Poker Night 2 Wikipedia
See also: Poker Night 2 (Wikipedia) Item Used by Type Released Notes Long Fall Loafers: Scout. Cosmetic items: March 12, 2013 Patch: Awarded to players who earn the Personality Goes a Long Way achievement in Poker Night 2 on Steam. Necronomicrown: Pyro. Poker Night at the Inventory and Poker Night 2 alone differs from other realtime poker games (examples include Zynga Texas Hold'em etc). You're playing against a set of bots. With personalities. And that you're a mute (that's right, you don't do the talking). Poker Night 2 is a game developed by Telltale Games. It features five characters; GLaDOS from the Portal series, Sam from the Sam & Max franchise, Claptrap from the Borderlands series, Ash Williams, the protagonist of the The Evil Dead franchise, and Brock Samson from the Venture Brothers animated series.
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| Poker Night 2 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Telltale Games |
| Publisher(s) | Telltale Games |
| Composer(s) | Jared Emerson-Johnson |
| Engine | Telltale Tool |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360,[1]iOS |
| Release | Xbox Live Arcade Steam (Windows & OS X)
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| Genre(s) | Card video game |
Poker Night 2 is a pokervideo game developed by Telltale Games.[1] It is the sequel to Poker Night at the Inventory and, like its predecessor, features crossover characters from different franchises. The game was released for Steam, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade in April 2013, with an iOS version released the following month.[2][3][4] Due to expiring licenses, the game was pulled from sale in September 2018.[5]
Gameplay[edit]
Like the original game, Poker Night 2 is a computer-based poker simulation between an unseen participant (the player) and four characters. Each player starts with the same amount of virtual money, and competes in standard poker rules to try to eliminate all the other players by exhausting their money. In addition to Texas hold 'em style of play, Poker Night 2 includes Omaha hold 'em as well.
The four additional characters in addition to the player are Sam from the Sam & Max franchise (voiced by David Nowlin), who is assisted by Max (voiced by David Boat), Brock Samson from The Venture Bros. (voiced by Patrick Warburton), Ash Williams from The Evil Dead franchise (voiced by Danny Webber), and Claptrap from the Borderlands series (voiced by David Eddings). GLaDOS (voiced by Ellen McLain) from the Portal series takes a supporting role as the dealer. During the hands, these characters provide humorous chatter between each other and towards the player. Reginald Van Winslow (voiced by Roger L. Jackson) from Tales of Monkey Island reprises his role as the host.[1][6][7] Additional brief cameos include Steve the Bandit and Mad Moxxi from Borderlands, Doug and a Save-Lot Bandit from The Walking Dead, and a waiter from Gravity Bone.
The game features unlockable in-game card, chip and table designs, as well as 'Bounty Unlocks' for completing certain goals, which unlock Borderlands 2 content and, depending on the platform played, Team Fortress 2 items on Steam, Xbox Avatar items, or PlayStation 3 themes.[6][8] Simultaneously using chips, cards, and tables sharing the same theme alters the design of the Inventory, opening up new conversation possibilities. Players can also buy the other characters drinks in order to more easily expose their tells.
Development[edit]
The first Poker Night game was developed by Telltale during a lull in their release schedule, and proved to be successful; Steve Allison, vice president of publishing at Telltale, believed it was the relationship between Telltale and the Valve that contributed to the success of the game, luring players with Team Fortress 2 items for performing well in the game.[9] As completion of The Walking Dead neared, Telltale found themselves in another lull, and returned to the Poker Night concept as a way to fill the gap.[9]
Character selection was more direct than the first game, with Telltale wanting to bring in characters from movies and television. Allison had a good relationship with MGM Studios who were eager to offer characters, and was able to secure the character of Ash from Evil Dead, which also was timed well against the release of the 2013 remake.[9] Similarly, Allison stated that Cartoon Network readily agreed to the inclusion of Brock from Venture Bros., one of the Telltale team's first selections.[9]Gearbox Software, the creators of Borderlands, appreciated the first game, and allowed the Claptrap character to be used.[9] The final spot at the table was to be left open for a character from a Telltale game, eventually resulting in Sam. They had considered using either Marty or Doc Brown from the Back to the Future game but realized that they would not be appropriate in a game with mature spoken content. Similarly, characters from The Walking Dead series would not be a thematic fit for the poker title, as it would make people emotional about the game.[9] To help make the play more personable, they needed to have a dealer for the table, and GLaDOS was considered an obvious fit.[9]
Marketing[edit]
Telltale started a website called The Key Party in 2013 in order to promote the game, with a new keychain related to the game characters revealed every working day from March 25 until April 1, when the game was officially revealed.[1]
Reception[edit]
Anthony Gallegos from IGN gave the game a 7.5 out of 10.[10]Review aggregator website Metacritic gave the PC version of the game 75/100,[11] the PlayStation 3 version 63/100,[12] the Xbox 360 version 69/100,[13] and the iOS version 80/100.[14]
References[edit]
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- ^'Ash, Claptrap, Sam and Brock Samson Ante Up For Poker Night 2'. Kotaku. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^Usher, Anthony. 'Take Evil Dead protagonist Ash Williams to the cleaners in Telltale Games's Poker Night 2 for iOS'. www.pocketgamer.com.
- ^'Out Now: 'Combo Crew', 'Poker Night 2', 'Epic', 'Stickman Tennis', 'Zombie Fish Tank' and Much More'. Touch Arcade. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
- ^'Why is Poker Night 2 no longer available?'. Telltale Games. Archived from the original on 4 December 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ abMiller, Greg (2013-04-01). 'Telltale Games' Poker Night 2 Announced'. IGN. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ^'Poker Night 2 – YouTube'. YouTube.
