Customer Reviews

World Series of Poker

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I had no idea what I was getting when I bought this, but I really wanted to have a poker game for my newly-bought PSP. WSOP didn't get a high rating for other platforms such as PS2 and PC, so I didn't expect much, but I was surprised how glued I was to this game.

Graphics/Sound: Commentary by ESPN's Lon McEachern himself as well as another poker star. With PSP's Dolby-Surround sound, put on the headphones and you swear you're in Vegas Poker Room: Whispers, laughs and soft rustling of the surrounding chips blends in very well! Customize your character's physical features as well as clothes, glasses, jewerly and you can even wear World Series that you have won. Better yet...show off the bracelets that you have won to other online players(Multiplayer section is below.)

Career Mode/Difficulty: You start off with $10,000 each year and you must decide which WSOP event you want to participate in: Blow your money on the main event or wager some of the money on other events as seen on ESPN: Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo, 7-Card Stud and even Razz! Playing these tournaments can take 2 hours of non-continuos playing; Don't worry, you can save at anytime and come back later. In the old days, most computer players would raise if they had a good hand and fold if they had a bad hand, but no here! Computer AI is very, very intelligent: Don't expect a lot from a no-name player, but if its a Pro-Player, expect lots of aggressiveness, re-raises, bluffs and semi-bluffs. Of course, you can't read Computer's body language, but you can analyze actions on pre-flop, flop, turn, etc...Anylizing these factors is often very realistic.

Object of the game: In addition to participating in poker events, a very addictive feature is to collect 200 or so "collector chips." Each Collector's Chip represents a GOAL/TASK that you must complete in the game. When you start the game, you will complete the very easy goals at first, like winning a hand with one pair, two pair, etc... However, there are other tougher goals in the game that will earn you other chips: Going All-In and winning in a tournament, reaching final tables will also earn you career goals and my favorite goal-reaching activities is to knock out celebrity or state champs at the tables! Therefore, in order to complete this game 100%, you have to do a lot in your career. For example, I still cannot get my "Royal Flush" collector chip and I still never knocked out Chris Furguson. However, playing tournaments and trying to knock the pros out is what makes it fun and earns you collector chips! Every time you complete a goal, a screen pops up with a mini animation explaning to you what you have done!

Online/Multiplayer: You can play online via your PC Link connector. GameSpy is the host for all these games. At peak times, you can usually find 10-20 people. I hope you don't buy the game for this feature alone; However...you can wager the collector chips that you won in single player against other players in Sit And Go Tables. However, if you lose the game online, you are losing the collector chip that you have wagered!

Bottom Line: You won't find many poker titles better than this one, especially for PSP. Very intelligent Computer AI will keep you challenged and entertained.

This game is excellent. In fact, I have never seen a better career mode for a poker game in my life. You start off with a bankroll of $10,000 where you can use it to enter tournaments ranging from $1,000 to the main event which is $10,000. I used all my money on the main event which had many poker pros and great AI in some of the players. I finished 43 out of 6600 and now I have more than enough money for everything from my winnings. In career mode you can play tons of types of games ranging from 7 card stud to Hold'em. Unfortunately I don't know how to play some of the games. Another part of career mode is earning collector chips, that you get by completing various tasks in the game such as getting a type of hand, knocking out a certain amount of people, or knocking out a professional poker player. I have only collected about half the collector chips, and earning some of them, like getting a royal flush in a game. Also, you can show off any bracelets you have earned online, but there aren't usually many players who play online. This is okay though as online really doesn't offer much more AI than the computers do.
Many people are anticipating the realease of Stacked, another PSP poker game, but in the meantime this will suit you just fine. This game may actually be better.

If you love poker, buy this game. Don't even read the rest of this review, just simply buy it. If all you want is an easy and fun way to play poker I highly recommend WSOP for the PSP. If, however, you are looking for amazing, mind blowing graphics, pass this up. Lets face it, this is no Socom Fireteam Bravo when it comes to graphics. But if you can get past that, and the fact that the commentaries are dull and repetitive, then you have a very good game.
I love poker so this was a great title to me. The Career mode is VERY lengthy. You will probably spend days getting through the main WSOP event, which is made up off, on average, 6000+ competitors, of which you probably play 75 to 100 of. There are also a number of other tournaments for you to play, such as Omaha, texas hold em, and seven card stud. I also liked being able to customize my player, even if it isn't the deepest character creator I've seen.
Another commen problem is the AI, which are often very dumb and predictable (for instance, every time they touch both hands to there chin while thinking, they are bluffing.)
Even if you don't know how to play Texas Hold em (or Razz, Omaha, etc.) you will most likly pick it up very quickly. Any time during game play you can click R1 to what hand beats the other hand.
Lastly, if you are not sure you want to buy the game, rent it. WSOP on the PSP makes for a good multiplayer game, but there are so many missing elements, that your love of poker has to outway your dislike of this game. Replay value is what pulled the trigger for me to pay twenty dollars for this game and I have enjoyed it.

Gameplay: 5 out of 5
Graphics: 1 out of 5
Sound: 2 out of 5
Replay value: 5 out of 5
Price: 5 out of 5
Final: 3.6(4 stars out of 5)

This is a great little poker game for the PSP!!! Fun for both pro's and novice's(like me!)alike!!! "World Series Of Poker" delivers!!! Two thumbs up!!! Five stars!!! A+

I honestly hoped a bit more from this game alot of people perfer this game over World Championship Poker 2. However what this game does not offer is a system to improve poker stats like in world championship poker 2. Graphics are also not as good as world championship poker 2. However this game does have alot of pluses in career mode for instance the are lots and lots of tournaments you can enter. In career mode in World Championship Poker 2 not all the times you can choose which game you want to play some weeks texas holdem might be avaiable then some weeks it may not. Gameplay is much more enjoyable when you dont have to play poker games you dont like playing. Another thing i love about this game is all the details they give you about the tournaments you are like like they will tell you how many people are in it and they will tell you what you have to at least place to win prize money.

If you want a realistic poker game, wait for "Stacked" to come out next month. WSOP is fun, but hardly realistic. Your not going to get to a final table at the WSOP only sitting through 100 hands or so. But like I said, once you learn the AI's nuances, it is fun enough to tide you over until a real poker game comes out.

The game keeps crashing (three times in the last hour);there are problems with the betting (small blinds in hold-em can check and get a card with no more money).

I am a fan of playing texas-hold-em and i thought i would try this game. WHen i got it for christmas i couldnt stop playing it. IN career mode you can create a player and change everything about him including his voice. I would definitley recommened it.

I looked and looked for a poker game that had a feature where I could set up and play my favorite poker games without having to go through a story mode or career mode. This game has a career mode which I have not used. The reason I purchased this game was the quickplay option which allows me to set up my favorite games seven-card stud, pot limit omaha high, and no limit holdem. The AI's can be set to All Pros if you want a more challenging game. It is very fun. The format of these quickplay games are like a single table in a tournament though when your out you can't buy back in, but it is still fun.
I really like this game and I don't know if there are any better PSP poker games where you can play AI's though.

This game has been around for a few years but still plays fine. If you enjoy poker then it's hard to go wrong with this one. The main issues with this game are the poor graphics for the announcers, repetition of speech with both the announcers and players. After the first play I end up fast forwarding thru the all the repetition.