Casino Island To Go
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Game Information
Release Date: April 13, 2005
Developers: Electronic Arts
Publishers: Electronic Arts
Platforms: PC
Genre: Casino
Players: 1

Synopsis
Casino fun - where the odds are in your favor! Satisfy your casino craving with island versions of Texas Hold 'em Poker, Video Poker, Vaults of Atlantis Slots, Blackjack, and Ride the Tide. Earn special power-ups that will give you an edge in your game and get you closer to a big payout! Crazy characters, a relaxing island theme, and quick and easy game play make this a getaway for the whole family. Let your worries slip away with a vacation of fun.

Gameplay
Casino Island To Go is a fun and addicting gambling simulator game to play. Casino Island features 5 different casino related games to play from. The player will start off by choosing a random avatar as their character then naming them to their desire. The player is given a limited amount of money at the start of the game, and will have to earn winnings from any casino game of their choosing. Each casino game has a limit on how high the player can bet and the lowest they can bet. If the player is able to rack up a certain amount of money, the betting limit will increase for all games on the island. On a few games, the player will be able to bet the winnings they had earned in the previous hand even if it is passed the betting limit and can continue to do that as long as they keep winning and will rack up a ton of money real fast but at a very high cost of loosing though. After a certain amount of wins, the player will be able to spin a wheel that will either give the player cash or power-ups for the player to use on one of the casino games. The power-ups vary depending on what game the player earns the spin wheel. Casino Island is a decent paced game to play and is fun for those young players who want to experience what gambling is like as if they are playing the casino games in real life. But if the player runs out of money or doesn't have enough to bet the minimum betting limit, the bank will give the player an incentive to continue playing the casino games.

Casino Games
Blackjack - This game will have the player and 2 random AI players that will have to achieve a better hand than what the dealer gets or busts out by exceeding over 21. Players that get Blackjack will receive a 2:1 payout and the other players playing will receive an extra 1/2 payout of what their initial bet was. Players will be able to split their cards to increase their winnings also.
Slots - Slots will have the player set up what lines the the player will bet on which is up to 9 lines max. The slots will have 5 slots rotating and at the end, whatever the lines the player betted on, will earn winnings depending on what the symbols are on that line. The player will be able to play a little mini-game for extra cash if the player manages to have 3 or more sarcophaguses in a line. Depending on the amount of sarcophaguses the player got will determine how many the player will be able to open up.
Video Poker - Video Poker requires the player to bet an amount of money and will be dealt 5 different cards. Once the 5 cards have been dealt, the player can either hold on or throw their cards away for new ones when they choose to deal them again. Players earn greater winnings by getting high hands similar to poker, the better the hand, the better the payout.
Texas Hold'em - Texas Hold'em features 8 players going for a single pot. Players will bid upon their turn either betting, raising, or checking against their opponents. They will be 5 cards dealt after 3 deals. The player with the better hand will win the pot.
Ride The Tide - Ride The Tide is a simple and fun casino game to play. This game features 3 players that must guess what the next card will be dealt to them. The player will choose either high or low when its their turn. The player can win up to a 6:1 ratio if guessing up to 7 cards correctly.

Graphics
The graphics in Casino Island To Go were the best and decent for its time. The facial features upon the player's character's faces are well detailed and clear, and can be easily distinguished from amongst similarities of each other. The textures in the background of where the player is playing a game is balanced and features a lot of variety of blue colors throughout each game which really drowns out the player in just seeing nothing but blue the whole time. Apart from that, the whole game and minor features are very clean and of great view. The words displayed on screen are just right for the player and doesn't appear blurry.

Controls
The controls in Casino Island are really basic and simple. The player's only and simple control is to just click on the actions of their choosing and thats it. Players should hardly experience any sort of difficulty since the command to perform any action is just to left- click on the mouse. Because of the game being old, players can not operate a controller for better use but really isn't neccesary for a game when a simple command. The controls are very simple even a young child can easy learn the simple controls of this game.

Ratings
Gameplay: 9.8/10
Graphics: 9.8/10
Controls: 10/10
Overall: 10/10