World Series of Poker (video game)

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World Series of Poker
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North American Xbox cover art
Developer(s) Left Field Productions
Publisher(s) Activision
Producer(s) Aaron Thompson
Programmer(s) David Anderson
Dan Olsen
Artist(s) Alvyn Ramirez
Composer(s) DeWolfe Music
Platform(s) GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Windows
Release
August 31, 2005
    • NA: August 31, 2005 (PS2, Xbox)
    • NA: September 13, 2005 (Win)
    • NA: September 14, 2005 (GC)
    • NA: September 15, 2005 (PSP)
    • AU: February 1, 2006 (Win, PS2, Xbox) [1]
    • AU: February 3, 2006 (PSP) [1]
    • EU: February 24, 2006 (PS2, Xbox, PC, PSP)
Genre(s) Traditional (poker)
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

World Series of Poker is a video game based on the popular gambling tournament World Series of Poker. It is succeeded by World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions and World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets . It was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, and Windows.

Contents

Games included in the World Series of Poker package are Omaha, Omaha hi-low split, seven-card stud, seven-card stud hi-low split, razz (seven stud lowball), and Texas hold 'em.

While Xbox Live for the original Xbox was shut down in 2010, World Series of Poker is now playable online using replacement online servers for the original Xbox called Insignia. [2] [3]

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on all platforms except the Xbox version, which received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.








References

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  11. ↑ Navarro, Alex (September 23, 2005). "World Series of Poker Review (PC)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  12. 1 2 Navarro, Alex (September 12, 2005). "World Series of Poker Review (PS2, Xbox)". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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  14. ↑ Hopper, Steven (September 15, 2005). "World Series of Poker - XB - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 24, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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  16. ↑ Roper, Chris (September 22, 2005). "World Series of Poker (PSP)". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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  23. ↑ James, Chris (March 22, 2006). "World Series of Poker (PSP)". Pocket Gamer . Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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