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Actua SportsGremlin InteractivePlatform(s),First release1995Latest release1999Actua Sports is a series published by which competed with label during the second half of the 1990s, until Gremlin was acquired. The term 'Actua' is a (seemingly marketing-related) play on 's line of 'Virtua' titled games, which included, and.The first game in the series was the 1995 milestone title, which quickly became one of the most important titles for the company. It was later joined by the rebirth of the franchise and the club version of Actua Soccer. In 1996, the first non-football game was released, followed by the sequels Actua Soccer 2 in 1997, now endorsed by and Premier Manager 98.

The third installment in the Actua Soccer series and the Ninety-Nine edition of Premier Manager followed in 1998, the year a new title debuted in the series:, the video game of the ice hockey tournament, followed by in the same year.While the series died shortly after Gremlin was acquired by Infogrames, some of the games had further titles developed: and, both developed by the now Sheffield House, were published in 1999 and 2002 respectively, and the rights of the Premier Manager franchise were acquired. Main article:The first title's biggest claim to fame was its full engine, used for the first time in a football game (the first full-3D football game being arcade ); although other had used a 3D field, players were commonly still but in Actua Soccer players were polygonal.

The game was developed with close ties to a local football club: their players provided hints to the programmers, and three players, and, also served as models.Actua Soccer featured only national teams, with squads of 22 players from each of 44 national sides, However a follow up version with English teams named Actua Soccer: Club Edition was released in 1997 using 20 players from the 20 teams from. The Actua Soccer match was also used to display matches in.The first game was a bestseller in the UK, where it was backed by what journalists called 'the most expensive advertising campaign ever mounted for a console game.' Tommy Glide of, while criticising the game's lack of flashy special moves and mild sound effects, deemed it the most well-rounded PlayStation soccer game to date, saying it offered a good combination of 's deep strategy and 's sharp visuals and accessibility.

Actua Golf (1996). Main article:Actua Golf (known as VR Golf '97 in North America) is a developed by for the. It was released in 1996. Actua Soccer 2 (1997) Actua Soccer 2 (known as Fox Sports Soccer '99 in North America), once again included national teams, but a more polished engine (optimised in the PC version for 3D ), (in some versions) the full Italian league, and a new 'scenario' mode assured good sales and mostly positive reviews. It also included a team creator mode, which enabled the player to make up to 128 custom teams. Barry Davies was joined by on the commentary, and the game featured captain and striker not only on the cover, but also providing interviews about the game in the press. And provided for the players.

The game also featured menu music and a cameo appearance from Welsh rockers, which could only can be unlocked after entering a cheat code. Actua Soccer 2 was also bundled with 's graphic cards, which helped to achieve widespread distribution and popularity.Actua Golf 2 (1998).

Main article:Actua Golf 2 (known as Fox Sports Golf '99 in North America), also developed by Gremlin Interactive for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows, was released in 1998. Actua Golf 2 received mixed reviews. Aggregating review website gave the PC version 70.50% and the PlayStation version 38.75%. Actua Ice Hockey (1998) Actua Ice Hockey was developed by Gremlin Interactive for the PlayStation and Windows in 1998 and was the official video game for the.Actua Tennis (1998) Actua Tennis was developed by Gremlin and released on PlayStation in 1998 and Windows PC in 1999.

A Saturn version was also announced, but never released. The game featured players which were from real tennis players and commentary. Actua Soccer 3 (1998) Actua Soccer 3 arrived in late 1998. For the first time, both club and national teams were present, plus other teams (such as ) and various joke teams.

While its predecessor had been criticised for the absence of club teams, Actua Soccer 3 featured a total of 25 leagues with 450 national and international teams, more than any game of the time except the earlier as well as over 10000 players. The graphics used a slightly improved version of the Actua Soccer 2 engine with much improved weather effects.

Trevor Brooking was replaced by as Barry Davies' commentary partner. By was the only ingame soundtrack, while the classical operatic theme Cavalleria Rusticana ( Rustic Chivalry) by was played during the game's introduction video.A port for the was planned but canceled after six months in development due to poor sales of the game for the platform. Pool Shark (1999).

Main article:Pool Shark was developed by Gremlin for PlayStation and Windows in 1999. The game was also released under the name Actua Pool. A sequel was developed in Europe in 2004 for the and Windows under the name by It was not a part of the Actua series as the series had ended years prior, and Gremlin had closed. In 2007, a port of Actua Pool was released for the, named Underground Pool in North America.Actua Ice Hockey 2 (1999) Actua Ice Hockey 2 was developed by Gremlin Interactive for the PlayStation and Windows in 1999. It featured fictional counterparts to the teams.Actua Golf 3 (1999) Actua Golf 3 was developed by Gremlin Interactive and released on the PlayStation in 1999.

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The game received an average score of 70.50% at, based on an aggregate of 2 reviews. References. Archived from on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2018-01-08.

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Gallup UK Playstation sales chart, May 1996, published in issue 6. 'Adidas Power Soccer: Extended Play'. Maximum: The Video Game Magazine. Both games went on to become massive sellers, with FIFA storming the Christmas charts and Actua going on to become the third fastest-selling CD game in history. 'Actua Soccer: Fantastic Football Action with Next-Gen Graphics!!' Maximum: The Video Game Magazine.

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Arcade football action is recreated using motion captured graphics. As well as creating a custom tournament, you can play any of 25 leagues, with a total of 450 teams and 10,000 players featured. You can create your own squad, or customise the existing ones by trading and editing players. Tactics can be refined based on formation, defensive style and attacking approach. Realistic weather effects are incorporated into both appearance and gameplay. Barry Davies and former Celtic manager Martin O'Neill are the commentators.