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Binding: Video Game Brand: ACTIVISION EAN: 0047875752658 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Item Dimensions: Label: Activision Inc. Manufacturer: Activision Inc. Model: 47875752658 MPN: 75265 Platform: PlayStation2 Publisher: Activision Inc. Release Date: September 19, 2006 Studio: Activision Inc. Features:
Accessories: Editorial Review: Product Description: Building on last year's most successful poker title and the number one brand in poker, World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions takes a story-based approach. Take a seat next to Chris "Jesus" Ferguson as his protégé, a new professional poker player. Test your skills against the world's best poker players, in this invitation-only, winner-take-all tournament at the Rio Resort in Las Vegas. There's a seat at the table just waiting for you. Raise the stakes with Xbox Live play - Host multi-table tourneys, read your opponents tells via camera footage, or even test your psychic skills by playing Blind Man's Bluff Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Will ruin your poker skillsLike many reviewers have stated the cpu play is horrible, only to be saved by running cards. I can give hundreds of examples, but here's the one that made me write this review. I raised 10 times the blind (you have to do these huge raises to get ANYONE to fold), I had AJs. I was called by a player with 7 / 2 offsuit. The ABSOLUTE worst starting hand in poker. I go all in when the board pairs my Jack the cpu calls and gets a 2 and a 7 on the turn and river. Notice that the all in call (virtually ... Read More Rating:  - Fun video poker with virtual champions..."World Series of Poker: ToC" is a fun and entertaining PS2 game that is a good primer for actual play. Naturally, real play is where the real lessons are learned, but this game provides insight into how you should respond in the real thing. The game play speed can be adjusted, and it is helpful if you want to get out of a hand. However, you miss out on the skills of trying to read people, which this game attempts to do. It is necessary for the real thing, and it is a good upgrade from ... Read More Rating: - Fun, if you like playing Texas HoldemThis game is very addicting if you watch the show on television and like playing poker then you really can't beat it. Some of the professionals are in the game and offer you tips on how to win. After a while the in game dialog get a little monotonous, but i just listen to the radio and mute the tv volume. A definite keeper! Rating: - good game if you dont want to lose all your money on the real thinggood game play lets you speed through hands that you dont want to play...gameplay is as close to the real thing as you can get...some guys bluff some dont you have to find out yourself..perfect learning game for the inexerienced as well Rating: - Never Used The GameI wrote an E-mail to describe my problem as follow..........each time I loaded the game and attempted to "run" the game, I received an error saying that "d3dx9_30.dll" could not be found. I the received a second(identical) CD(within one week of the first) with the same result. I asked for advice and have yet to receive any response. I've have the merchanise for over 30 days. The E-mail was sent after I received the second CD. I thought it was a Part 2. I have no confidence in the contact system/customer ... Read More |
