<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
acronymed	O
to	O
VP2	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
,	O
first-person	O
sports	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Celeris	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
VR	O
Sports	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
franchise	O
of	O
computer	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
of	O
pool	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Celeris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VP2	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
main	O
series	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
several	O
different	O
modes	O
of	O
pool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
viewed	O
in	O
first-person	O
3D	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
most	O
earlier	O
pool	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
fixed	O
overhead	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Interplay	O
offered	O
a	O
full	O
refund	O
for	O
buyers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
an	O
improvement	O
in	O
their	O
pool	O
abilities	O
within	O
45	O
days	O
of	O
purchase	O
and	O
returned	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
pool	O
game	O
modes	O
offered	O
in	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
(	O
Nine	O
Ball	O
,	O
Straight	O
Pool	O
and	O
Eight	O
Ball	O
)	O
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
different	O
modes	O
of	O
eight-ball	O
pool	O
(	O
APA	O
rules	O
,	O
English	O
pub	O
or	O
American	O
bar	O
variations	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
variants	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Three-ball	O
,	O
10-ball	O
,	O
One-Pocket	O
and	O
Bank	O
Pool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
higher	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
resolution	O
of	O
16-bit	B-Device
graphics	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
patched	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
on	O
from	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
,	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
expands	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
to	O
over	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ronnie	O
O'Sullivan	O
and	O
Steve	O
Davis	O
return	O
from	O
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
on	O
the	O
box	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
similar	O
reviews	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
,	O
but	O
generally	O
more	O
positive	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Virtual	B-Application
Snooker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
"	O
taken	O
many	O
strides	O
in	O
improving	O
upon	O
its	O
earlier	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
VR	O
Sports	O
had	O
"	O
worked	O
magic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
Virtual	B-Application
Pool	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
requires	O
some	O
getting	O
used	O
to.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
1997	O
"	O
Personal	O
Computer	O
:	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
Awards	O
for	O
1997	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
FIFA	B-Application
:	I-Application
Road	I-Application
to	I-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
