- Release Date: October 18, 2005
- Genre: Traditional
- Style: Card Game
- Similar Games: World Championship Poker (PlayStation 2), World Championship Poker 2 Featuring Howard Lederer (PlayStation 2)
Game Description
For its entry into the crowded 2005 poker video game market, 2K Sports offers a role-playing approach to the contemporarily fashionable pastime. Based on the international tournament and Travel Channel television series of the same name, World Poker Tour has players developing custom characters who begin at the low-ante tables and must win their way up to the big-money games. As they gain status, player avatars can flaunt their newfound wealth with the purchase of accessories that help them to stand out from the crowd.Winning won't always be easy, however, as players must compete against AI opponents based on real-life champs like Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari, Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi, and Phil "Unabomber" Laak. Billabong, Double Flop Hold 'Em, Omaha, Pineapple, Super Hold 'Em, Shanghai, Tahoe, Texas Hold 'Em, and other standard rules sets are available. Games are played in re-creations of World Poker Tour venues, such as Commerce Casino, The Bicycle Casino, and Aviation Club de France. Commentary is provided by virtual versions of television hosts Vince Van Patten and Mike Sexton.
~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide
Production Credits
Company 1: Coresoft Inc.; Lead Programmer: Geoff Goldberg; Programmer: Doug Kuppinger, Martin Jajam, Chris Harvey, Jeff Avella, Russell Hunter; Art Direction: Michael Woolf; Game Design: Geoff Goldberg; Artist: Mat Hale, Erik Van Pelt, Esequiel Amon Garcia; Additional Art: Jeff Avella, Matt Roszak; Creative Director: Steven Ehrensperger; Director of Technology: Martin Jajam; President and CEO: Dave Connelly; VP of Development: Chris Harvey; Chief Financial Officer: Mary Ellen Connelly; Office Manager: Marni Falk; Sound: SoundMind, Doug Kuppinger; Reference Photography: David Minkin; Voice Credits: Miek Sexton, Vince Van Patten, Lyle Berman, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Erick Lindgren, Michael Mizrachi, Evelyn Ng, Keven Brennan, Robin Brennan, John Hambrick, Sandra Logan, Bill McMillin, Judy Nagy, Kristin Neubauer, JD Posey; Sound Recording Studios: Digital Insige Recording Studios, Austin Soundmine, F. BOO Music; Company 2: 2K Sports; Executive Producer: Scott Patterson, Greg Thomas; Project Manager: Joel Breton; Marketing Manager: Mike Rhinehart; Lead Tester: Jef Holton; Assistant Lead Tester: Thom Moyles; Senior Lead Tester: Marion Dreo; Mastering/Release Specialist: Jason Bakke; Manual Writer: Tim Collins; Network Lead: Jerson Sapida; Marketing/Public Relations: Matt Atwood, J. Mateo Baker, Anthony Chau, Shelby Cox, David DePaulis, Nikki Flynn, Ryan Hunt, Rustin Lee, Moni Orife, Tim Rosa, Christian Scatena, Rich Saroyan, Erik Whiteford; Director of Quality Assurance: Chien Yu; Quality Assurance Manager: Robert Nelson; Quality Assurance Supervisor: John Crysdale; Standards Lead: Evan Boehler; Standards Senior Tester: Dustin Wright; Standards Tester: Johannes Robbins, Gil Espanto, Tarek Nijmeh; Test Plan Writer: James Miller, Jef Holton; Quality Assurance Tester: Ryan Medina, Wayne Gin, Adam Ausiello, Mark Sardina, Chris Weber, Robert Zavalla, Ryan Lim, Owen Christy, Sean Simon, Nick Nguyen; QA Tech: Rhianna Kellom, Adam Fair, Jose Gutierrez, Alex Snell; AU Tuning and Balancing: Owen Christy, Wayne Gin, Jef Holton, Ryan Lim; Localization of Manual & Package Graphic Design: Vicki Morawietz, VAM Design; Creator of World Poker Tour: Steve Lipscomb; Vice President, Global Consumer Products: Andrea Green; Manager, Global Consumer Products: Melissa Feldman; General Counsel: Adam Pliska; Legal Counsel: Allison Hushek; Cover Art Designer: Elaine Chernov; Company 3: BrandGenuity; Managing Director: Jay Asher, Adina Avery-Grossman, Louis Drogin, Andrew Topkins; Licensing Manager: Cara Lustik
~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide
