I remember back in the days, when I was just discovering the wonders of the Internet, that I was fascinated by a website called Miniclip. It was something new for me at that time, as I had access to a collection of flash games, more or less interesting, keeping me entertained for hours.

Pretty much like my old Chinese SNES copy and those 9999 in 1 cartridges. Except Miniclip actually had 9999 games. Man, how time flies?

Back to my then-newfound passion for flash games, I remember spending hours with a billiards game. Or 8 ball, as I later found out it was called. At that time, I wasn?t allowed to go into a bar or anywhere where I could play this for real, so a flash game was more than enough.

As the years passed, I remained a fan of 8 ball games, as it became one of my favourite methods to kill some time. And when I discovered that I could play it on my smartphone, I had a real blast.
Still, whether I was using iOS or Android, the app stores were basically invaded with such games, so it was difficult to find one able to...well, drain my phone?s battery completely, due to playing for maybe too much.

And then I found The One: Pool Strike, from the folks over at Funiza. It was exactly what I wanted. Or you can call it ?love at first sight?.

Obviously, one of the first things that impressed me was the way this game looks, thanks to the realistic physics engine it uses. After playing a bit, I also noticed the fact that you could upgrade your cue and choose from more t...