Ultimate Card Games

 Game Boy Advance
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Metascore
87

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  • Summary: Ultimate Card Games offers a variety of card games, including Hearts, Spades, Bridge, Go Fish, Poker, Blackjack, and much more. You can play your favorite games against AI-controlled opponents or against up to three of your friends via a Game Link cable. If you don't know how to play one ofUltimate Card Games offers a variety of card games, including Hearts, Spades, Bridge, Go Fish, Poker, Blackjack, and much more. You can play your favorite games against AI-controlled opponents or against up to three of your friends via a Game Link cable. If you don't know how to play one of the games, you can watch demonstrations or review the instructions on rules, scoring, and gameplay. You can even create your own character and face with the included Face Creator program.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Cheat Code Central
    100
    The replay value is off the chart. This game alone may be a reason to purchase a GBA. I have played card games on the PC over the years that weren't this comprehensive. I highly advise purchasing Ultimate Card Games. It's an instant classic.
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  2. IGN
    95
    One of the very few games that can be considered an absolute must-have Game Boy Advance title This incredibly complete game package is brimming with so much replayability, you probably wouldn't even care if someone permanently superglued this cartridge into the slot.
  3. Nintendo Insider
    93
    Brimming with features and ease of use, Ultimate Card Games may not be groundbreaking in terms of content, but it is the best cards package ever put together in a video game and should be in any pocket fan’s GBA.
  4. IC-Games
    88
    A pretty compelling GBA cartridge with almost infinite replayability was exactly what the Nintendo handheld needed right now and both Cosmigo and Telegames have come up with the promised goods.
  5. GameZone
    87
    Yes, I found shortcomings and annoyance, but overall it was a lot of fun and easy to pick up. Once new games are learned, you find yourself unable to put it down.
  6. Pocket Games
    80
    Easily the best traditional card game compilation on the GBA. [Summer 2004, p.43]
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  7. Game Informer
    70
    If you find yourself hankering for a simple game of Hearts rather than saving the galaxy for the billionth time, Ultimate Card Games is for you. [Sept 2004, p.118]

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User Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. BeaS.
    Apr 20, 2004
    10
    This looks like a great "time waster" during commuting, travel, etc.
  2. RasheedJ.
    Jul 25, 2005
    10
    Just about the best game I have ever bought for my SP.
  4. RhondaT.
    Jun 14, 2004
    10
    Everybody already said it - - - it is great and a MUST purchase.
  5. BertrandM.
    Sep 17, 2004
    10
    Really the best bundle of card games that I have owned on any system.
  6. JamalJ.
    Oct 11, 2004
    10
    I bought it over the weekend and have hardly put it down in two days. It is really a great game.
  7. Trix
    Jun 12, 2004
    9
    Ultimate Card Games (UCG) is pretty close to everything I ever wanted...as far as a GBA card game goes. I wanted more variations of Ultimate Card Games (UCG) is pretty close to everything I ever wanted...as far as a GBA card game goes. I wanted more variations of poker...is that nickpicking? Also, when playing with three people, the game kept disconnecting. Maybe there's something wrong with my cable, maybe the game is buggy, I don't know. No problems with two people, though. The thought crossed my mind as we were all linking up, "Wouldn't it just be easier (and cheaper) if we just used a real deck of cards?" Maybe. But I always forget the rules if I don't play a game for awhile. And someone is aways acusing someone else of cheating or not playing the game correctly. That's not a problem with UCG. Bottom line: you need this game. It's a good break from Mario, Pikachu, Zelda and the like. … Expand
  8. NemoD.
    Jun 17, 2004
    0
    *Pitiful*. The "brain" behind this software, in the Gin Rummy option, is *horrible*. *Frequently*, my hands are not optimally parsed. For *Pitiful*. The "brain" behind this software, in the Gin Rummy option, is *horrible*. *Frequently*, my hands are not optimally parsed. For example, one time I had 5-6-7-8 of clubs, two other 8's, and four of a kind of some other denomination ... a *gin* hand! *But* the program *insisted* upon putting the 8 of clubs into the 5-6-7 run, instead of with the other two 8's, and wouldn't allow me to knock, telling me that I had 16 in deadwood. Another time I had K-Q-J-10 of hearts, two other 10's, and 6 in "deadwood" in the remaining four cards. When the AI opponent knocked with 8, I should have scored an undercut, but, instead, my 10 of hearts was grouped with the K-Q-J, instead of with the other two 10's, leaving me losing by 18! This sort of thing has happened to me about every 5 to 8 hands. I'd *never* recommend this game to *anyone*: it's *trash* which shouldn't have been published without minimal testing. Shame on Telegames for releasing this game and shame on Nintendo for approving Telegame's release of this game.… Expand

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