World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets

World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets is a realistic poker game available for Playstation 3, Playstation 2, Xbox 360, Sony PSP, Windows PC, and Nintendo DS developed by ACTIVISION.

World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets costs from $14.99 to $39.99 depending on the gaming platform.

World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets Summary

WSOP 2008: Bracelets is a realistic single player poker game in which you can play against 30 of today’s top poker professionals featuring Phil “The Poker Brat” Hellmuth, who is the ’star’ of World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets. There are 20 of the most popular WSOP events to compete in against some of the best players in the world. Newly added, you can now play at many Las Vegas casinos including the Rio (where the real WSOP is held), Paris, Flamingo, Bally’s, and Harrah’s Las Vegas. In all, there are 20 famous Las Vegas Strip poker casinos that you can play poker games at.

If you only know how to play Texas Hold’em, then you have some learning to do, with WSOP 2008 featuring many other games such as Stud, Omaha, HORSE, and Razz Poker. The poker AI is much improved from older versions of the game, and if you enjoy intense poker competition at lots of different limits and game types, then this is the game for you.

Our Thoughts on WSOP 2008: Battle for the Bracelets

If all you are looking for is Texas Hold’em action, then this may not be the game for you. You must play the other poker game variations if you want to excel at WSOP 2008. The graphics are excellent in spots, but on certain platforms, they can depixelize and the poker players’ skin seems to go away. These are annoying at points, but do not affect the game play.

There are tons of special features that you can unlock by beating levels, like video poker lessons from Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson in a poker schol setting. By unlocking powerful tools that help you become a better poker player, you can compete and win heads up matches against progressively tougher famous poker pros for your chance to win the biggest poker tournament in the world: The $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Overall, this is a fun game with some minor flaws that appeals to both beginner poker players and hard-core poker fans alike. With an online feature, players can get together for weekly online poker games and play large multi-table poker tournaments. This is one of the best poker video games around, and it is available on every console platform except for Wii and Mac.

Highly recommended.