World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Your poker skills will be put to the ultimate test by over 30 of the world's top poker champions
• Phil Hellmuth, Chris Ferguson, and Mike Matusow will teach you their tips and tricks in a poker school setting
• With successful wins, you will unlock valuable poker tools that will enable you to become an even more skillful player
• Build your bankroll at all the favorite locations of previous years such as Harrah's New Orleans, Grand Tunica, Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino and new this year, the hottest poker rooms of the Las Vegas strip!
• ESRB Rated RP for Rating Pending

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000Q6ZLHK
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 6, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,814 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #3 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Casino
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Nintendo DS

Amazon.com

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

Product InformationWith World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets the intense actionyou've come to expect from the #1 poker game francise gets cranked up evenhigher as you enter the largest sporting event in the world - the World Seriesof Poker with the challenge to Beat The Brat - Phil Hellmuth! Build thebankroll and face off against some of the world's top pros including JohnnyChan Chris Jesus Ferguson Mike The Mouth Matusow Greg Raymer Annie DukePhil Unabomber Laak Humberto Brenes Marcel They Flying Dutchman Luske DavidDevil Fish Ulliott and Shannon Elizabeth in your quest to win the championshipbracelet for the $10000 Main Event. With heated heads-up tournament actionmore poker tutorials more locations and the most stacked list of A-list prosever in a video game this year's game is upping the high-stakes like neverbefore!Product Features Your poker skills will be put to the ultimate test by over 30 of the world's top poker champions Phil Hellmuth Chris Ferguson and Mike Matusow will teach you their tips and tricks in a poker school setting With successful wins you will unlock valuable poker tools that will enable you to become an even more skillful player Build your bankroll at all the favorite locations of previous years such as Harrah's New Orleans Grand Tunica Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino and new this year the hottest poker rooms of the Las Vegas strip!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I expected more, December 27, 2008

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JH (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets (Video Game)

I guess if you want to play poker with virtual players and have good eyes, this is fine. The type is very small and hard to read (maybe me just getting older). When only playing 4 players, the screen still pans back and forth which can cause unnecessary nausia. I was disappointed that the blinds did not increase which makes for some real long play. I was also disappointed that each remote player needs to buy the game in order to play - so I have not been able to play with anyone else (the main reason I bought the game).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Vital features are missing, November 19, 2009

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G "gee_whiz" (boston, ma United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets (Video Game)

The card play is decent overall.

There are always the times when you ask yourself 'huh?' at some of the other player's behavior, but you probably see that with most games.

It takes awhile to get the hang of things and there is no rushing through games or you end up losing very badly - much like real poker. This in itself wouldn't be a bad thing, except for the fact that YOU CAN'T SAVE GAMES! If you only have 30 minutes to play and want to bang a couple rounds out, you'll have to completely restart from the beginning next time you turn it on.

This lack of a very basic function ruins an otherwise very playable game. I can't even speak for many of the advanced levels/games because I don't usually have hours to play the game. Even if I did, I'd get a headache from starting at such a small screen for so long.

Game play moves along and you can adjust some of the settings to make dealing and bidding go quicker, which is nice since you have to play as quickly as possible since (you guessed it) YOU CAN'T SAVE GAMES.

If you have hours upon hours to play, you might have fun plowing through all the levels needed to reach the end of a tournament.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Can't save a game, July 31, 2008

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Lowbrow (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets (Video Game)

I like this game well enough but it takes a while to play a game and you cannot not save the game you are currently playing. So if you quit, you lose. Who's idea or lack of forethought was that.

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