World Championship Poker 2 with Howard Lederer

by Crave Entertainment

Product Features

• 14 different varieties of poker, from Texas Hold 'em and Five-Card Stud to Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw and Razz - Ace to Five
• Active tell and bluff system, RPG-like upgradeable skill system and character outfitting
• Features 8 of the world's best professional poker professionals - Howard Lederer, Annie Duke, Greg Raymer, Amir Vahedi, Paul Darden, Clonie Gowen, Robert Williamson III and featuring announcing by Matt Savage
• Choice of Real Deal simulation or Power Play arcade modes
• Hip new look with Rat Pack era themed shell and HUD, more realistic looking characters and advanced animation system

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000A87T3S
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 3, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,008 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #4 in Video Games > PlayStation 2 > Cards
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2

From the Manufacturer

Bring your best poker face and nerves of steel to the high-stakes table as you bluff and try to steal the pot from the legends of the game. Howard Lederer, Annie Duke, and more will push your skills to the limit to see if you have what it takes to become the next poker phenom.

Features:

• 14 types of poker including Texas Hold'em, Five Card Draw, Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, and Razz
• In-game character likenesses, play styles, and iconic signature personality traits of seven of the best professional poker players
• Commentary by Matt Savage and AI opponents with dynamic personalities, player controllable taunts, bluffs, and tells
• Enhanced look and feel with more realistic characters and advanced animations with something happening all the time
• Experienced poker players, as well as casual gamers will enjoy hours of poker excitement
• Compatible for online play with World Championship Poker 2 PSP (PlayStation Portable) system users with PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system
• Eye-Toy support for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system

Product Description

In Championship Poker 2: Featuring Howard Lederer is the sequel to the best-selling card game. This time you're returning to the high-stakes table with more experience -- but so are your challengers. Put your poker skills to the test, as you try bluffing and trying to steal the pot from some of the world's toughest professional poker players.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Crash!!!!! I can't even play the game it is so buggy!, November 10, 2005

By 

WJ - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Championship Poker 2 with Howard Lederer (Video Game)

I started this game up and went straight to the online. I joined a game and it crashed. I had to completely turn off my playstation and start all over. I went to play online again and it refused to let me join any of the games so I went to play a regular game and it crashed again. I would give you more details about the game but evertimie I try and play a game it crashes. Don't they test the games before they put them out? Back to the store with this pile.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The game freezes up, so don't buy it., November 19, 2005

By 

J. Rodrigues (Fremont, CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Championship Poker 2 with Howard Lederer (Video Game)

When this game is working, it's a fun game. However, and this cannot be understated, the game will occasionally freeze-up. This gets VERY frustrating when you're playing tournaments in career mode (solo play) and the game freezes up. Then you have to reset the PS2, restart the game and start the tournament all over again.

This freeze-up problem is absolutely inexcusable. Based on this problem alone, don't buy this game. There's NO reason that this game should have gone to production as it currently is. Other people who own this game have reported the same problem. My sincere hope is that Crave Games doesn't ignore this problem, but deals with it.

Bottom line: The game is flawed, so don't buy it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The fine line of love and hate, February 6, 2006

By 

Jaime - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Championship Poker 2 with Howard Lederer (Video Game)

I wish I had read these reviews before I bought the game. It really does crash a lot. I loved this game at first - it really is fun when it works. But now evertime I play I wonder how long it will take before it crashes on me. I can't even enjoy it anymore because I know my efforts will be in vane. And the game doesn't allow you to save once you enter a tournament so once it crashes on you (and it most likely will) you have to start all over again. I'm a pretty patient person, but when you make it to the final table with $52K in a 300-person tournament only to have the game crash on you, it's pretty upsetting... and when it happens 8 times you want to just throw the whole system out the window.

Were they in a hurry to get this game out or something?? It's a pretty common glitch that should've been fixed.

I had a choice to buy this game or World Championship Poker 1. I should've picked 1.

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