Rack 'Em
 Cover art of Rack 'Em | |
| Developer(s) | Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc. |
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| Publisher(s) | Accolade |
| Designer(s) | Paul Butler[1] Rick Banks[1] |
| Artist(s) | Grant Campbell |
| Composer(s) | Paul Butler |
| Platform(s) | DOS Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1988 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rack 'Em is a sports simulation video game developed by Artech Digital Entertainments, Inc. and published by Accolade. Rack 'Em simulates various types of cue-sports, including Pool, and Snooker. The game was released for both MS-DOS and Commodore 64 in Template:Vgy.
Five different game modes are selectable; Snooker, Pool, 8-ball, 9-ball and Bumper Pool.[2] As well as this there is a trick shot mode allowing the player to save their shots onto disk.[3] The game also boasts an in-game editor for the bumper pool mode.[4]
Reception
The game received a score of 708/1000 from ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) magazine in March, 1989, where they described the game as having "pretty realistic" game physics. However, the game does not have opponent Artificial Intelligence to play against, and ACE described this omision as the "sole dissapointing aspect of Rack 'Em."[5]
References
- ^ a b "GameSpot Tech info". GameSpot.
- ^ Shannon, L.R. (22 November 1988). "Games That Mean Business". New York Times. Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Oldenberg, Don (12 December 1988). "Playing the Sporting Life; From Billiards to Darts to Auto Racing, Games for Armchair Athletes". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Brown, Lonnie (3 December 1988). "Billiards game gets better with playtime". The Ledger. Retrieved 2009-08-19. [dead link]
- ^ Jarratt, Steve. "Rack 'Em reviewed on IBM PC". Advanced Computer Entertainment. Issue 18 (March, 1989): p64.
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