World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets

by ACTIVISION

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TTDLO4
• Item Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 24, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,218 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #26 in Video Games > PC Games > Casino

Product Description

Platform: PC

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Enter the largest sporting event in the world, the World Series of Poker, and battle "The Poker Brat" Phil Hellmuth along the way! Build your bankroll and face-off against some of the world's top pros in your quest to win the championship bracelet for the $10,000 main event.

• All Star Pro Line-up featuring Phil "The Poker Brat" Hellmuth
• Special Heads-up tournament mode for intense poker action
• New locations including Paris, Flamingo, Bally's Harrah's Las Vegas
• Unlock upgrades to the most exclusive VIP suites in Las Vegas
• New poker tutorials and learning tools to improve your game

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This game is not worth buying until Activision fixes it with a patch., December 1, 2007

By 

W. Friedman - See all my reviews
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= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets (CD-ROM)

I have two PCs, a state of the art computer (2GB of RAM, Athlon FX-60 processor, Vista, decent graphics card), and an older laptop. On my laptop the game is unplayable as others have reported. On the newer computer, the game plays ok but has a couple major flaws: 1) it will not run in the resolution of my monitor (1280x1024), so everything looks a little distorted; 2) in "medium" speed mode, when you make your choice as a player, it sits and waits for 1-5 seconds before reacting, which is super annoying; and 3) there are way too many unnecessary dialog boxes which pop asking you to confirm and reconfirm your choices.

There issues could all be fixed, along with the issues users have reported, if Activision would issue a patch for this game. If they were to do it, the game would be fun (though it has some other minor flaws I could live with, like useless tips that say "Warning, going on tilt is bad for your bankroll." No kidding.).

As the game stands, it's an embarrassment for Activision and any of the poker players associated with it, especially Phil Hellmuth.

Will Activision step up and fix this unfinished game?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money, November 8, 2007

By 

Tim S (California) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets (CD-ROM)

Wow what a disapointment! Couldn't even make it through one hand it was so slow. My computer is less than a year old and has about 4x the minimum requirements as reccomended on the box. I have the '07 version for PS2 and that played fine. I read about poor reviews for the '07 pc version so I waited for '08 to come out. I will contact activision to see if there is any updates. The funny thing is they list hours available, a fax number and an email address. I guess they don't want you to contact them by phone. If I make any progress I will update this review.

My friends and I are just looking for a poker game that we can all play online. If anybody has any recomendations let me know.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Unmitigated Disaster, November 16, 2007

By 

CJ of Central City - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets (CD-ROM)

My computer has an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz, 2 GB RAM, and a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE video card. It's better than 90% of the computers in use across the U.S. today. The training videos are choppy. The play is incredibly slow. I use a left-handed track ball; this program doesn't recognize my track ball settings. I e-mailed support with these issues. The e-mail delivery failed. I assume their support e-mail box is full. If these problems are fixed it looks like a great game. Were I you, I wouldn't buy it right now. This is a massive bug that makes this game a cup coaster.

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