DX-Ball 2
This page is for the original game. For the updated re-release, see DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition.
Developers | |
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Longbow Games | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 16, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view, Flip screen |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Paddle |
Art styles | Abstract |
Series | DX-Ball |
DX-Ball | |
---|---|
DX-Ball | 1996 |
DX-Ball 2 | 1998 |
Rival Ball | 2001 |
Super DX-Ball | 2004 |
Rival Ball Tournament | 2005 |
DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition | 2018 |
DX-Ball 2 is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view and flip screen paddle game in the DX-Ball series.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Developer website (unavailable) |
Version differences
DX-Ball 2 received several updated versions long after its initial release, the last one being 1.34. Ultimately it was re-released in the DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>/config.cfg[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | F7 | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | The game pauses on lost focus. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 4 | |||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DirectDraw |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).