World Series of Poker
All right! Six different varieties (Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha Hold 'Em, Omaha Hi-Low, Seven Card Stud, Seven Hi-Low, Razz) to choose from, limit, no limit, pot limit, and, again, it's just poker! A great feature is the Collector Chips, which you win for doing specific things (i.e. getting Three of a Kind or winning $100,000 in your career). There are a total of 100 Collector Chips; can you get them all? There are also pros in this game, from Chris Ferguson to Beth Fischman, from Scotty Nguyen to Max Pescatori. And, the Career mode. You start with $10,000, and try to build your bankroll (as well as win WSOP bracelets) as you move on. Your career can last for up to 10 years, and then you can restart it, keeping all the Collector Chips you earned. During the actual gameplay, the A Button allows you to Fast Forward, so you don't have to watch every specific action (although, for some bizarre reason, the game doesn't let you do this when playing Omaha Hold 'Em). Rarely, when the computer have few chips, I feel like they know when to go all in with marginal hands, because they know they'll catch a lucky card on the turn or something. I obviously have no proof of this, but it has happened two or three times, and as of writing this review, this is my fifth day owning this game.
I think most people will buy this game for Texas Hold 'Em, and there's nothing wrong with it. The Career mode allows you to see how many bracelets you can win, so you can start a free download or a new career and try to outdo yourself (or your ultra-competitive friend or sibling). And though it's extremely hard, the Collector Chips definitely add to the Replay Value. I've got 23 so far, and I know I'm gonna slow way down in the rate that I get them.