Virtual Pool 3 DL is the latest in the best selling Virtual Pool series. A new Career mode plus improved graphics, physics, online play and more games than ever! So realistic that we guarantee it will improve your real pool game.

Hit the Road
Career mode starts you out as a rookie in the Garage. You're not alone, because Curly, the ultimate road player is there to guide you on your way to victory.

Work your way through 6 different pool rooms by beating the Room Boss and earning enough cash to travel to the next room. Each room has a different player and table. As you progress in your career the competition gets tougher and tougher and the bets go up!

You must beat Curly in the beach house for the big money to complete your career.

Play Online
Meet and match up in the Virtual Pool lobby. Play with a buddy or enter a challenge room and put your quarter on the table. Play up to six players per pool room or just be a spectator and watch the action. Tournament, leagues, everything you want online.

Click on the Virtual Pool Headquarters Icon for up to date information on all the Virtual Pool 3 online events.

Computer Opponents
Virtual Pool 3 has really sharp opponents. They know how to play pool! They're the most human acting computer pool players you'll meet. The better players have the knowledge of pool champions. But luckily for you, the poor players are not any better than the sucker at your local bar. There are 128 computer opponents with varying skill levels so you'll always have somebody to play!

Physics
Virtual Pool is famous for its physics that give you unmatched playing experiences. Pool balls move and react just like on a real pool table. You can shoot fancy shots too, like Masse and Jump shots.

Educational
Yes, VP3 will make you a better pool player. Playing VP3 will give you a better feel for pocketing balls and cue ball control.
We have special tools that allow you to visualize shots.
You can undo shots and try them over and over until you get it right!
Ball tracking will show you exactly where the balls go. You can see how the cue ball reacts to different cue tip positions or stroke power.
Ghost ball aiming aid helps you line up shots.

Trick Shots
There are two libraries of trick shots. One for Pool, one for Billiards. The Pool trick shots include many favorites???. The Billiard trick shots include the complete set of Artistic Billiards Competition shots. Using ball tracking makes it easy to create your own trick shots.

Tournaments
Play in tournaments against a field of up to 32 computer opponents. You choose the game, the match length, handicapping, etc.
See if you can beat the field and take the tournament!

Quick Play
Set up and play your buddies or a computer opponent. You pick the room. You set the game parameters. You determine the table difficulty. You can even turn on a shot clock.

Requirements:

· OS: Win XP/Vista

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Installer Changes
· New Installer that corrects many install problems
· Better compression resulting in much smaller download size
· Change name of exe from vp3dl.exe to vp3.exe so GameSpy can find VP3

· Misc Changes
· New player training interactively teaches VP basics

· Online Changes
· Windows firewall registration for VP3DL
· Correct Snooker break reset after passing turn
· Fixed full screen brightness reset on alt-tab