World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets
by Activision
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Product Summary
Brand: ACTIVISIONPrimary Contributor: Windows XP
Release Date: 2007-10-24
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Publisher: 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 T for Teen
Video Game Reviews of World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets
Customer Review: Great Game - Excellent A.I.
Summary: 4 Stars
TECHNICAL REVIEW:
I'm running the game on Windows 2000. It works flawlessly except when I go into Phil Hellmuth's Poker School. The video side box with Phil talking cuts in and out(sound); making this part of the game useless. I'm disappointed by this and hope a patch will fix it. Other than that, I haven't experienced any video or sound related problems running 1024x768 screen resolution.
SPEED REVIEW:
Speed Issues:
Normal:
The game in Normal mode is just way too slow all the way around. The PC players react at a snails pace. After one or two games at this speed, you'll be wanting for a faster game.
Medium:
At medium speed, the game is just about right. The pc players make their decisions reasonably quickly as does your own player; most of the time.
Sometimes, even in medium speed, there is an unacceptable delay between your input command being followed. Overall, its ok most of the time.
Here's where the game could be better:
When in medium speed, the game should 'slow down' when 2 or more players go 'all in'. The suspense is a bit lost when the Turn and River cards come up too quickly.
My hope for future versions of the game would be to have pc players to bet within about 4 seconds; about what they do at medium speed now. Then, on an 'all-in' bets to slow down to the 'Normal' level for the turn and river. That would be the best of both worlds!
Fast:
The players fly through their bets like lightning. It's a nice feature to have if you want to play a quick tourney. But, a lot of the game experience is lost when playing fast.
GAMEPLAY, GRAPHICS, AI:
The artificial intelligence is first rate. These pc players are highly skilled. They come over the top & bluff with precision. If you win a bracelet, you've earned it! The graphical representation of the players is good and their voices are real.
CONCLUSION:
A fun game when played at the Medium speed level. Still, to enhance the game, the speed needs to be tweaked a bit; pc players need to make their bets faster and 'All-In' bets slower at Medium speed level. Some technical issues to overcome. A patch would be nice. I totally recommend the game.
Description of World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets
With World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets, the intense action you've come to expect from the #1 poker game francise gets cranked up even higher as you enter the largest sporting event in the world - the World Series of Poker, with the challenge to Beat The Brat - Phil Hellmuth! Build the bankroll and face off against some of the world's top pros including Johnny Chan, Chris ?Jesus? Ferguson, Mike ?The Mouth? Matusow, Greg Raymer, Annie Duke, Phil ?Unabomber? Laak, Humberto Brenes, Marcel ?They Flying Dutchman? Luske, David ?Devil Fish? Ulliott, and Shannon Elizabeth in your quest to win the championship bracelet for the $10,000 Main Event. With heated heads-up tournament action, more poker tutorials, more locations, and the most stacked list of A-list pros ever in a video game, this year's game is upping the high-stakes like never before!Cards & Casino Games
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