Virtual Pool 2

• Title — Virtual Pool 2 • Developer — Celeris • Publisher — VR Sports • Released — November 20, 1997 • Genre — Sports simulation – pool • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Platforms — Windows

• Illustration — Player attempts to pot the "3" Ball in the corner pocket, using left hand english and follow Virtual Pool 2 is a simulation of several different modes of pool. Like its predecessor, Virtual Pool, the game is viewed in first-person 3D perspective, in contrast to most earlier pool games, which featured a fixed overhead view. As with all Virtual Pool games, Interplay offered a full refund for buyers of the game who did not see an improvement in their pool abilities within 45 days of purchase and returned the CD-ROM to the company. In addition to the three pool game modes offered in Virtual Pool (nine ball, straight pool and eight ball), Virtual Pool 2 includes different modes of eight-ball pool (APA rules, English pub or American bar variations), as well as other variants, such as three-ball, 10-ball, one-pocket and bank pool. The game uses a higher frame rate and resolution of 16-bit graphics over the original. The game was released for Microsoft Windows 95, but was later patched to work on Windows 98. Following on from Virtual Pool, Virtual Pool 2 expands the amount of AI opponents to over 100. Whilst also expanding the number of game modes on offer, the game also includes the ability to play, and create tournaments, all for online, single player, or multiplayer use. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Steve Davis return from Virtual Snooker on the box art. Lou Butera makes a return in game to teach the player trick shots, whilst Mike Sigel is seen in game, showing off pool shots via in-game cutscenes.

The game was produced by Celeris, a former developer of surveillance and tracking software for the military.