Pool Shark 2
{{Short description|2004 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Pool Shark 2
| image = Pool Shark 2 Coverart.png
| developer = Blade Interactive
| publisher = Zoo Digital Publishing
| platforms = PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
| released = PlayStation 2{{Video game release|EU|12 November 2004}}Xbox, Windows{{Video game release|EU|19 November 2004}}
| genre = Sports
| modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Pool Shark 2 (stylized as Pool:shark 2) is a sports video game developed by Blade Interactive and published by Zoo Digital Publishing for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows. It is the sequel to Pool Shark.
Reception
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| PC = true
| PS2 = true
| XBOX = true
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| GMaster_PS2 = 59%{{cite magazine |title=Review: Pool Shark 2 (PS2, Xbox) |magazine=GamesMaster |publisher=Future Publishing |date=25 December 2004}}
| GStar_PC = 65%{{cite magazine |title=Test: Pool Shark 2 (PC) |language=German |magazine=GameStar |publisher=Webedia |date=January 2005}}
| OPMUK_PS2 = 5/10{{cite magazine |last=Richardson |first=Ben |url=https://archive.org/details/ops2053/page/n99/mode/2up |title=Pool Shark 2 |magazine=Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=53 |date=December 2004 |page=100 |accessdate=28 October 2020}}
| OXMUK_XBOX = 8/10{{cite magazine |author=OXMUK staff |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=111572 |title=Xbox Review: Pool Shark 2 |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine UK |publisher=Future Publishing |date=December 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527104032/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=111572 |archivedate=27 May 2008 |accessdate=28 October 2020}}
| PCGUS_PC = 54%{{cite magazine |title=Pool Shark 2 (Import) |magazine=PC Gamer |publisher=Imagine Media |volume=12 |issue=1 |date=January 2005 |page=87}}
| Play_PS2 = 77%{{cite magazine |title=Review: Pool Shark 2 |magazine=Play UK |publisher=Imagine Publishing |date=24 December 2004}}
| PSM3_PS2 = 56%{{cite magazine |title=Review: Pool Shark 2 |magazine=PSM2 |publisher=Future Publishing |date=25 December 2004}}
| MC_PC = 54/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/poolshark2 |title=Pool Shark 2 (pc: 2004): Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CNET |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913090612/http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/poolshark2 |archivedate=13 September 2008 |accessdate=28 October 2020}}
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The PlayStation 2 version received "generally favourable reviews", while the PC and Xbox versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/poolshark-2}}
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Category:Blade Interactive games
Category:Cue sports video games
Category:Europe-exclusive video games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom
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