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Poker Smash next on XBLA News

Xbox 360 News by Tom Bramwell

31 January, 2008

Poker Smash will be the next game released on Xbox Live Arcade, developer Void Star Creations has revealed on its website.

Due out on 6th February, and reportedly set to cost 800 Microsoft Points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60), Poker Smash is a poker-themed puzzle game.

But what does that mean, Internet? Apparently it sees cards moving up the screen in a Tetris-style play area, which you can dispose of by matching them into poker hands like flush, straight, four-of-a-kind, etc.

You're right, that actually sounds a lot more interesting than just another poker game - after all, we've already got Texas Hold 'em for that.

Look out for our review of Poker Smash around this time next week, and don't forget that we're also expecting Lode Runner and Brain Challenge in the near future.

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Rev. Stuart Campbell
31/01/08 @ 10:20
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31/01/08 @ 10:32
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It's similar to Gun Dealer, and clearly based on it, but actually much better. I'm hooked on it on PartnerNet at the moment - it's really very good indeed.

It limits the deck to 10, J, Q, K, A, so hands are generally easier to come by, but skews the scoring massively in favour of tricky hands like 9 card flushes (the entire length of the screen pretty much) and 5 of a kinds (I know, I know), completing specific hands selected at random, and also chaining hands together.

I wasn't expecting much from it when I first saw it, but after a few games I loved it to bits. Roll on Wednesday.
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muscleblade
31/01/08 @ 11:02
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This game could and possibly is awsome. XBLA is really good these days. Im actually looking as much forward too the xbla wednesdays as the retail release fridays.
Mr_Dodger
31/01/08 @ 11:03
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Cheers for the heads up Stoatboy, another addition to the good things I've heard about this game. Looking forward to checking out the demo.
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31/01/08 @ 13:02
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could real internet poker work on consoles? the one with money at stake.
trench
04/02/08 @ 00:32
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Technically I can't see why it would be difficult. You could simply use Xbox Live points to buy your stake and presumably receive your 'winnings' back the same way.

Legally it'd be a nightmare though, with each country having it's own spin on internet gambling. A quick visit to wikipedia reveals it took the US 6 or so years before online poker gambling became legalised.
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