Actua Soccer 2
{{Short description|1997 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Actua Soccer 2
| image = Actua Soccer 2 Windows cover.jpg
| developer = Gremlin Interactive
| publisher = {{vgrelease|EU|Gremlin Interactive|NA|Fox Interactive}}
| series = Actua Sports
| released = PlayStation{{vgrelease|EU|November 1997|NA|30 June 1998}}Windows{{vgrelease|EU|1998|NA|31 May 1998}}
| platforms = Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Actua Soccer 2 (Fox Sports Soccer '99 in North America) is a sports video game developed and published by Gremlin Interactive for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.
Release
The game was released on Steam by Pixel Games UK in December 2022. This version of the game is not the original Windows version, but rather an emulated port of the PlayStation version.{{cite web | url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/2152690/Actua_Soccer_2/ | title=Actua Soccer 2 on Steam }}{{Cite web |last=Fagan-Briggs |first=Elliot |date=2022-09-28 |title=Actua Soccer 2 is getting a rerelease |url=https://fcpmedia.net/actua-soccer-2-is-getting-a-rerelease.html |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=FCP |language=en-GB}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| PC = true
| PS = true
| na = true
| GR_PC = 59%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89641-fox-sports-soccer-99/index.html |title=Fox Sports Soccer '99 for PC |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609162610/https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/89641-fox-sports-soccer-99/index.html |archivedate=9 June 2019 |accessdate=27 March 2021}}
| Allgame_PC = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Cook |first=Brad |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17708&tab=review |title=Fox Sportts Soccer '99 (PC) - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116100405/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=17708&tab=review |archivedate=16 November 2014 |accessdate=28 March 2021}}
| CNG_PC = 7/10{{cite web |last=Goble |first=Gordon |date=21 July 1998 |url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1959,00.html |title=Fox Sports Soccer '99 (PC) |website=Gamecenter |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816214128/http://www.gamecenter.com/Reviews/Item/0,6,0-1959,00.html |archivedate=16 August 2000 |accessdate=28 March 2021}}
| CGSP_PC = {{Rating|1.5|5}}{{cite web |last=Lackey |first=Jeff |date=22 July 1998 |url=http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/091/fox_soccer_review.html |title=Fox Sports Soccer '99 |website=Computer Games Strategy Plus |publisher=Strategy Plus, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030705054652/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/013/091/fox_soccer_review.html |archivedate=5 July 2003 |accessdate=27 March 2021}}
| CGW_PC = {{Rating|1|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Vallina |first=Joe |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_171.pdf |title=Way, Way Off the Mark (Fox Sports Soccer '99 Review) |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=171 |date=October 1998 |page=264 |accessdate=28 March 2021}}
| EGM_PS = 6.375/10{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Fox Sports Soccer '99 |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=109 |date=August 1999}}
| EPD_PS = 4/10{{cite web |last=Grant |first=Jules |date=26 October 1998 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=66&full=1#mr_toppy |title=Fox Sports Soccer 99 (PS) |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020720225247/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=66&full=1#mr_toppy |archivedate=20 July 2002 |accessdate=28 March 2021}}
| GI_PS = 7.25/10{{cite magazine |title=Fox Sports Soccer '99 (PS) |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=FuncoLand |issue=64 |date=August 1998}}
| GameRev_PC = C{{cite web |last=Leong |first=George |date=March 1999 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/33135-fox-sports-soccer-99-review |title=Fox Sports Soccer '99 Review (PC) |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012035633/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/fox-sports-soccer-99 |archivedate=12 October 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=28 March 2021}}
| GSpot_PC = 4.2/10{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Michael E. |date=24 July 1998 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fox-sports-soccer-99-review/1900-2536127/ |title=Fox Sports Soccer '99 Review (PC) [date mislabeled as "1 May 2000"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103113326/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/sports/foxsportssoccer99/review.html |archivedate=3 November 2004 |url-status=live |accessdate=27 March 2021}}
| OPM_PS = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Fox Sports Soccer '99 |magazine=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |publisher=Ziff Davis |volume=1 |issue=11 |date=August 1998}}
| PCA_PC = 5/10{{cite magazine |last=Egger |first=Dan |url=https://archive.org/details/PCXL01Sep1998/page/n103/mode/2up |title=Fox Sports Soccer 99 |magazine=PC Accelerator |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=1 |date=September 1998 |page=104 |accessdate=27 March 2021}}
| rev1 = The Cincinnati Enquirer
| rev1_PC = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite news |last=Bottorff |first=James |year=1998 |url=http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/soccer99.html |title=Soccer, arcade style |newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |publisher=Gannett Company |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000816071704/http://cincinnati.com/freetime/games/reviews/soccer99.html |archivedate=16 August 2000 |accessdate=28 March 2021}}
}}
The game received mixed reviews on both platforms according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.
The game was a runner-up for "Coaster of the Year" at Computer Gaming World{{'}}s 1999 Premier Awards, which went to Trespasser.{{cite magazine |author=CGW staff |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_177.pdf |title=Computer Gaming World{{'}}s 1999 Premier Awards (Coaster of the Year) |magazine=Computer Gaming World |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=177 |date=April 1999 |page=105 |accessdate=26 November 2021}}
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