''Break In'' is a

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in 1989 for the

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and released only in Japan. The pool (pocket billiards) simulator was re-released on

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's Wii Virtual Console in all nations in 2008.Break In (Virtual Console / TurboGrafx-16) Review
/ref> It was later released for the Wii U Virtual Console.

Gameplay

The game simulates playing pool. There are six modes to choose from and up to six players can play together on the

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release.

Reception

IGN rated the game 5.5 of 10, citing broken English text, and very simple graphics and gameplay. The game received 3 out of 5 stars from VC-Reviews, who said that the game has a wide variety of pool games to choose from and who thought it included everything a pool fan would need to be satisfied for the short term.

References

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