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| Pool Shark 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Blade Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Zoo Digital Publishing |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Release | PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | 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 .
| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| Metacritic | 54/100 [1] | 77/100 [2] | 71/100 [3] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | PS2 | Xbox | |
| GamesMaster | N/A | 59% [4] | 59% [4] |
| GameStar | 65% [5] | N/A | N/A |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | N/A | 5/10 [6] | N/A |
| Official Xbox Magazine (UK) | N/A | N/A | 8/10 [7] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 54% [8] | N/A | N/A |
| Play | N/A | 77% [9] | N/A |
| PSM3 | N/A | 56% [10] | N/A |
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. [1] [2] [3]
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