Software:World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions

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Short description: 2006 video game
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
Tournament of Champions game.jpg
North American cover
Developer(s)Left Field Productions
Publisher(s)Activision
Platform(s)Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows
Release
Genre(s)Card game
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions is a video game based on the popular gambling tournament World Series of Poker and the second licensed WSOP video game released for home video game systems, after the World Series of Poker video game. It was released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation Portable and Microsoft Windows.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PCPS2PSPWiiXbox 360
GameSpot5.8/10[1]6.4/10[2]6.4/10[2]5.2/10[3]6.4/10[2]
GameZoneN/A6.5/10[4]N/AN/A6.8/10[5]
IGN7.2/10[6]7.2/10[6]7.2/10[6]4/10[7]7.2/10[8]
Jeuxvideo.com7/20[9]14/20[10]14/20[10]N/A14/20[11]
NGamerN/AN/AN/A35%[12]N/A
Nintendo World ReportN/AN/AN/A6/10[13]N/A
OXM (UK)N/AN/AN/AN/A6/10[14]
OXM (US)N/AN/AN/AN/A8/10[15]
TeamXboxN/AN/AN/AN/A8.1/10[16]
The Sydney Morning HeraldN/AN/AN/AN/A3/5[17]
Aggregate score
Metacritic58/100[18]68/100[19]70/100[20]46/100[21]69/100[22]

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms except the Wii version, which received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[18][19][20][21][22]

Sequel

In 2007, the sequel to WSOP:TOC was released, titled World Series of Poker 2008: Battle for the Bracelets. It is available on the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and all major seventh-generation platforms except the Wii.

References

  1. Navarro, Alex (December 8, 2006). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions Review (PC)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-revi/1900-6162951/. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Navarro, Alex (October 5, 2006). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions Review (PS2, PSP, X360)". CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-revi/1900-6159386/. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  3. Navarro, Alex (December 19, 2006). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions Review (Wii) [date mislabeled as "December 21, 2006""]. CBS Interactive. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-revi/1900-6163417/. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  4. Bedigian, Louis (September 28, 2006). "World Series of Poker®: Tournament of Champions - PS2 - Review". Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006202639/http://ps2.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29616.htm. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  5. David, Mike (October 23, 2006). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions - 360 - Review". Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081006230331/http://xbox360.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r29616.htm. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Roper, Chris (September 19, 2006). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions Review (PC, PS2, PSP)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/19/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-review-3. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  7. Roper, Chris; Bozon, Mark (February 5, 2007). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions Review (Wii)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/02/05/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-review. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  8. Roper, Chris (October 27, 2006). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions Review (X360)". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/27/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-review-2. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  9. Jihem (March 20, 2007). "World Series Of Poker: Tournament Of Champions 2007 Edition (PC)" (in French). Webedia. http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007458-world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-2007-edition-test.htm. Retrieved February 1, 2020. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Jihem (February 21, 2007). "World Series Of Poker: Tournament Of Champions 2007 Edition (PS2, PSP)" (in French). Webedia. http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007388-world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-2007-edition-test.htm. Retrieved February 1, 2020. 
  11. Jihem (March 20, 2007). "World Series Of Poker: Tournament Of Champions 2007 Edition (360)" (in French). Webedia. http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00007463-world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-2007-edition-test.htm. Retrieved February 1, 2020. 
  12. "Review: World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions". NGamer (Future plc): 50. April 2007. 
  13. Rodriguez, Steven (January 20, 2007). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions 2007 [sic"]. NINWR, LLC. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/12739/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-2007-wii. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  14. "Review: World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions". Official Xbox Magazine UK (Future plc): 106. December 25, 2006. 
  15. "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions". Official Xbox Magazine (Future US): 87. December 25, 2006. 
  16. Eddy, Andy (September 22, 2006). "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions Review (Xbox 360)". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101208195804/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1221/World-Series-of-Poker-Tournament-of-Champions/p1/. Retrieved February 1, 2020. 
  17. Hill, Jason (January 11, 2007). "World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions (X360)". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). https://www.smh.com.au/technology/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions-2007-20070111-gdp7ld.html. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  18. 18.0 18.1 "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions for PC Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  19. 19.0 19.1 "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions for PlayStation 2 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  20. 20.0 20.1 "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions for PSP Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions/critic-reviews/?platform=psp. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  21. 21.0 21.1 "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions for Wii Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions/critic-reviews/?platform=wii. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 
  22. 22.0 22.1 "World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions for Xbox 360 Reviews". CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/world-series-of-poker-tournament-of-champions/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360. Retrieved January 31, 2020. 

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