2K Sports Announces World Poker Tour for the Sony PSP

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2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. announced that World Poker Tour (WPT) for the PSP (PlayStationPortable) system is slated for release this spring. World Poker Tour for PSP features real-life professional poker stars and venues featured in the popular World Poker Tour television series with enhanced A.I. players, customizable characters and online capabilities compatible with PlayStation2 consoles.

World Poker Tour for PSP allows gamers to take a seat at the world's most prestigious poker tournaments and make their mark in the virtual poker arena. The game will feature the virtual equivalents of real pros such as Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari, Erick Lindgren, Evelyn Ng, Lyle Berman, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Phil "Unabomber" Laak.

Online connectivity is a major part of playing World Poker Tour on the PSP. Gamers will have the ability to connect wirelessly with other PSP systems or online to compete against players across the country on both the PSP and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. New enhancements to World Poker Tour for PSP include a completely new and innovative artificial intelligence system that allows gamers to challenge more than 1, 200 different characters, all with their own unique playing styles and behaviors. Gamers who are able to bump up their career earnings can unlock custom clothes, accessories, and invitational events found only in the PSP version. Players can also create more than 4, 000 custom variations of poker, and choose to play against computer opponents or take their custom poker game online to battle for poker supremacy.

World Poker Tour is currently available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Nintendo Game Boy Advance.

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