Inferno Pool

Also known as:  N/A

Developer: Dark Energy Digital

Inferno Pool, in my opinion, is part of one of the head-scratchers I have in regards to comparing two similar games…Released just a few months before Hustle Kings, I feel like Inferno Pool is superior. I’m in the minority in thinking that, from what I can tell. No, it’s not as pretty as Hustle Kings in the graphics department, but it’s more fun…well, at least to the guy writing this, it is. The AI here can be difficult, depending on the setting you choose, but it feels fair, especially when compared to the Hustle Kings AI. Also, the mode the game was named after, Inferno Pool, is actually pretty fun and feels like the billiards version of a head-to-head puzzle game where matching blocks makes blocks appear in your opponent’s screen, except billiard balls appear here. The game can also be played single player, where you’re trying to see how long you can last sinking balls before the maximum number of balls are on the table and it’s game over. Hustle Kings may have gotten all the love, but for digital billiards during the last console generation, Inferno Pool gets my vote for the best that I’ve played.

Review added: 05/10/2020