Ludography
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1998 · New World Computing · Gambling · Simulation

Vegas Games

Vegas Games 2000 is a collection of casino games. The game claims twenty five games but this total is achieved by having multiple versions of some games.

Released
1998
Platforms
Game Boy ColorPlayStationWindows
Genres
GamblingSimulation
Developers
New World Computing
Publishers
The 3DO Company
Age ratings
ESRB E
Languages
English, French, German

About

Vegas Games 2000, known as Vegas Games: Midnight Madness, Midnight in Vegas in Europe and Vegas Games on Game Boy Color, is a gambling simulation video game. It was released on Microsoft Windows in 1998, then released in 2000 on PlayStation and Game Boy Color. New World Computing, who developed the PC version, had previously published More Vegas Games and several other Vegas Games titles.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Vegas Games 2000 is a collection of twenty-five casino games and variations, including baccarat; money wheel; blackjack, including variations with one, two, four and six decks; craps; keno; poker, including 5 card draw, 5 card stud, 7 card stud, Texas hold'em and jacks or better; roulette; slot machines, including five themes; video keno; and video poker, including five variations. Each player starts off with an initial $5000, and statistics are kept showing how well the player performs on each game.

The game includes a multiplayer mode wherein up to seven players could compete in table games through MPlayer. It was rereleased in 2000 under the name Vegas Games: Midnight Madness and split into two versions: Slots & Videos and Table Games.

Reception

IGN, reviewing the PC and PlayStation version of the game, gave it a 4/10 and called "some of the graphic decisions [...] a little perplexing" and the game a "disappointment" musically. They praised the roulette game but criticized the poker AI, stating: "it would have been nice to have a more challenging group of opponents." They called the game's "multitude of options [...]

thoroughly confusing", citing a lack of a tutorial. PlayStation Magazine criticized the game for a lack of innovation and poor sound but praised the graphics as "sharp and clear" and the controls as "easy to understand and use". 5 out of 5, calling it "almost too squeaky clean" to emulate the feel of a real casino, instead recommending the game for "gamers under 18 or people who realize the inherent pitfalls of gambling for real money". S.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows1 September 2000Worldwide
PlayStation1 September 2000Worldwide

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
Game Boy ColorCGB-AVFE-USANorth America—
PlayStationSLES-02499Europe—

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