Poker Smash
Microsoft
Xbox 360
The "match-three" type of puzzle game - such as Bejeweled, Hexic or Puzzle Quest - has long been a staple of Xbox Live Arcade, but new studio Void Star Creations has given it a fresh twist by adding playing cards. Instead of lining up jewels, you move around cards to create poker hands of three-of-a-kind or better, and it's thrilling if you can finally pull off that elusive royal flush.
In this game, you gain more points by chaining together hands or by creating hands requested by the computer, and you can earn bombs to clear away those pesky cards that are blocking your full house. A puzzle mode gives you just a few moves to clear the screen, and you can challenge another player in person or online. It's very addictive.
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