Sword & Poker

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Sword & Poker
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Developer(s) Gaia
Konami
Publisher(s) Gaia
Konami
Platform(s) iOS
ReleaseSword & Poker
January 7, 2010
Sword & Poker 2
May 2, 2010
Swords & Poker Adventures
July 16, 2014
Genre(s) Role-playing

Sword & Poker is an iOS role-playing game developed by Japanese studio Gaia and released January 7, 2010. A sequel entitled Sword & Poker 2 was released on May 2, 2010. A spin-off game was released by Konami on July 16, 2014 entitled Swords & Poker Adventures.

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Critical reception

Sword & Poker

Sword & Poker received "generally favorable reviews" just one point shy of "universal acclaim", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

Sword & Poker 2

Sword & Poker 2 received "generally favorable reviews" just two points shy of "universal acclaim", according to Metacritic. [6]

Swords & Poker Adventures

Swords & Poker Adventures received "mixed" reviews according to Metacritic. [12]

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