Side Pocket 3

Overview

Side Pocket 3 is a Japan-exclusive pocket billiards video game for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Like its predecessor, Side Pocket 2, it features the in-game likeness of a real-life professional pool player. In this case, it's JPBA member, Kyoko Sone. Unlike the prior installments in the Side Pocket series, Side Pocket 3 renders the pool room environment with 3D polygons. In spite of this, the table can still be viewed in a traditional, top-down fashion. Play modes consist of: story mode, training mode, trick game mode, and versus mode. Game variants include: eight ball, nine ball, rotation, 14.1 continuous, bowlliards, cutthroat, three ball, poker, pocket game, mitsudama, and yotsudama.

Developed by

Data East

Published by

Marvelous, Hamster Corporation, ProSoft, Data East

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Player perspectives

Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Non-fiction

Series

Side Pocket

Release dates

• Sega Saturn: Jul 18, 1997
• PlayStation: Apr 16, 1998
• PlayStation 3: Sep 9, 2009
• PlayStation Portable: Sep 9, 2009