World Championship Poker is a series of poker video games first developed by Coresoft and released in 2005 by Crave Entertainment. The series capitalizes on the recent popularity of poker due to the successful...
High-stakes gambling arrives for the PlayStation 2 thanks to Coresoft and Crave Entertainment's World Championship Poker. Available as a two-disc set, this is the PlayStation 2's first American poker title and includes such popular rule variations as Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hold'em, Seven-Card Stud, Five-Card Draw, and Pineapple. Players can also advance their skills in Career Mode as they play their way through over 50 different poker tournaments in six different locations (ranging from a tropical island to a Mississippi riverboat), and take part in a tutorial created by professional card player, Howard Lederer via an interactive DVD. Users can even create customizable characters with more than 80 different options and hop online to see and hear their opponents with support from the PS2's exclusive camera peripheral, EyeToy.
Ultimately a decent effort, but only because of its online play. The offline component of the game is simply too pointless and spotty to hold anyone's attention.
Blue Bottom DiskYes
Console LinkNetwork Adaptor 2-6
ControllersAnalog Control, Digital Control, EyeToy USB Camera, Logitech PS2 USB Headsets
Memory91 kb
ModesArcade, Tournament
Online FeaturesOnline Multiplayer, Quick Match