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World Championship Poker (Playstation 2)

From Texas Hold'em to Seven-Card Stud and Omaha High-Low, poker is being played by an estimated 50 to 70 million people worldwide, and tournament action can be found on television almost every night of the week. With World Championship Poker, Crave puts players in the fast and freewheeling world of high-stakes poker on their own next generation console and handheld system. Features over 18 different poker games, including Texas Hold’em, Five Card Draw and Pineapple. Poker tutorials, as well as hints and tips on strategy. Six tournament locations, ranging from a TV studio to a Mississippi riverboat. Fully customizable characters with over 80 different options to mold a player’s look. Multi-Player via GameSpy. Eye-Toy support for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system as well as text and voice chat support. [Crave]

Crave Entertainment
Card Game
Players: 8
E (Everyone)
Developer: Coresoft Games
Released November 18, 2004

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

60 / 100

Critic Reviews

70	Cheat Code Central The online play itself is great. It's unpredictable, challenging and enthralling. It's here that you will practice your voodoo of mind reading and psychological profiling.
70	PSM Magazine As a bargain-priced take on what you're seeing on TV, this one rates as an off-suited pair - something to play with, but don't bet the mortgage on it. [Feb 2005, p.80]
70	PSX Extreme I wish the presentation were more exciting, particularly the graphics, which could possibly put poker newbies to sleep before the first hand is over, but the game makes up for that shortcoming (somewhat) thanks to its deep selection of poker variants and tournaments.
69	GameSpot Ultimately a decent effort, but only because of its online play. The offline component of the game is simply too pointless and spotty to hold anyone's attention.
60	Game Chronicles Thanks to solid gameplay, realistic AI, value pricing and especially the unique online features – Host Migration, persistent funds, EyeToy and USB headset support – World Championship Poker can proudly stand near the top of the bargain bin.
60	PSX Nation Poker videogames need either brilliant Artificial Intelligence for offline single-player games or excellent online modes that factor in human fallibility for multiplayer competition. World Championship Poker lacks the former, and the latter isn’t up to the standard of online poker websites.
40	netjak I don't see why Crave decided to just stick with twelve variants of poker and not include other variations which could have added weeks of replay value to the game.
30	Official U.S. Playstation Magazine Why can't you have more than six players at a table? [March 2005, p.95]

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