Windows 3.x

Multimedia Celebrity Poker

Da schmollt das Poker-Face. Anfangs mag es noch recht witzig sein, zusammen mir Morgan und Jon über die Schenkelklopfer-Kalauer von Joe zu johlen. Aber wenn der Gute nach einer halben Stunde zum zehnten Mal seine "Born in the USA"-Nummer bringt, hört der Spaß selbst beim tolerantesten Tester auf. Gegen eine gelegentliche Runde Multimedia Celebrity Poker ist allerdings nichts einzuwenden, weil die drei Berühmtheiten immer Zeit haben (Doppelklick genügt) und nicht gerade übel spielen.

One feature I'm particularly happy about is the level of poker expertise of the other players. While a beginning poker player might be frustrated at first, these opponents will really give you a workout. The only thing I continually find frustrating is the relative lack of bluffing. Most of the time, the other players play the odds pretty well. In fact, I'm rather sick of hearing Jonathan Frakes saying "Beaten by statistical probability again," as he folds. However, despite the frustrations I have with Multimedia Celebrity Poker, it is certainly a far sight better than the other poker games I've played. Some of the more traditional "card game" programs might have better poker simulators, but for my money, the game that brings the human element back into the computer game deserves my vote of respect. Now, if I could only fill that inside straight!

One of my favorite pastimes is getting together with good friends for a game of poker. We pull out the tortilla chips and salsa, and if we're feeling particularly stereotypical, even smoke a few nasty cigars. New World Computing has tried to replicate this comradrie in Multimedia Celebrity Poker. Unfortunately, it just doesn't come close to the real thing.

Wie ist das Grauen noch zu steigern? Halma mit Kommissar Rex? Trivial Pursuit mit Kristiane Backer? Celebrity Poker ist die schrill-idiotische Mogelpackung für einen der ältesten Hüte der Spielegeschichte.