World Championship Poker Deluxe Series
by Crave Entertainment
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Product Summary
Brand: Crave EntertainmentRelease Date: 2005-04-15
Platform: Nintendo DS
Model: 6.50E+11
Publisher: Crave Entertainment
Product features:
- Videogame Handheld Software Nintendo DS Games
Video Game Reviews of World Championship Poker Deluxe Series
Customer Review: Muck It!
Summary: 1 Stars
Summary: Bafflingly bad interface and poor computer-player AI make this collection of poker games an unplayable mess.
Showing unmistakable signs of having been programmed by someone who has never played poker before, "World Championship Poker: Deluxe Series" suffers from so many flaws it's hard to know where to begin. It's hard to believe that anyone who knows poker was involved with this game at any stage -- certainly not with the game play, programming, or play-testing of the game.
Really, the game is a total mess. Play is slow. The character animations are repetitive and annoying (for example, virtually every hand played seems to end with the computer character pronouncing "Read 'em and weep!", even hands where, due to player folds, no cards are shown down. Weep indeed..) And critical information needed for understanding opponents' betting patterns is inexplicably absent (e.g.: fold a hand in hold'em or Omaha and the board cards are not displayed, only the resultant five-card hand formed by each remaining player. This latter behavior alone would be sufficient cause to reject the game but sadly it's just the tip of the iceberg.) Throw in a host of other bad interface decisions (e.g.: after every single hand the DS asks you whether you want to leave the game) and you will start to wonder whether the designers weren't just unfamiliar with the game of poker but were unfamiliar with the rudiments of game play in general. Seriously. It's THAT bad.
The computer's play is so awful I consider this game a potential hazard to beginning players trying to learn how to properly play the included poker variants. Habits which this game would reward would quickly bankrupt a player in a real-life card game.
I strongly recommend against purchasing this game. Not suitable even from the bargain bin. Choose another title instead.
Description of World Championship Poker Deluxe Series
World Championship Poker DS MODEL- 09901 VENDOR- CRAVE FEATURES- World Championship Poker You think of yourself as a force to be reckoned with in the world of poker? Or maybe you just want to improve your game? No matter what your goal, let World Championship Poker put you at the table with the pros. World Championship Poker puts you in the thick of the action, just like in popular televised tournaments. Sit under the lights and play classic games such as five-card draw or seven-card stud. Or try something different like billabong poker. Set up individual games or enter a tournament with literally hundreds of players to see if you can make your way into the finals. -- SPECIFICATIONS ------------------------------------ ESRB Rating : E for Everyone Genre/Category : Cards/Party System : Nintendo DS MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:andnbsp;andnbsp;90 DAYSCards & Casino Games
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