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Summary: it wont run on xp
Review: I like the hoyle games i play them on line to, i have an older version of the CD and i now have windows xp and it is installed ok but will not run i cant play it no more or make faces up, and i cant find anywhere in UK that sells the 2003 CD
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Summary: Bridge
Review: Like another reviewer. I found that this game needs a lot of work. While playing the game is fun, the biggest problem is that the partner fails to bid with good cards, bids with bad ones, and does not follow the conventions provided in the game's help package! This game should be revised as an offering by itself, I would be prepared to pay more, if it simulated correct bidding. With Vb.Net and the collection objects, programmuing this game should be much simpler than in the past.
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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: Nice graphics, and clear audio. But, many of the games are poorly programed. In the case of hearts, I doubt the programmer had ever played a game before he programmed this joke. The computer plays very similar to the hearts game built into windows (poorly) The characters make comments, but half the time they are inappropriate. Like gloating when they're losing, and complaining when they're winning. Over the years, I've never had a Hoyle game that really "got it right." This is no exception, and is the last one I'll buy.
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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: Nice graphics, and clear audio. But, many of the games are poorly programed. In the case of hearts, I doubt the programmer had ever played a game before he programmed this joke. The computer plays very similar to the hearts game built into windows (poorly) The characters make comments, but half the time they are inappropriate. Like gloating when they're losing, and complaining when they're winning. Over the years, I've never had a Hoyle game that really "got it right." This is no exception, and is the last one I'll buy.
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Summary: Not much improvement
Review: Other than different computer people to play with there has been no real improvement. Your team mates still work against you while the opposing team helps you. The revenge button does help but I really want to hit the programmers who apparently don't know how to play cards. You won't get real life-like play like you do online playing with real players or at a card table but it's a decent diversion.
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Summary: Card games are very bad
Review: Solitaire is not fun at all, I play solitair for relaxiation, and hoyle's solitaire is like playing in a championship. I feel that I upgraded from the 2001 version to the 2003 for nothing. I cannot recommend this card game disk.
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Summary: Canasta, Go Fish, Old Maid, You Name It!
Review: The Hoyle Card Games are really great! There are many characters you can play against in the different games, with different personalities. The facemaker isn't as great as some other Hoyle Games, but I got used to the difference quickly. The only other negative is that only one person can play the gamesat a time, because otherwise you could see each other's cards. This is a really great game, though! I give it a thumbs up!
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Summary: Just like Super Street Fighter 2: The new characters!
Review: This is just like Super Street Fighter 2, the new characters. I know that that game came out quite a long time ago. But my point is that the game allowed for more features, such as the group battle and the tournament mode. They also included 4 new players: Thunder Hawk, Dee Jay, Fei Long, and Cammy. But they took all the balance out. Ken and Ryu, before powerful but survivable, could dominate the entire game with ease. The very concept of defending yourself was tossed out the window, and wouldn't be returned until Street Fighter Alpha created the "Alpha Counter." It's the same with Hoyle 2003. The computer ai hasn't been improved much. At least, your partner's ai hasn't. And they removed the characters I liked, except for Elayne. What they did to Elayne was worse. I have always been a big fan of Hoyle. I play this game too, though I only play it because they made a single improvement. It's now possible to play Omnibus hearts (jack of diamonds.) Beyond that, the only really added features are the new characters. And some of the new characters shouldn't even be in it! Tony is a fireman. How disgusting and commericalistic can one get? Hedda is so cruel that no one wants to use her, and Rhett is pretty much ridiculous. Also, the programs used to give you nearly complete control over a great many things. Now, you can hardly do anything. Even the facemaker system is ruined, since you can't save your face like you used to. I wish that they would drop the price. I'd pay about ten dollars less gladly, but it doesn't rate the full price until later on. If you really want to play Hoyle, you'd do best to buy either 2000 or 2002. (Avoid 2001. It wasn't worth it.)
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Summary: Card Heaven
Review: This is the Third Hoyle 2003 game I have gotten. I like the series because I can learn how to become more competent different games. I don't know many card games. One thing that is nice about this version is that you can slow down the game play when you are unfamiliar with a card game. Then you can learn how to play and become more proficient.
If you like Solitaire; there are lots of different versions to keep you entertained. The basics like Hearts, Spades, Old Maid, and Go Fish are here. Old Maid and Go Fish use whimsical themes. Go Fish takes place under the Sea. Old Maid uses farm animals.
There is a good variety of other card games. However, as the number of games expands on the Hoyle Seies increases; the controls over what the cards look like or the backgrounds on screen have lessened. There have been issues when people play online where the Facemaker; which allows you to personalize how your personal character looks online; hasn't displayed correctly with the online gaming website. The characters within the game are different. Some are funny and some are irrirating. But everyone has their own preference in who they like when playing against the computer.
I think that this is a great series. It is the best there is. I think it is user-friendly. It has a great variety of games and characters to play against.
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Summary: Buy older versions
Review: This version is a complete letdown from the last version, Hoyle card games 5 (or 2002). You're granted a wealth of new possibilities for the facemaker, but you lose much ability to control and save your newly made face. Additionally, while I am glad to see Gax and Ethel go, the new characters are generally dreadful! Their names are terrible, their sentences are terrible. And Elayne's new hair don't. Oi. This game does have some improvements: You are now allowed to reshuffle discards in crazy 8's, and you may now play Omnibus (jack of diamonds) hearts. But, those game upgrades are the only reason I gave it 2 stars. You'd be best off to stick to the versions that came out in the last couple of years before this one. Maybe the new one coming out will be better. But don't count on it.
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