Sexy Poker
Encyclopedia
Sexy Poker is a strip poker
video game by Gameloft
originally released for mobile phone
platforms in 2004. A WiiWare
version was released in North America on August 3, 2009 and in Europe on September 25, 2009. It is the first ESRB
M-rated game to be released for WiiWare.
-style artwork. Along with 5-card draw or Texas hold 'em
poker, players can also compete in video poker
and blackjack
. The game also features a photo gallery mode.
The original game was followed by several sequels including Sexy Poker 2006, Sexy Poker Manga, Sexy Poker Top Models and Sexy Poker Pixel. Compared to the mobile phone versions, the WiiWare version does not feature any nudity
.
, with issues raised with the game's use of nudity as an incentive or reward for players, which is prohibited by the Office's current classification guidelines. The game was edited worldwide to rid nudity (whether this was due to problems with its ban in Australia is unknown) and this version of the game didn't even receive a MA15+ rating but a more lucrative M rating due to sexual references.
believed that the game will only appeal to adolescents and those who download it as a joke.
Strip poker
Strip poker is a party game and a variation of the traditional poker where players remove clothing when they lose a round. Any form of poker can be adapted to a strip form; however, it is usually played with simple variants with few betting rounds, like five card draw...
video game by Gameloft
Gameloft
Gameloft SA is a major French computer and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 31 countries around the world....
originally released for mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
platforms in 2004. A WiiWare
WiiWare
WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications can only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section...
version was released in North America on August 3, 2009 and in Europe on September 25, 2009. It is the first ESRB
Entertainment Software Rating Board
The Entertainment Software Rating Board is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines, and ensures responsible online privacy principles for computer and video games as well as entertainment software in Canada, Mexico and...
M-rated game to be released for WiiWare.
Overview
The objective of the game is for players to win hands in order to remove articles of clothing from their female opponents, which are either portrayed by still photographs or mangaManga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
-style artwork. Along with 5-card draw or Texas hold 'em
Texas hold 'em
Texas Hold 'em is a variation of the standard card game of poker. The game consists of two cards being dealt face down to each player and then five community cards being placed face-up by the dealer—a series of three then two additional single cards , with...
poker, players can also compete in video poker
Video poker
Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console similar in size to a slot machine.-History:...
and blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
. The game also features a photo gallery mode.
The original game was followed by several sequels including Sexy Poker 2006, Sexy Poker Manga, Sexy Poker Top Models and Sexy Poker Pixel. Compared to the mobile phone versions, the WiiWare version does not feature any nudity
Nudity
Nudity is the state of wearing no clothing. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic. The amount of clothing worn depends on functional considerations and social considerations...
.
Controversy
The WiiWare version of 'Poker' has been refused classification by the Australian Classification BoardAustralian Classification Board
The Australian Classification Board is a statutory classification body formed by the Australian Government which classifies films, video games and publications for exhibition, sale or hire in Australia since its establishment in 1970. The Australian Classification Board was originally incorporated...
, with issues raised with the game's use of nudity as an incentive or reward for players, which is prohibited by the Office's current classification guidelines. The game was edited worldwide to rid nudity (whether this was due to problems with its ban in Australia is unknown) and this version of the game didn't even receive a MA15+ rating but a more lucrative M rating due to sexual references.
Reception
Nintendo Life called the WiiWare version "a letdown for fans of both poker and sexiness", citing the bare bones presentation, odd application of rules and lack of multiplayer and replayability. IGNIGN
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believed that the game will only appeal to adolescents and those who download it as a joke.