the game looks completely different depending on what side of the Atlantic Ocean you play it on, with British pool using smaller red and yellow balls and smaller pockets, and North American pool using larger, numbered balls, decked out in spots and stripes, with much larger pockets on a larger table. For the most part, these two varieties have the same rules, with each player assigned either spots, stripes, reds or yellows, and given the task of potting all of their balls before moving on to the grand target, the black ball. This type of pool, regardless of colour or table size, is called 8-ball, and to further confuse matters, there is another type of pool known as 9-ball, which, you guessed it, has 9 numbered balls. Both players work their way through the numbers in succession from 1 to 9, with the second player taking over if the first player fails to pot a ball (and vice versa). Whoever pots the final ball is the winner. Thankfully, Pool Nation, from UK developer Cherry Pop Games, contains both the 8- and 9-ball varieties – although sadly not the British iteration of the game. This gives players the chance to try out both types of pool, as well as a number of ‘unofficial’ versions of the game.The first thing that you’re going to want to do when starting up Pool Nation is check out the tutorial, as, although the game seems fairly simple on the surface, there are a number of techniques that you’ll want to learn if you’re going to beat the best opponents that the various tournaments have to offer. Of course, you’ll have the ability to use the staple pool moves such as swerve, chip and spins, but Pool Nation allows you to combine these various effects to pull off shots such as a Knife Edge (which bounces the cue ball off of the side of the table to get around a blocking ball) or a Super Spin (which chips the ball forward before the spin curves it backwards around a line of balls). To a pool novice, such as myself, these moves sound a little too much like power-ups when read on the page, but seeing them in game allows you to realise that someone adequately skilled with a pool cue would be able to pull these moves off in real life, and be the envy of their friends when playing at the bar.Pool NationThe tutorial for Pool Nation understandably takes players through the various PlayStation 3 control methods of the game, which are actually incredibly simple to understand. Similar to games such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour, the left analogue stick controls the aim of your cue, whilst the right stick controls the power that you want to put on your shot. A nice touch here is the fact that pressing the R1 button locks the power bar in place, allowing you to fiddle with spins or other techniques, without worrying about keeping the right analogue stick in exactly the right position all along. L2 and R2 control the angle of the cue, allowing for chip shots, while L1 allows you to fine-tune your shot by dramatically lowering the sensitivity of the left analogue stick. The only downside to the tutorial is that the menu can sometimes get in the way of where you’re trying to aim your shot, and, unlike games such buy fifa coins online as FIFA, it doesn’t fade out so that you can see through it, but instead stays solid, obscuring everything that sits behind it. This problem also spreads to the main game modes as well, but here it isn’t so much of a problem, as you can usually take your time and wait for it to disappear before taking your shot, if necessary.
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