<s>
Texas	B-Application
Hold	I-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Poker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Skyworks	O
Technologies	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Twin	O
Pack	O
cartridge	O
bundled	O
with	O
Golden	B-Application
Nugget	I-Application
Casino	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
rules	O
and	O
nuances	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
card	O
game	O
Texas	B-Device
hold	I-Device
'	I-Device
em	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
starting	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
to	O
represent	O
themselves	O
at	O
the	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
tell	O
that	O
their	O
avatar	B-Application
reveals	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
attempts	O
to	O
confuse	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
turn	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
call	O
,	O
raise	O
bets	O
,	O
go	O
all	O
in	O
,	O
or	O
check	O
using	O
the	O
bottom	O
touchscreen	B-Device
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
win	O
tournaments	O
,	O
additional	O
avatars	B-Application
and	O
new	O
locations	O
are	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
of	O
Texas	B-Application
Hold	I-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Poker	I-Application
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
poker	O
games	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
five-card	O
stud	O
and	O
five-card	O
draw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texas	B-Application
Hold	I-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Poker	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6.0	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
critic	O
website	O
IGN	O
,	O
which	O
found	O
that	O
although	O
"	O
[	O
the	O
game	O
is ]	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
still	O
retains	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
the	O
Texas	O
Hold	O
‘	O
Em	O
card	O
design	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
fashion	O
,	O
"	O
"[it]	O
still	O
ca	O
n’t	O
beat	O
the	O
real	O
deal	O
,	O
physical	O
computer	O
experience	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
why	O
it	O
’s	O
a	O
little	O
upsetting	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
team	O
did	O
n’t	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
work	O
better	O
in	O
a	O
virtual	O
setting	O
–	O
stat	O
tracking	O
being	O
a	O
key	O
element	O
that	O
’s	O
missing	O
here.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
 '	O
single	O
cartridge	O
feature	O
to	O
allow	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
systems	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
cartridge	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
concluded	O
by	O
noting	O
that	O
Texas	B-Application
Hold	I-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Poker	I-Application
was	O
simply	O
a	O
passable	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
much	O
better	O
than	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texas	B-Application
Hold	I-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Poker	I-Application
was	O
given	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
2.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
from	O
The	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	O
game	O
magazine	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
50%	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
the	O
menu	O
that	O
asks	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
tell	O
before	O
every	O
move	O
got	O
tiring	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
