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| World Series Of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets | 
 enlarge | From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $24.97
You Save: $15.02 (38%)
Buy New/Used from $19.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3650
Platform: Playstation 3
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 75433
Model: 047875754331
UPC: 047875754331
EAN: 0047875754331
ASIN: B000RHXPKI
Release Date: February 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
With World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets, the intense action you've come to expect from the #1 poker game franchise 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!
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 Made a mistake buying this game! July 30, 2008
The game is great (Design), but missing very important option! ONLINE GAMING! imagine that you cant play online with other players! who care to play poker againts computer players!and that is stupid! :(
 I've seen better July 22, 2008
This game is, well...just not where it should be. Play is alright, but tedious. Even at the "Semi-Pro" level, anyone who's halfway decent at poker will clean up against such players as Scotty Nguyen, Phil Helmuth, Jen Harman, et al. I figured that even the computer avatars of these players ought to be wiping up the board with me, but no, they're no more difficult an opponent than the little old tourist lady. Disappointing...
There are "instructional videos" by Phil Hellmuth as a special feature, but these are poorly done, don't really explain much, and end up being nothing but a plug to buy his DVDs. Half the time Phil is looking at the wrong camera. A minor complaint, but it shows how little attention was put into making this game.
Another play glitch, more serious - this game has a marked propensity for dealing you the same hand twice in a row. Not just the same hand, but the identical cards you just had. The first couple times I thought I was imagining it, but it's now happened 7 times in 5 hours. If you've played poker much, you know this just doesn't happen.
Overall, I found Stacked with Daniel Negreanu to be a much better game. Though it's designed for the PS2 and has commensurately lower graphics, it's a better poker experience. I actually learned quite a bit by playing that game, and it includes some brief instructional videos with Danny Negreanu that are far better in terms of both instructional value and production. Plus, Daniel's a likeable guy...even when he takes your money.
 Now For the River! June 16, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a tremendous improvement over the previous PS2 Version. The graphics are what you would expect in a quality PS3 Game. There are several gaming modes for quick individual play, more than one player, competitions, etc. You can speed up or slow down the game play speed, skip computer dealing and betting to go even faster, etc. Each player is truly unique and the atmosphere in the casino's is great - you feel like you are there. The sounds, etc are all adjustable so you can customize your own atmosphere and game play. I highly recommend this game if you are interested in improving your game. You can start as a novice and slowly increase the difficulty of play.
Waste of time..... January 11, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this game thinking it would be fun. It is a 1 man game. There is no way for 2 people to play unless online and NOBODY is ever online.
High Stakes on the Vegas Strip is way better on the PSN October 2, 2007
32 out of 37 found this review helpful
I bought this game for the online play. Once online, nobody is there. Plus there is no audio or video chat which makes it really boring. The worst part is the play is really slow. It takes forever to make your selection and get through a round of play. All the video seems like a waste, if I wanted to watch all that I'd just watch it on TV. After trying this game I bought the Playstation 3 online store poker game and love it. I'd highly reccomend you get the PSN poker, it is cheaper, looks better, and is the most fun game to play.
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