Cue sports playing nine-ball. Snooker balls are smaller than American-style pool balls with a diameter of 52.5 mm ( in), and come in sets of 22 (15 reds, 6 "", and a cue ball). English billiard balls are the same size as snooker balls and come in sets of three balls (two cue balls and a red, an object ball). Other games, such as bumper pool, have custom ball sets. Billiard balls have been made from many different materials since the start of the game, including clay, bakelite, celluloid, crystallite, ivory, plastic, steel and wood. The dominant material from 1627 until the
Steve Davis World Snooker six different levels of playing skill. The view is fixed overhead, however you can zoom in on the table, with the option of Slow motion replays. The game also has a practice mode, in which lines indicate what the results of a shot will be, and balls can be moved around to set up trick shots. "World Snooker" received average to positive results from critics. Computer and Video Games magazine scored the game at 72% on both versions. "CVG" praised the game's "brilliant" presentation, that was "bound to appeal to fans of the sport" but criticized the games high difficulty,