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| Developers | |
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| Blade Interactive Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Zoo Digital Publishing |
| Digital | Funbox Media |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 12, 2004 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Sports | Pool or snooker |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | Actua Sports |
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| Actua Sports | |
|---|---|
| Actua Soccer (series) | |
| UEFA Euro 96 | 1996 |
| Actua Golf (series) | |
| Premier Manager (series) | |
| Actua Ice Hockey (series) | |
| Actua Tennis | 1998 |
| Actua Pool | 1999 |
| Pool Shark 2 | 2004 |
Warnings
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| ZOOM Platform | |
Comes with dgVoodoo 2. | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\ZooDigital\Poolshark 2\startup[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>Saves[Note 2] |
- The above is not a typo; the game creates a folder on the same level as its own directory titled "Pool Shark 2Saves".
Video
Launcher application with graphical and language settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Limited choice of resolutions: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
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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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 2 | Versus |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | Versus Used GameSpy. |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Audio
Sound settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects, ambient sounds, speech | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | Windows Media Foundation | |
| Cutscenes | Windows Media Video | Codec version 8 |
| Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 98SE/ME/2000/XP | XP |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz | Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ Applications writing to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREwill be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details. - ↑ 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).