UPDATE: 5 stars now. While there are some options I’d like (namely an offline no opponent no time limit practice game), you listened to our requests and gave us what we asked for. Thank you. The controls are smooth and gameplay is fun. Exactly what I want in a pool game. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I was excited for this game. While the game looks really good, there is no option to just play a solo game - only some challenges. Any actual game has to be online multiplayer. Give us the option for offline solo games and you’ll have 5 stars.

I think when completing the challenges, it’s very likely that players will do a number of attempts before they successfully 3-star a challenge. The ‘challenge completed’ and ‘challenge failed’ transition is such a massive time drainer when it comes to this cadence. Instead of being able to press pause and immediately go to retry, I have to sit through seconds of delay while the ball rolling animation finishes and then I have to wait through the challenge transition screen. Please either make the pause button functional through these animations or remove that transition screen entirely. Also, why do I need to unlock a case before opening it? It’s not like I need to wait a certain time for it to unlock, this is just a redundant step to opening cases. Special cue balls are overpowered also.

On the Season Pass, don’t hit the Collect All button. If you do, it may look like you aren’t getting all of your rewards.I thought it wasn’t giving me all of my gold, so I tested it by collecting rewards slowly, adding up what I should receive, and comparing it to what actually showed up. Sure enough, the gold I calculated from the individual rewards plus the gold from the loot boxes didn’t seem to match. It looked like I was missing about half of it.However, I think what’s really happening is that the gold and other rewards you collect are being rolled into the loot box you open afterward. In other words, everything, including unopened loot boxes, gets consolidated together.Other than that, Ultimate 8 Ball is really fun and addicting. The different cue balls and cue sticks provide a neat sense of progression. I also enjoy being able to customize the pool table and am looking forward to seeing what other customization options they may have planned.The system of waiting for boxes to unlock before you can open them is pretty annoying. You also can’t realistically keep collecting the head-to-head rewards after four wins because it doesn’t make much sense to spend money just to open loot boxes a few hours early.One feature I’d love to see is the ability to buy or unlock specific ball sets. Imagine being able to use a set themed around your favorite sports team or a particular style. For example, I have a pirate-themed table and room, so it would be awesome to have a matching pirate-themed ball set to complete the look.The different play styles and tournaments also help keep the game fresh and replayable every day. Overall, I recommend it, especially since it is free to play for Arcade members.

This could be one of the most enjoyable games I've played. The graphics, realistic play, exciting challenges are wonderful. As I've progressed to Level 8 tours and Pro league, I've noticed more and more of the opponents are AI, making shots no human opponent is capable of. You can identify these false players in numerous ways, but the most obvious is their stereotypical behaviors in lining up shots, literally machine precision in targeting (no wobble whatsoever), etc. I have reached out to "tech support" with questions about things like the shopping cart since mid-July and never received a response. At some points this game was 100% fun. I'm now spending 1/3rd of the time really enjoying it, 2/3rds feeling simply infuriated.