<s>
Actua	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
companies	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Mirage	O
Ltd	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
highly	O
successful	O
Actua	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
series	O
of	O
sport	O
simulators	O
of	O
the	O
mid-to-late	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actua	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
,	O
a	O
pool	O
game	O
(	O
pocket	O
billiards	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
platform	O
and	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
home	O
console	O
in	O
1999	O
;	O
these	O
versions	O
were	O
also	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Pool	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
realistic	O
physics	O
engine	O
and	O
challenging	O
AI	O
opponents	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
spawned	O
a	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
which	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Actua	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Actua	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pool	O
simulation	O
game	O
with	O
dozens	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
eight-ball	O
,	O
nine-ball	O
,	O
three-ball	O
,	O
ten-ball	O
,	O
killer	O
rules	O
,	O
cutthroat	O
rules	O
,	O
bank	O
rules	O
,	O
speed	O
pool	O
,	O
one-pocket	O
,	O
various	O
foreign	O
styles	O
and	O
traditional	O
snooker	B-Application
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
received	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
Actua	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
by	O
Zoo	O
Digital	O
Publishing	O
under	O
their	O
"	O
Zoo	O
Classics	O
"	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
re-developed	O
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
by	O
Frontline	O
Studios	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Zoo	O
Digital	O
Publishing	O
and	O
UFO	O
Interactive	O
Games	O
and	O
ported	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
enjoyed	O
good	O
sales	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
received	O
critically	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
former	O
received	O
"	O
unfavorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
uniqueness	O
of	O
individual	O
opponents	O
has	O
been	O
lost	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
are	O
all	O
the	O
different	O
variations	O
of	O
rules	O
available	O
,	O
as	O
there	O
are	O
only	O
two	O
different	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
whereas	O
the	O
original	O
had	O
dozens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
entitled	O
Pool	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Actua	O
"	O
title	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
as	O
the	O
Actua	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
series	O
had	O
become	O
defunct	O
some	O
years	O
previously	O
,	O
as	O
had	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
Gremlin	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
Pool	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
not	O
actually	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Pool	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
better	O
graphics	O
than	O
Actua	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
advances	O
in	O
game	O
technology	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
critically	O
well	O
received	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
enjoy	O
good	O
sales	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
