World Snooker Championship 2005 (video game)
World Snooker Championship 2005 is a sports video game developed by Blade Interactive and published by Sega for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PlayStation Portable.
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| Developer(s) | Blade Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Series | World Snooker Championship |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable |
| Release | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Overview
This was the first game in the series to use the official World Snooker Championship moniker for the game. The game featured modes similar to the previous entry in the series, with a career mode, tournament mode, and online modes, as well as quickplay and training modes.[1] The game also features an unlockable "League of Champions" which allows you to replay past real-life events. The game featured additional modes to previous releases, with options to play games such as bar billiards.[1]
Paul Hunter would feature on the game's cover, but would be diagnosed with cancer before the game's release,[2] but would continue to play the sport.[2] Hunter would die in 2006, from neuroendocrine tumours in the lining of his stomach.[3][4] With later releases of the game by Sold-out Software, his image and likeness remained on the cover and in the game but with a tribute on the back of the box "Paul Hunter 1978 - 2006".[5]
After meeting certain requirements, videos of real-life shots are played, showing professional players performing the same shots.[6] In "Free Play" mode, other variables can be edited, such as number of reds on the table, and even the dimensions of the table itself.[6]
Reception
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World Snooker Championship 2005 received "mixed or average" and "generally positive" reviews, according to review aggregator GameRankings.[7][8][9][10]
Eurogamer scored the console version highly with a 8/10 score, saying "it's a snooker game that gets pretty much everything spot on."[6] But would later rate the PSP version lower at 6/10.[11]
References
- Orry, Tom (13 April 2005). "World Snooker Challenge Review". VideoGamer.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- "Hunter has cancer but vows to play in Sheffield". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- Gray, Sadie (11 October 2006). "Paul Hunter". The Times. London. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- "White pays tribute to Hunter". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- "World Snooker Championship". Giant Bomb. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- Bradwell, Tom (13 April 2005). "World Snooker Championship 2005 (As good and complete a snooker game as we can recall. Cue debate)". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- "World Snooker Championship 2005 for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- "World Snooker Championship 2005 for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- "World Snooker Challenge 2005 for PlayStation Portable". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- "World Snooker Championship 2005 for Xbox". GameRankings. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- Bramwell, Tony (9 September 2005). "World Snooker Challenge (Have a break. No, seriously, take it.)". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.