With the release of World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions, which is the follow-up to 2005's top-selling poker video game from Activision, high stakes poker is reaching new heights.
Following on the success of its predecessor, the newest version of the popular poker game features more than 20 top pros and provides players with access to wide-ranging poker tools that will help them develop their game. The game uses DigiMask Technology that actually maps a player's face into the game.
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions' storyline casts players as a newly turned poker pros who are building their career while being mentored by Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, one of the world's best poker players and the winner of 5 WSOP championship bracelets.
Players further their career by competing against top pros and also celebrities like Joseph Hachem, Phil "Unabomber" Laak and Jennifer Tilly in premier Circuit Events. One of the game goals is to qualify for the Tournament of Champions, a winner-take-all, invitation-only event held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The game also features commentary from Norman Chad and Lon McEachern, the popular commentators of the World Series of Poker broadcast on television.
The Xbox 360 version of the game features DigiMask facial mapping technology, which allows players to map their face directly onto their in-game character.
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions is available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft, the PSP system and the PC. The game has been rated "T" ("Teen") by the ESRB.
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