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Beat the House (video game series)

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Video game series
Beat the House
Developer(s)Spirit of Discovery
Publisher(s)Bridge Publications

Beat the House is a casino video game series. Its first installment, Beat the House, was developed by Spirit of Discovery and published by Bridge Publications in 1992. The second game, Beat the House 2, was developed by Bridge Publications and published by Interplay in 1997.

Overview

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Beat the House 2 features documentation written by gambling expert Avery Cardoza.

Reception

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Beat the House

Beat the House
Review score
PublicationScore
PC GamesC

In 1994, PC Gamer US named the original Beat the House the 40th best computer game ever. The editors praised the tutorials and wrote that it is "the best of the many casino sims out there."

Beat the House 2

Beat the House 2
Review scores
PublicationScore
Computer Gaming World
PC PowerPlay76%

Computer Gaming World's Bernie Yee stated that Beat the House 2 is "authentic".

References

  1. ^ Yee, Bernie (April 1998). "Double Down". Computer Gaming World. No. 165. p. 205.
  2. Paul, Fredric (June 1995). "Beat the House". PC Games. Archived from the original on 1996-10-18. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  3. Staff (August 1994). "PC Gamer Top 40: The Best Games of All Time". PC Gamer US (3): 32–42.
  4. Sharpe, Pete (April 1998). "Microfiles; Beat the House 2". PC PowerPlay (23): 96.
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