High Stakes Gambling
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| Developer(s) | Sculptured Software[1] |
| Publisher(s) | Electro Brain[1] |
| Designer(s) | Perry Rodgers[1] |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy |
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| Genre(s) | Gambling[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player Two-player |
High Stakes Gambling is a Game Boy casino video game that takes place during the Great Depression in the 1930s.[3] It was developed by Sculptured Software and published by Electro Brain in 1992.
Summary[edit]
An FBI agent named Pete Rosetti, who is going undercover as an intrepid gambler, must turn the Mafia from filthy rich to dirt poor in a series of gambling games in order to arrest them.
In each of the game's five missions, the player competes against a different Mafia member of increasing difficulty in four rounds of casino games. The three preliminary rounds are blackjack, slot machines, and video poker; with the final confrontation being five-card draw poker. The player is provided with ten thousand dollars in his bank account at the start of each round. Each preliminary round awards the winner with a bonus of ten thousand dollars and five draw poker points to be used in the final round; the loser receives no money and two points.
The game's practice mode also includes craps, though it never appears in the game's missions.[1]
For a price, players can buy a variety of special cheating tools in the hopes of making a profit off the gangsters, who often use cheating methods of their own.[3][4] When running low on cash, the gangsters increase the frequency of their cheating in an attempt to regain their cash from the player.
Reception[edit]
Nintendo Power magazine gave High Stakes Gambling a 3.4 out of 5 rating in its March 1992 issue.[5] The independent video gaming magazine Allgame gave High Stakes Gambling an overall score of 3.5 stars out of 5.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e High Stakes Gambling at GameFAQs
- ^ High Stakes Gambling at GameSpot
- ^ a b High Stakes Gambling at MobyGames
- ^ High Stakes Gambling at The Game Boy Database
- ^ "High Stakes Gambling - GameRankings". Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "High Stakes - Allgame". Archived from the original on 2014-11-14. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
External links[edit]
- 1992 video games
- Casino video games
- Electro Brain games
- Game Boy-only games
- North America-exclusive video games
- Organized crime video games
- Sculptured Software games
- Video games set in the 1930s
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- Game Boy games
- Video games about police officers
- Video games developed in the United States