Software:World Championship Poker

World Championship Poker
PAL region PS2 cover art
Developer(s)	Coresoft, Point of View
Publisher(s)	Crave Entertainment, Play It, Oxygen Games, 505 Games
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP, Wii
Release	WCP Game Boy Advance NA: November 3, 2004 PAL: March 24, 2005 PlayStation 2 NA: November 18, 2004 PAL: October 7, 2005 Xbox NA: November 30, 2004 Nintendo DS NA: April 5, 2005 AU: October 25, 2007 GameCube / Cancelled NA: November 14, 2006 WCP 2 Xbox NA: November 3, 2005 PAL: April 28, 2006 Windows NA: November 8, 2005 PAL: April 20, 2007 PlayStation 2 NA: November 8, 2005 PAL: September 21, 2007 PlayStation Portable NA: December 11, 2005 PAL: October 19, 2007 WCP: All In PlayStation 2 NA: August 29, 2006 PAL: April 20, 2007 Xbox 360 NA: August 29, 2006 AU: November 15, 2007 EU: November 30, 2007 PlayStation Portable NA: September 5, 2006 EU: October 26, 2007 AU: March 13, 2008 Wii NA: May 29, 2007 PAL: October 19, 2007 WCC PlayStation 2/PSP NA: May 13, 2008
Genre(s)	Cards
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

World Championship Poker is a series of poker video games first developed by Coresoft and released in 2004 by Crave Entertainment. The series capitalizes on the recent popularity of poker due to the successful World Series of Poker.

The first title of the series, World Championship Poker received generally favorable reviews when it was released. GameSpot criticized the title for its lack of refinement but acknowledged its multiplayer appeal. The GameCube version was cancelled.

In North America, the standard edition of the game carries an Everyone rating from the ESRB, but the special edition which includes the bonus Howard Lederer Tells All DVD carries a Mature rating.

World Championship Poker 2: Featuring Howard Lederer

The sequel was released a year later and improved upon some of the criticism found in the previous version. GameSpot's review complimented the computer AI and the use of online across all platforms.

World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer "All In"

The third game in the series was first released nine months later for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360. Reviews for the game were mediocre, receiving an overall score that was lower than its predecessors. GameSpot criticized it for not introducing newer elements as had been done with competing franchises. A version for the Wii was then released in 2007, being developed by Point of View. It is known that the title will allow players to utilize the motion-sensing functionality of the Wii Remote to play the game.

World Championship Cards

A fourth game was made that was devoid of Poker. It was made with the same engine as the last World Championship Poker title, but with a lot of the newer features removed for this title. It was released for the PS2 and PSP.

See also

World Series of Poker

External links

• Publisher's site