Bankshot Billiards 2
Bankshot Billiards 2 is a Xbox 360 sports game released in 2005 developed by PixelStorm. It centers on sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals, with controls and information arranged around the Xbox 360 wired or wireless controller's twin sticks, analog triggers, directional pad, and face buttons.
- AI score · out of 10
- 5.6 / 10
About this game
Bankshot Billiards 2 is a Xbox 360 sports game centered on sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, animation, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while HD video, DVD streaming, surround audio, HDD installs, and television-distance interfaces need to keep action, state, and text readable. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, multiplayer accessories, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include disc and HDD installation, storage devices, controller batteries, video connections, resolution and frame rate, Kinect space and calibration, and retired online services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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Xbox 360AI review
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Varied pool rules meet uneven aim aids and loose physics.
Bankshot Billiards 2 on Xbox 360 brings eight-ball, nine-ball, three-player cutthroat, timed clearing, trick shots and other pool variants into a compact overhead package. Setting cue contact, power, topspin and side spin gives meaningful positional decisions, and the clear table can be dressed with different felt, flooring, balls and cues. The aiming assistance is poorly graduated, however: turning it off is punishing, while stronger settings do too much of the work. Less familiar variants lack an in-game rules guide, and the rules cannot be customized beyond limited setup choices. The direct 2005 Xbox 360 review also found that pockets accepted too many shots and balls travelled too quickly for convincing billiards. Occasional freezes were reported in its online play at launch. The breadth suits players wanting fast, varied rounds more than people seeking exact simulation or finely configurable matches. Reports of scarce online opponents describe that launch period only; this assessment does not infer whether any present-day service remains available.
Strengths
- Several variants and shot controls invite experimentation.
Weaknesses
- Loose pockets, uneven assists and historical online freezes.
Who it is for: Casual players seeking quick rounds across pool variants.
Play notes: Online observations date to 2005, not current service.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Varied tables lack the customization and teaching to match. | Reviewed | 5.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The useful shot model is weakened by poorly graded aim aids. | Reviewed | 5.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Clean, customizable tables are functional rather than evocative. | Reviewed | 6.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Loose physics and observed freezes damage precision and reliability. | Reviewed | 4.5 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- PixelStorm
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Release date
- 2005
- Platforms
- Xbox 360
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Low Entry BarrierReplayableFast-pacedSports-based PlayPick-up and PlayPlayer versus PlayerSolo-friendlyShort SessionsMain Story Under 10 Hours3D Graphics
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Xbox 360Worldwide2005
Game gallery
Sources
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