Poker Night at the Inventory

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Excellent dialogue.
Stylish interface.
Smooth animations and art design.

Cons:

No multiplayer.
Lack of leaderboards.

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Last revision on March 1, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Excellent dialogue
Stylish interface
Smooth animations and art design
Seeking out each unlockable deck
Card table, and special edition Team Fortress 2 item will entice you to play several rounds

Reviewers Didn't Like

No multiplayer
Lack of leaderboards
Occasional animation and speech glitches
Could've used about three times the dialogue
Each character has a profound script of conversations to carry out

Expert reviews and ratings

In the past few years, downloadable content to extend a game has become a popular way to make money for game developers. If you had to work 2 or 3 years on a single game, and have to rely on just the sales of that game to get you through the creation...

By Gaming Nexus on January 07, 2011

For five dollars, Poker Night at the Inventory is a fun little game if you are a fan of any of the characters at the table. However, the lack of multiplayer of any kind and a poor AI means this isn’t a title for seasoned card sharks.Mohamed...

By Diehard GameFAN on December 09, 2010

Poker Night at the Inventory offers excellent dialogue, a stylish interface, smooth animations and art design; and seeking out each unlockable deck, card table, and special-edition Team Fortress 2 item will entice you to play several rounds. The lack...

By PC Advisor on December 01, 2010

When Poker Night at the Inventory was announced some time ago, I became pretty excite. A no limit Texas Hold‘em Poker game featuring a cast of characters you would never expect to see together: Strong Bad from Homestar Runner and Strong...

By Blogcritics on December 01, 2010

Poker Night at the Inventory may not be the most well-rounded game of cards you'll play, but the quick-witted company at the table is well worth the buy-in rate.Poker Night at the Inventory is a lot like hanging out with old friends; after a while,...

By GamePro on November 30, 2010

When you get a group of awesome guys in one room, hilarity and general taunting is bound to ensue. When that room of guys sit down to a competitive high-stakes underground poker game, you get Poker Night at the Inventory. And it’s possibly the...

By Tech Olive on November 23, 2010

If you were to ask a knowledgable customer how much they would pay for a Texas Hold ’Em video game at this time, at least some of them would probably say "Nothing, because there are freeware poker games out there." But what if you used a basic...

By Gamers Daily News on November 23, 2010

It's like a hilarious All-star baseball game...but with poker.Everyone has heard of poker, right? You know the card game? Do you like Texas Hold'em? How about video game and comic characters? If you said yes to one or both of these, then you are...

By ZTGamerDomain.com on November 22, 2010

For those who enjoy a game of poker with some friends gathered around the table, sometimes it’s who’s at the table playing, and not how the game plays out hand after hand, that can make the game of cards especially enjoyable, or at the...

By Armchair Empire on November 22, 2010