# Maximum Pool
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{{short description|2000 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Maximum Pool
| collapsible =
| state =
| image = Maximum Pool cover.jpg
| caption =
| developer = [Dynamix](/source/Dynamix)
| publisher = [Sierra Sports](/source/Sierra_Entertainment)
| series = 3D Ultra
| engine =
| platforms = [Windows](/source/Windows), [Mac OS](/source/Classic_Mac_OS), [Dreamcast](/source/Dreamcast)
| released = '''Windows'''
{{vgrelease|NA|September 8, 2000[{{cite web |last=Fudge |first=James |date=September 8, 2000 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/029/129/mp.html |title=Maximum Pool Ships |website=[Computer Games Strategy Plus](/source/Computer_Games_Magazine) |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030525152727/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/029/129/mp.html |archivedate=May 25, 2003 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]|EU|October 2000[}}'''Dreamcast''']
{{vgrelease|NA|November 16, 2000[{{Cite web |last=Churchill |first=Sarita |date=November 16, 2000 |title=PC, Macintosh, and Dreamcast Users Unite - Online That Is! |url=http://www.sierra.com/corp/mr/release/0,2760,505,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305031724/http://www.sierra.com/corp/mr/release/0,2760,505,00.html |archive-date=March 5, 2001 |access-date=July 3, 2024 |website=[Sierra Entertainment](/source/Sierra_Entertainment)}}]}}
| genre = [Sports](/source/Sports_game)
| modes = [Single-player](/source/Single-player_video_game), [multiplayer](/source/Multiplayer_video_game)
}}
'''''Maximum Pool''''' is a video game developed by [Dynamix](/source/Dynamix) and published by [Sierra On-Line](/source/Sierra_On-Line) under their Sierra Sports label for [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) and [Dreamcast](/source/Dreamcast) in 2000. It is the tenth game in the ''3D Ultra'' series, and the successor to the 1999 game ''[Cool Pool](/source/Cool_Pool)''.
==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
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| GSpot_SDC = 5/10[{{cite web |last=Gerstmann |first=Jeff |date=December 12, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/maximum-pool-review/1900-2664039/ |title=Maximum Pool Review (DC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |website=[GameSpot](/source/GameSpot) |publisher=[CBS Interactive](/source/CBS_Interactive) |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
| GSpot_PC = 6.3/10[{{cite web |last=Poole |first=Stephen |date=September 6, 2000 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/maximum-pool-review/1900-2618913/ |title=Maximum Pool Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "May 17, 2006"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
| GameZone_SDC = 8.5/10[{{cite web |author=Da bomb mom |date=January 15, 2001 |url=http://dreamcast.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15135.htm |title=Sierra Sports Maximum Pool Review - Dreamcast |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080927165451/http://dreamcast.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15135.htm |archivedate=September 27, 2008 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
| GameZone_PC = 8.6/10[{{cite web |last=Shif |first=Gil Alexander |date=July 18, 2000 |url=http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15135.htm |title=Sierra Sports Maximum Pool Review - PC |website=GameZone |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003070203/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15135.htm |archivedate=October 3, 2008 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
| IGN_SDC = 7.8/10[{{cite web |last=Chau |first=Anthony |date=December 15, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/12/16/maximum-pool |title=Maximum Pool (DC) |website=[IGN](/source/IGN) |publisher=[Ziff Davis](/source/Ziff_Davis) |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
| IGN_PC = 7.9/10[{{cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Scott |date=September 28, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/09/29/maximum-pool-2 |title=Maximum Pool (PC) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
| PCZone_PC = 59%[{{cite magazine |last=Steinberg |first=Scott |url=https://archive.org/details/PC_Zone_Issue_095_2000-11_Dennis_Publishing_GB/page/n79/mode/2up |title=Maximum Pool |magazine=[PC Zone](/source/PC_Zone) |publisher=[Dennis Publishing](/source/Dennis_Publishing) |issue=95 |date=November 2000 |page=81 |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
| MC_SDC = 59/100[{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/maximum-pool/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast |title=Maximum Pool for Dreamcast Reviews |website=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic) |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
| MC_PC = 71/100[{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/maximum-pool/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Maximum Pool for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=September 4, 2020}}]
}}
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the [review aggregation](/source/Review_aggregator) website [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic).[ ''GameZone'' gave the PC version a favorable review, nearly two months before it was released.][
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{moby game|id=/maximum-pool}}
Category:2000 video games
Category:Cue sports video games
Category:Dreamcast games
Category:Sierra Entertainment games
Category:Windows games
Category:Dynamix games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United States
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Category:MacOS games
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