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A Joke and a Complete Waste of Time

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

World Series of Poker (the so-called official game) is a farce. The game is completely programmed to make you lose. The player does not have the freedom to be aggressive or bully. The game is programmed to make you play one style, and that is controlled poker. If you get too aggressive the computer will automatically give the opponent a bigger hand. Also, even when you adjust your play to the computers style, the opponents still "suck out" all the time. The opponent players will raise and call with hands that even the worst amateur players wouldn't dare play. Therefore the gameplay is completely unrealistic. Another example of the unrealistic programming you can find in this game is when you fold a hand and then watch the opponents go against each other. They will turn over some of the worst cards and hands you've ever seen, and then you can go up against those same players and they will turn over emmaculate hands. The opponents don't vary their style, the computer only adjusts to the fact that "You" are in the hand. If you want to lose all the time buy this game. If you want to constantly play your best and still lose, buy this game. If you want to feel like you have the worst luck in the world, buy this game.
Anyone who knows anything about poker and has played online and in real games can attest to this game being a joke. Why the previous 10 or so reviewers on this site rave about the game is beyond my understanding. The game looks cool, but once you lose to an opponent holding a J 7 or Q 4, while you raise the pot with an A K or Q Q after playing for about 4 hours trying to win a tournament bracelet, you'll not only wanna break the game but your TV as well. Like I said, and its worth repeating so you get the message, the game adjusts to the simple fact that "You" are in the hand, thereby cheating to beat you. And almost everytime you go all in the opponent will either have a much weaker hand that they suck out with, or you will be completely dominated by an opponent that has been playing garbage all day. Oh, and good luck trying to put a bad beat on them, cuz it ain't gonna happend. Poker players know that bad beats happen and they hit everyone. Not in this game though, they only hit you. You can play perfect but the game still makes you lose and thats not the EXCEPTION, that is every time you sit down to play this game RULE.

Rubbish!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: November 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is awful. The graphics are really bad, and the character creator is way worse than WCP which came out a year ago. The online bails everyone out when the host leaves and the AI is a joke. I returned this game when someone bought me the World Poker Tour game which is cheaper and MILES better.

Never saw that coming!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was just playing this game and pulled a three of a kind sevens. I went all in with another player. Turned out he had a three of a kind sevens, also. That's six sevens. How does that happen? Isn't there only four in a deck, or have I been living in the twilight zone all this time? Either way, I know I've never seen that in a real poker game.

Good for beginners

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: September 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

For a beginning player, who wants to get their feet wet in poker and learn the game without risking any money at a casino or online, this is not a bad choice. For an experienced player looking to practice calculating pot odds, implied odds etc, this is also not a bad title. For advanced players and above, this title is little more than a way to fill down time between real tournaments and live games. While the AI for the Pros in the game seems to play decent, they are predictable very easily bluffed. It is the AI for the other fictional characters that will frustrate experienced players. Example: I'll bet hard preflop with a premium hand, flop top two pair, continue betting, and get called down by computer player holding 6-3 offsuit, who hits a 3 on the flop and a 3 on the river. This happens a lot and can get frustrating because those kind of plays rarely happen in real life. Also, the table manners of the computer players are terrible. 99.9% of real players do not laugh at or insult players they just beat in a live game. This is a bad way to teach new players. Graphicswise, the player models are terrible with the exception of Ferguson. Making it the the feature table and the final table changes the background, which is somewhat rewarding. As far as sound, the commentary is useless. But a nice feature is the custom soundtrack. All in all, the enjoyment you get from the game depends on your poker skill level.

Poker games are getting better, but we have a long way to go.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: September 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the toughest poker game i have ever played. This is because it is always raised and reraised before you have to act. This way causes the good player to move allin on any hand he wants to play, since it usually costs half a stack to call. So based on that, its not realistic poker, its allin and hope poker. The graphics are ok. They could be much better and detailed, but they also could be much worse. I got this game to play with the pros, but rarely do you play against one. You start at a 9 handed table and play down to 4 players until you get 5 new players. Rarely are any of the players pros. I still havent seen Chris Ferguson. One aspect of the game that is worlds above other poker games: players play differntly from each other. There are several poker games that offer different players, but they all play the same way. Thats not the case w/ wsop, for all the players seem to have different stlyes of play. However, I do not find the tells reliable as the game leads one to think. All in all, I think it's worth the inexpensive price, but don't count on this to be the poker game of all video poker games.

A solid poker game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: September 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the first Texas Holdem game that I have bought for a video game system and I am having a good time with it. The AI has been the best that I have been up against so far and creating a character on here was fun as well. There are a few problems that become annoying over time. Every time you or an opponent acts they say these really dumb comments and the same ones are said over and over. I am sure you can turn off that feature so that can be solved but the graphics are really bad and there is nothing to do about that. You would expect more from a game with limited surroundings.

WSOP

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: October 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Games good. Alittle slow paced. CPU always seem to have better hands especially the Full Boat. Overall it cant be that hard to make a poker game there is only so much you can do

Fun Fun - But

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved the game, but I think if your serious about poker there may be a
few things you might like added. A teaching mode where you receive
comments on your play. A percentage indicator telling you your chances
of winning (part of the teaching mode).

Also the announcers comments are so boring and so repetitive you could
barf, thank god you can turn it off. The comments should be more
informative (yes teaching mode).

So you wonder why I gave it 4 stars, well because I enjoy playing the
poker side of it. Its fun worth 4 stars.

Wow.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: January 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a very good game. This is worth a round of applause for quite a few reasons. The Quickplay mode is a very good way to spend a few minutes with WSOP Superstars. The Career mode is great. You get to play any kind of poker you see on TV along with the Main Event. The main event is awesome! You get the sights, sounds, and feeling that you'd see at a real poker table. I did one without saving and doing cheats with my friend, we finished 37th. Alone, with a little help from my dad, I bent the rules a little & I finished 1st. The prize, over $13 million. Now, the cons. The graphics are terrible when a person is moving their lips. They look like a combination of a chipmunk and a baby with baby cheeks, but you can easily phase that out. Unlike WPT, your opponent always seems to win when you have a decent hand, and when you get a crappy hand and fold it, you usually would've won if you stayed in. Let's say you folded 9-3 offsuit. The flop comes 9-3-King. Checks all around. The flop, a 5, nothing helpful. Someone bets, other person calls. The river, another 3. You folded a full house. The winner has an ace high. That gets you really pissed off. One time, I got so pissed off. I folded 8-Jack of Hearts. I folded what would've been a straight flush. Man, I was so PO'd. The last con, the gameplay is WAY too aggressive. Everytime you've got a good hand, someone comes out betting or raising. You always think hard, and you fold. Most of time, though, their hand is crap. You want to punch yourself for folding. That is what brings this game down. Still a good title though.

A good time passer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: September 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

World Series of Poker for PS2 is a pretty good game overall if you are just looking for a little fun. Dont play this game expecting a good poker challenge though. If you are a beginner looking to improve your game look elsewhere. However if you just want to have a little fun and try to win a bracelot then this is a good game to buy.

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