Customer Reviews

World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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).

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.

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.

This game rates very high with me. I like the phone calls from pros inviting you to cash games. The AI is fairly easy to beat but still will provide hours of good poker fun with no money risked.LOL the no money risk is important...

While this is a great game to play this cd rom & others mentioned on the net has a serious glitch in programming that makes the players flicker & the skin layer disappear the icons have changed to squares & the exit page is one big mess There are patches but apparently none officially from activision. The two I found seems to have made little difference.
I dont know how wide spread the problem is so although the game itself is great this problem is very annoying & would recommend the game be tested immediately before or at purchase to see if there are any glitches present.....Brian

The World Series of Poker is a Great Game. Its very realistic. If you are looking to play and learn, then this game is for you.