Activision World Series of Poker: TOC on Its Way

The follow-up to Activision’s poker game for computers and game consoles shipped today and will be available to consumers as soon as its boxes are delivered to stores.

World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions follows last year’s successful release of World Series of Poker. This year’s title is packed with features and professional players who weren’t in the first edition, and it looks like this is the console poker game to own to get a taste of what it’s like to be on the poker tournament trail. It’s available for Xbox 360, Playstation 2, PSP, and computers.

The World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions game feature 32 players and characters who populate the real poker world. T.J. Cloutier, Erik Seidel, Antonio Esfandiari, Clonie Gowen, Jennifer Tilly, Scott Fischman, and even CardPlayer’s own Jeff and Barry Shulman are some of the professional players who will be found in this game.

The game features an immersive storyline that casts a player as a newly turned poker pro building his career under the tutelage of Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, one of the world’s foremost poker pros and winner of five WSOP bracelets.

CardPlayer magazine is also featured in the game. In addition to the appearance of Jeff and Barry Shulman, players can dress their characters up in Card Player gear like shirts and hats. Poker tips from Barry Shulman’s book also appear on the load screens.

And for the player who wins the Tournament of Champions, a picture of his or her character will appear on the cover of an issue of Card Player magazine.

The game is also the first North American title to feature a player immersion system called DigiMask. DigiMask, only available in the Xbox 360 version, allows a player to take a picture of himself using the new camera for the system and create a character that looks very much like the real-life player.

Players also can battle each other through their Internet connections in their own personalized poker rooms that feature trophies and accolades and can be decorated any way the player wants.

The game has been rated “T” (teen) by the ESRB and is available for a suggested retail price of $39.99 for Xbox 360, $29.99 for Playstation2 and PSP, and $19.99 for PC.


courtesy of Cardplayer.com

News Added: 21 September, 2006

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