Backstreet Billiards

Backstreet Billiards
Backstreet Billiards
Developer(s)	Agenda
Publisher(s)	JP: Argent; NA: ASCII Corporation;
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Release	JP: July 30, 1998; NA: November 30, 1998;
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Backstreet Billiards, known in Japan as Carom Shot 2 (キャロムショット2, Kyaromu Shotto Tsū), is a video game released for PlayStation.^[1] It is the sequel to the 1997 video game Carom Shot, which was released only in Japan for PlayStation. In 2008-2009, the game was re-released for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation Portable, followed by the PlayStation Vita release in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Reception[]

The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[2] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Taruc, Nelson (January 27, 1999). "Backstreet Billiards Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Backstreet Billiards for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ Sackenheim, Shawn. "Backstreet Billiards - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ EGM staff (1999). "Backstreet Billiards". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "キャロムショット2 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ "BackStreet Bill[i]ards [sic]". Game Informer. No. 78. FuncoLand. December 1998.
^ Dr. Zombie (December 1998). "Backstreet Billiards". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 198. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ "Backstreet Billiards". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2 no. 3. Ziff Davis. December 1998.

External links[]

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[GSpot-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Taruc, Nelson (January 27, 1999). "Backstreet Billiards Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved August 14, 2016.

[GR-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Backstreet Billiards for PlayStation". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[3] Sackenheim, Shawn. "Backstreet Billiards - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[4] EGM staff (1999). "Backstreet Billiards". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Ziff Davis.

[Fam-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "キャロムショット2 [PS]". Famitsu (in Japanese). Enterbrain. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[6] "BackStreet Bill[i]ards [sic]". Game Informer. No. 78. FuncoLand. December 1998.

[7] Dr. Zombie (December 1998). "Backstreet Billiards". GamePro. No. 123. IDG Entertainment. p. 198. Archived from the original on January 16, 2005. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[8] "Backstreet Billiards". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. Vol. 2 no. 3. Ziff Davis. December 1998.

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Publication	Score
AllGame	^[3]
EGM	6.325/10^[4]
Famitsu	27/40^[5]
Game Informer	7.5/10^[6]
GamePro	^[7]
GameSpot	7.2/10^[1]
OPM (US)	^[8]