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Bicycle Casino

Categories: Review: Software
Author: Mark Robins
Publisher: Activision
Machine: Xbox (EU Version)

 
Published in Official Xbox Magazine #42

Bicycle Casino (Activision)

Always bet on black. Unless it happens to be red

Don't bother looking for them - there aren't any real bicycles in Bicycle Casino. The title actually refers to the Bicycle brand of betting chip, so if you're expecting Tour de France thrills, look away now. In fact, look away if you're after any kind of thrills, because it's not often you'll see such an inconsequential collection of casino-style gambling games as this. Craps, slots, roulette, blackjack, poker... they're all here, including the option to play most of them online - but without the attraction of real money to win and lose, what's the point? It's not even presented that well. You'll find better versions of most of these games on every casino website on the Internet. If you're desperate, you could perhaps justify Bicycle Casino's existence as a way of improving your poker skills on Live, but wouldn't you rather be winning your friends' money face to face than dealing fake cards on a TV screen?

Verdict

Covers all the casino attractions, but basic in the extreme. Gambling might be a mug's game, but so is this.

Mark Robins

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