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World Series of Poker
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
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Game Info
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Activision
Genre(s): Card Games
Players: Multi
ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)
Release Date: August 31, 2005
Summary
World Series of Poker features the likenesses of poker professionals participating in the 2005 WSOP Tournament. The game offers players a truly unique experience unlike any other poker video game on the market today. For the first time ever, the 2005 WSOP Tournament will be held at Harrah's Rio Suites in Las Vegas, the same location simulated in the video game and the location of the 2005 Lifestyle Show. All the sanctioned poker various of the World Series of Poker are available, including Texas Hold 'Em, 7 Card Stud, Omaha, and 5 Card Draw. With the flexible character creator, the player can create his or her own poker face, wear Vegas-style threads and upgrade looks/clothes as he or she gains money. [Activision]
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What The Critics Said
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Next Level Gaming
The Career mode is the most single player fun, and is pretty deep as poker games go.
Read Full Review >DailyGame
What World Series of Poker is supposed to do, it does very well. Just don’t go into it expecting any bells or whistles.
Read Full Review >GamingTrend
With graphics that are muddy and sound that will make your eyes cross, this title has to lean heavily on the merits of the mechanics. Thankfully it is able to deliver the goods and the gameplay is fast, challenging, and fun.
Read Full Review >GamerFeed
I just wish they cleaned up the small things, like character appearances or the computer's ability to downright own you on a high-stakes hand. Oh, well, the game still offers a solid hand, and at $30 no less.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
With a license as big as the World Series, you'd hope for something more than a merely competent poker title.
Read Full Review >GameZone
While World Series of Poker offers some solid AI and nice multiplayer support, it ultimately can’t play with the big dogs.
Read Full Review >TeamXbox
The computer AI during the single-player is mixed, the graphics are just bad, the audio is disappointing, and games ending suddenly on Xbox Live make the inner poker player in me cringe.
Read Full Review >Game Chronicles
A few months ago, the table poker video game was a novelty, but as more and more of these games hit the shelves, the quicker the novelty wears off.
Read Full Review >Official Xbox Magazine UK
It's cheap, but so is Jodie Marsh and we wouldn't shuffle her deck with yours. [April 2006, p.93]
Sydney Morning Herald
This is a very random game of poker that wouldn't stand up to any real scrutiny. Thankfully, you can play human opponents online.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
This is a lousy simulation of the televised version. It looks terrible with its blocky graphics and herky jerky animation. The poker gameplay is about as average as you can get. There are better, more realistic poker games available on the net for free.
Read Full Review >IGN
Aside from the World Series of Poker name and Lon's voice, this game has nothing to do with poker's ultimate event and even fails to compete with poker products of comparable or lesser price. Nuts!
Read Full Review >Thunderbolt
The great license and the professional players just can’t make for an entertaining title thanks to a weak graphics engine and poor AI.
Read Full Review >Game Revolution
A better option is to stay in that comfy office chair and check out the thousands of free poker games on the Internet, most of which have a slicker presentation and interface, anyway.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Bob L. gave it a7:
First off. This is not a bad game at all. Single player game is deep and challenging. Graphics and voices could have been better. But until Stacked comes out this is the best poker game out there.
