World Series of Poker (video game)

World Series of Poker is a video game based on the popular gambling tournament World Series of Poker. It is succeeded by World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions and World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets. It was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, and Windows.

World Series of Poker
North American Xbox cover art
Developer(s)	Left Field Productions
Publisher(s)	Activision
Producer(s)	Aaron Thompson
Programmer(s)	David Anderson Dan Olsen
Artist(s)	Alvyn Ramirez
Composer(s)	DeWolfe Music
Platform(s)	GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Windows
Release	August 31, 2005 NA: August 31, 2005 (PS2, Xbox) NA: September 13, 2005 (Win) NA: September 14, 2005 (GC) NA: September 15, 2005 (PSP) AU: February 1, 2006 (Win, PS2, Xbox)[1] AU: February 3, 2006 (PSP)[1] EU: February 24, 2006 (PS2, Xbox, PC, PSP)
Genre(s)	Traditional (poker)
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Games included in the World Series of Poker package are Omaha, Omaha hi-low split, seven-card stud, seven-card stud hi-low split, razz (seven stud lowball), and Texas hold 'em.

While Xbox Live for the original Xbox was shut down in 2010, World Series of Poker is now playable online using replacement online servers for the original Xbox called Insignia.^[2][3]

Reception

The game received "generally unfavorable reviews" on all platforms except the Xbox version, which received "mixed" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
	GC	PC	PS2	PSP	Xbox
Metacritic	44/100[4]	39/100[5]	46/100[6]	37/100[7]	52/100[8]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GC	PC	PS2	PSP	Xbox
GameRevolution	N/A	N/A	D[9]	N/A	D[9]
GameSpot	5.8/10[10]	4.7/10[11]	6.8/10[12]	N/A	6.8/10[12]
GameZone	N/A	N/A	6.5/10[13]	N/A	6/10[14]
IGN	3.5/10[15]	N/A	3.5/10[15]	3.3/10[16]	3.5/10[15]
Jeuxvideo.com	N/A	N/A	13/20[17]	13/20[18]	N/A
Nintendo Power	4.5/10[19]	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	N/A	1/5[20]	1.5/5[21]	N/A
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.3/10[22]
Pocket Gamer	N/A	N/A	N/A	3/5[23]	N/A
TeamXbox	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.9/10[24]
The Sydney Morning Herald	N/A	N/A	2/5[25]	N/A	2/5[25]

Reception