Actua Pool
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2007 Nintendo DS cover | |
| Developer(s) | Gremlin Interactive Mirage Ltd (additional physics, UK) FrontLine Studios (DS) |
| Publisher(s) | PlayStation/Windows Gremlin Interactive (EU) THQ (NA) Nintendo DS Zoo Digital Publishing (EU) UFO Interactive Games (NA) |
| Series | Actua Sports |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS |
| Release | PlayStation Windows Nintendo DS Underground Pool |
| Genre(s) | Sports (pocket billiards) |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Actua Pool also known as Pool Shark & Ultimate 8-Ball (depending on platform and market) is a sports simulation video game developed by British companies Gremlin Interactive and Mirage Ltd as part of their highly successful Actua Sports series of sport simulators of the mid-to-late 1990s. Actua Pool, a pool game (pocket billiards), was originally released on the Microsoft Windows platform and the Sony PlayStation home console in 1999; these versions were also published under the name Pool Shark. The game was very well received, praised for its realistic physics engine and challenging AI opponents, although the game spawned a sequel which was not as successful. In 2007, Actua Pool was ported to the Nintendo DS handheld game console.