- ^'Poker Night at the Inventory 2 Leaked Through TF2 Promo Items List'. Softpedia. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ abcdefgMcElroy, Griffin (2013-05-07). 'How Evil Dead, Venture Bros. and Borderlands Ended Up at the Poker Table'. Polygon. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^Gallegos, Anthony (2013-04-30). 'Poker Night at the Inventory 2 Review – IGN'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
- ^'Poker Night 2'. Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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| Poker Night | |
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| Directed by | Greg Francis |
| Produced by | Corey Large |
| Written by | Greg Francis |
| Starring | Ron Eldard Beau Mirchoff Ron Perlman Giancarlo Esposito |
| Music by | Scott Glasgow |
| Cinematography | Brandon Cox |
| Edited by | Howard E. Smith |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | XLrator Media |
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| 104 minutes | |
| Country | United States, Canada |
| Language | English |
Poker Night, released in the UK as The Joker, is a 2014 crime thriller film that was written and directed by Greg Francis.[1] The film was released to video on demand on 5 December 2014 and had a limited theatrical release on 20 December.[2][3] Filmed in British Columbia, Poker Night centers upon a rookie detective that decides to attend an annual poker night held by veteran police officers, where each one details how they captured a murder suspect.[4]
Plot[edit]
Stan Jeter (Beau Mirchoff) is a new detective who gets invited to play a game of poker with several veteran police officers and detectives. Each one tells Stan about various insights they gained from different murder cases they investigated, which turns out to be invaluable when Stan is captured and imprisoned by a vicious, anonymous assailant (Michael Eklund). He finds that he has been imprisoned with Amy (Halston Sage), the daughter of a police officer, and that he must use the stories of his fellow poker players to find a way for both himself and Amy to escape.
Cast[edit]
- Beau Mirchoff as Stan Jeter
- Ron Perlman as Calabrese
- Giancarlo Esposito as Bernard
- Corey William Large as Davis
- Titus Welliver as Maxwell
- Halston Sage as Amy
- Ron Eldard as Cunningham
- Michael Eklund as The Man
- Kieran Large as Shawn Allen
Release[edit]
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Home media[edit]
Poker Night was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Xlrator on February 10, 2015.[5]
Critical response[edit]
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Poker Night holds an approval rating of 50%, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 5.39/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating 'generally unfovorable reviews'.[7]
Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review, writing, 'Poker Night offers a near-indigestible mix of tricky Pulp Fiction-esque structural convolution, torture-porn tropes and a somewhat distasteful level of snark, making for a self-satisfied puzzle that most viewers will run out of patience trying to unravel.'[8] Martin Tsai from Los Angeles Times offered the film similar criticism, stating that the film 'brings to mind so many forgettable thrillers from the 1990s, films that aimed to impress stylistically but ultimately were met with indifference.'[9] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter, although commending the film's acting, and 'somewhat anthology feel', criticized the endless voicover narration, 'jumbled timeline', and devolving to genre tropes. Scheck concluded his review by writing, 'Although it features plenty of entertaining moments along the way, in the end Poker Night feels like a cheat.'[10] Patrick Cooper from Bloody Disgusting felt that the film showed promise and featured good performances, but was ruined by its nonlinear narrative, and inconsitant tone.[11]
The film was not without its supporters. Matt Donato from We Got This Covered awarded the film three and a half out of five stars, writing, 'Poker Night is a 'wild card' watch, but Greg Francis flashes a winning hand by making a memorable monster out of Michael Eklund.'[12] Matt Molgaard from HorrorFreakNews rated the film a similar three and a half out of five stars, writing, 'Poker Night may not satisfy those in search of the goriest film of the year, but anyone up for a unique viewing experience, a strong cast and a damn sharp villain are going to find Poker Night to be more than simply adequate.'[13] Matt Boiselle of Dread Central gave the film four out of five stars, commending the film's performances, interwoven stories, and villain.[14]
References[edit]
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- ^Patten, Dominic. ''Revolution's Giancarlo Esposito Joins Indie 'Poker Night''. Deadline. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^Woods, Kevin. 'Trailer and key art for Greg Francis' Poker Night, starring Ron Perlman'. JoBlo. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^Hunter, Rob. ''Pioneer' and 'Poker Night' Both Start With 'P' and Open This Friday, But Are They Thrillers Worth Seeing?'. Film School Rejects. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^Harvey, Dennis. 'Film Review: 'Poker Night''. Variety. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^'Poker Night (2014) - Greg Francis'. Allmovie.com. Allmovie. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^'Poker Night (2014) – Rotten Tomatoes'. Rotten Tomatoes.com. Fandango Media. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^'Poker Night reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^Harvey, Dennis. ''Poker Night' Review: A Losing Hand – Variety'. Variety.com. Variety Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^Tsai, Martin. 'Review: 'Poker Night' deals a poor hand with few high cards - Los Angeles Times'. LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^Scheck, Frank. ''Poker Night': Film Review'. HollywoodReporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^Cooper, Patrick. '[Review] 'Poker Night' Builds Up and Tears Itself Down - Bloody Disgusting'. BloodyDisgusting.com. Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^Donato, Matt. 'Poker Night Review'. WeGotThisCovered.com. We Got This Covered. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^Molgaard, Matt. 'Poker Night (2014) Review'. HorrorFreakNews.com. Horror Freak News. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^Boiselle, Matt. 'Poker Night (2014) - Dread Central'. DreadCentral.com. Dread Central. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
External links[edit]
- Poker Night at AllMovie
- Poker Night on IMDb
- Poker Night at Metacritic
- Poker Night at Rotten Tomatoes