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| From: Encore Software
Category: Software
Buy New: $29.95
Avg. Customer Rating:   (48 reviews)
Sales Rank: 383
Platforms: Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Xp, Macintosh
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0.1
MPN: 14290
Model: 14290
UPC: 705381142904
EAN: 0705381142904
ASIN: B000TKH6H6
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Finally Compatible with Mac OS X October 9, 2007
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I've loved the Hoyle game series (Card Games, Casino, and Puzzle & Board Games)for many years. But, the last Mac versions were released in 2002 and were only compatible with OS 9. These older versions were still playable on pre-Intel Macs, but the newer Macs with Intel chips no longer have compatibility with pre-Mac OS X software.
Finally, the long wait is over and new versions of the excellent Hoyle Games are available for today's Mac users! :-)
 encore inproves October 6, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Hello Encore has improved all card, board, puzzle and casino 2006 titles had sound problems and animations lip syche was off and the soundtrack got stuck in a loop so I went back to the 2005 version. As to new content and face maker nothing new, some new games and new theme song for card game and new theme song for the board and puzzle and new soundtracks in both. Still it is much better then the 2006 versions the card theme is a great tune and I found myself toe taping to the tune.
What Hoyle Games 2007 should've been... October 5, 2007
67 out of 68 found this review helpful
As anyone who bought Hoyle Card Games 2007 is aware, it wasn't exactly the most... stable program in existence. It had a lot of sound problems--sound effects wouldn't play reliably on newer computers, the background music would play the first few seconds over and over, the animation lip-sync was like a really bad Japanimation.
This new version fixes all that (at least for me) and in a way I'm slightly irritated this wasn't a free upgrade for 2007 users. While the sound effects aren't absolutely crucial, playing the game in silence isn't much fun either.
The game is largely unchanged from 2007 (and from what I've read it's very similar to the 2006 version). I don't mind that; there wasn't anything really wrong with the basic design, it was just the screwed-up sound effects which made it a pain. It has the same face creator, same characters, same voices, same comments (though the comments do seem to be a bit more relevant and focused).
Most of the characters are so annoying that I end up playing with the bear, T-Rex and "Chloe" the workout trainer. They're harmless when the player comments are turned off, and the bear makes me laugh when he tumbles over about six times in a row (he really needs to lay off the fermented honey).
New games include respectable video poker, video blackjack and video "Texas Hold'em" emulations, and a separate program called "Miami Solitaire" with a ton of solitare variations--and, believe it or not, a story mode. I don't play much solitaire so I haven't looked at it very closely, but it might be interesting.
I mostly bought Hoyle 2008 because it has a decent Canasta game. There are standalone Canasta programs available from other companies, but they aren't nearly as much fun to play (all of the ones I've tried have annoying sound effects, poor graphics, odd game variations, etc.) Many of the other Hoyle 2008 games are pretty good, and there are only a few I'd rate as "this is really bad". Some standalone card/solitaire games cost as much as Hoyle; if you are interested in only a few of the games it offers I'd say it's worth the money.
Be aware that Hoyle 2008 comes on DVD, and uses SecuROM 7.x copy protection in a fruitless attempt to make you keep the disc in the drive when you play it.
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