Finally, there's no multiplayer mode, which seems like an absolute must-have for this kind of game. It would certainly be nice to pass the game back-and-forth with a friend so that you can establish billiards supremacy.

Though Vegas Pool Sharks is as a fun game to while away 10 minutes on, there's nothing about it that makes it feel like a "must have" title, a factor which the price I paid to download it questionable. (Note that the App Store lists the US$2 price I paid as "for a limited time only.") You can try out the for free to judge for yourself, but I found this app to be the sort of game I can take or leave--hardly a ringing endorsement when there are so many other options at the App Store where I can spend my gaming dollars.

[Chris Barylick is a contributing writer at Macworld. He only excels at pool if and when bad Guns 'n Roses songs are being played on a nearby jukebox.]