A poker RPG?
by Steve Parsons 
{ Jun 27th 2005 at 11:45AM }
Having been bitten pretty hard by the poker bug in recent weeks, I'm paying more attention to
the
various poker games that are coming down the
river.
Here we have World Championship Poker 2. Not much info right now, other than an upgradeable RPG like stats system.
HUH?! Would love to see this in action to see how it works, as that just sounds wacky to say the least.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ghostly @ Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM
i imagine it would be similar to mario golf advanced tour story mode...
but thats just my guess..
strider_mt2k @ Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM
Look man, what Link does in Vegas STAYS in vegas...
MattG @ Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM
I played this at E3 and spoke to one of the Crave PR people about it. Basically it's a poker game with a Career Mode in which you start in your aunt's basement with some poker buddies and move up to being a major card shark in world-class casinos.
It's an interesting idea and adds some replay to what would otherwise be a standard poker game. PS2 and PSP versions are playable online and PS2 players can complete online against PSP players and vice-versa.
Zero101 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM
Very similiar to the DS version of World Championship Poker, I would assume. In the DS version, you play a character as he moves up in the poker world, gaining more money and gaining access to different casinos. You can buy stats, clothing, etc...
Bob S. @ Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM
I played the GBA version for about 30 minutes; to say it sucked does no justice to the huge suckage contained in such a physically tiny cart. The twist tie on the Hefty bag holding my cat's poop has better AI than that game did. I seriously, seriously hope that the "2" means "This one's playable."
Deadpool @ Dec 18th 2005 9:47PM
Been done before... kinda.
On the NES/Famicom there was a series called Casino Kid. You went table to table challenging various blackjack/poker players in a very Final Fantasy type format.