1. MariosP.

   9

   Professional reviews of this game are completely ridiculous -- they miss the point of the game by such a wide mark that it's obvious that none of them have ever played a game of poker in their life. Graphics? Sound? Who cares! AI slightly off? So what! This is a great game for the aspiring poker player -- especially begineer to intermediate -- it will hone your skills at the basic level until you can go for it online -- sometimes I simply cannot understand how a 'niche' game can be reviewed by mainstream reviewers more used to playing FIFA, Tiger and Shoot-em-Ups! Its a poker game for the poker-nut -- simple -- and a good job it does to!… Expand

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2. ZH

   6

   Its not as bad as the professional critics have made it out to be. First I would like to point out that 'World Championship Poker 2: Featuring Howard Lederer' was well received by the critics yet almost all public reviews were very low scores as many were incensed by the game randomly freezing up, effectively ending your progress. How was this fact not picked up by the pros? World Series of poker's AI is very difficult to judge. I feel some of the critics must have lost some big hands and automatically blamed the A.I. for their loss, I can't tell at this stage (I will update you guys on the A.I when I play the game even more). The graphics are fine but repetitive, the sounds are good, the voices are terrible, annoying to say the least, but you can turn that down. The presentation and career mode are good. The major downer for me is the game speed that appears to be very random. While you're playing, you'll eventually find yourself pressing the x button as fast as you can to get the game moving faster (the x botton skips graphical short scenes of your opponents actions), its cute at first but you realise its very repetitive and tedious. And then the strange thing is how the game speeds up too quickly during showdowns, one second you're all in and then the next you'll see a close up of the character who won the hand. You hardly have time to figure out who won by yourself, you spend a few seconds later examining each other cards to see what went wrong because as soon as the 5th card is displayed, you have miliseconds to look at it. It kind of takes the fun out of showdowns. Overall, its nowhere near as bad as the critics make you believe. Its not amazing either. I would pay attention to what the public has written and wait for World Tour Poker before making your decision.… Expand

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3. KyleTurner

   2

   The graphics are worse than PS1 quality, the core game mechanic is flawed in that AI players don't seem to actually know how to play poker, and the sound designed can be summed up as a horrendous collection of .wavs that teach you to turn the sound off every time you load the game. ONLY play via multiplayer, and even then only if you're somehow all trapped in a pitch black room without a deck of cards.… Expand

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