World Poker Tour (video game)

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World Poker Tour
Developer(s) Backbone Emeryville (GBA)
Coresoft
Publisher(s) 2K
Platform(s) Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable
Release
  • NA: October 18, 2005
  • EU: March 10, 2006
PSP
  • AU: April 7, 2006
  • NA: April 18, 2006
  • EU: June 2, 2006
Genre(s) Card video game
Mode(s) Single-player

World Poker Tour is a poker video game developed by Backbone Emeryville and Coresoft and published by 2K for Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in 2005, and for PlayStation Portable in 2006. It is based on the World Poker Tour, an internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand.

Contents

Development

The game was showcased at E3 2005. [1] Commentary in the game was provided by Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten. [2]

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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