World Poker Tour
Platform: PlayStation 2,Xbox
Publisher: 2K Sports
Review Type: Touchy
Version: Retail
It always surprises me when my patience wears thin. Particulary because I'm such a steadfast gamer. I can spend hours immersed in digital tedium and think nothing of it. But sit me down at a poker table and I'll eventually throw up my hands and go all in just to get things over with. World Poker Tour evoked an indentical response from me. I won a couple hands, lasted through a series of eliminations and then when it came down to me and one other player, lost my nerve. I chock this up to a flaw in my personality, not the game.
World Poker Tour features a surprisingly deep character customization system that allows you to endlessly tweak the facial features and build of your 3D poker avatar. Funny thing is, for the life of me I couldn't create a character that wasn't ugly. After several aborted attempts I decided to try making a hot Asian chick, but she wound up looking like Condeleeza Rice.
For hardcore poker hounds the most important question about World Poker Tour would be regarding online play. Both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions can be played online. Voice chat and in the case of EyeToy owners, video chat, add a layer to the game not offered by the many poker games playable on the web. But unless there are organized, cash prize tournaments offered via the game, I'm guessing many will skip the console game in favor of virtual tables that actually pay out.
Publisher: 2K Sports
Review Type: Touchy
Version: Retail
It always surprises me when my patience wears thin. Particulary because I'm such a steadfast gamer. I can spend hours immersed in digital tedium and think nothing of it. But sit me down at a poker table and I'll eventually throw up my hands and go all in just to get things over with. World Poker Tour evoked an indentical response from me. I won a couple hands, lasted through a series of eliminations and then when it came down to me and one other player, lost my nerve. I chock this up to a flaw in my personality, not the game.World Poker Tour features a surprisingly deep character customization system that allows you to endlessly tweak the facial features and build of your 3D poker avatar. Funny thing is, for the life of me I couldn't create a character that wasn't ugly. After several aborted attempts I decided to try making a hot Asian chick, but she wound up looking like Condeleeza Rice.
For hardcore poker hounds the most important question about World Poker Tour would be regarding online play. Both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions can be played online. Voice chat and in the case of EyeToy owners, video chat, add a layer to the game not offered by the many poker games playable on the web. But unless there are organized, cash prize tournaments offered via the game, I'm guessing many will skip the console game in favor of virtual tables that actually pay out.
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