World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets

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Developer(s) Left Field Productions
Publisher(s) Activision
Composer(s) Randall Ryan
Platform(s) Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows
Release
September 25, 2007
    • NA: September 25, 2007 (PS2, PS3)
    • NA: September 26, 2007 (X360)
    • NA: October 30, 2007 (PC)
    • NA: November 6, 2007 (DS, PSP)
    • AU: November 21, 2007 (PS2)
    • AU: November 22, 2007 (DS, PC, PS3)
    • AU: November 28, 2007 (X360)
    • EU: November 30, 2007 (PS2, X360)
    • EU: December 7, 2007 (PS3)
    • AU: December 12, 2007 (PSP)
    • EU: December 14, 2007 (PSP)
    • EU: January 11, 2008 (DS)
Genre(s) Card game
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets is a video game based on the popular gambling tournament World Series of Poker. It is the sequel to World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions and is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and Microsoft Windows. There are many well-recognized professional poker players in this game, such as Scotty Nguyen, Phil Hellmuth, Chris Ferguson, and Johnny Chan.

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Reception

The PC, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 versions received "generally favorable reviews", while the Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 versions received "mixed or average reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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