World Poker Tour
Bet, raise and bluff your way to the top as you make your mark in the virtual poker world by creating your very own character and controlling the destiny of your career. Gain experience points at every table…
World Poker Tour is a video game, released 18 October 2005 on PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
What World Poker Tour is
World Poker Tour was released in 2005. It is available on PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Bet, raise and bluff your way to the top as you make your mark in the virtual poker world by creating your very own character and controlling the destiny of your career. Gain experience points at every table, bump up career earnings with every win and even flaunt your poker prowess by decking out your player with accessories available for purchase with your earnings. Then, take your stack online to compete against players across the country, set up poker nights with your friends, and chat live. An exclusive presentation system featuring graphics and camera angles modeled after the popular World Poker Tour television show and insightful commentary by WPT commentators Mike Sexton and Vince…
How it was received
World Poker Tour holds a critic score of 50 out of 100. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 17 points below the year average.
What it launched against
World Poker Tour launched on 18 October 2005, within three weeks of Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV and Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005). All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty 2, Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005).
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