World Series of Poker
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

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.

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.

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.[19][20][21][22][23]

References

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  15. ^ "Review: World Series of Poker". Official Xbox Magazine UK. Future plc. April 2006. p. 93.
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  19. ^ a b "World Series of Poker for GameCube Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  20. ^ a b "World Series of Poker for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  21. ^ a b "World Series of Poker for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "World Series of Poker for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
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