Gameplay
Microsoft Windows
''Vegas Games 2000'' is a collection of twenty-five casino games and variations, including baccarat; money wheel; blackjack, including variations with one, two, four and six decks; craps; keno; poker, including 5 card draw, 5 card stud, 7 card stud, Texas hold'em and jacks or better; roulette; slot machines, including five themes; video keno; and video poker, including five variations. Each player starts off with an initial $5000, and statistics are kept showing how well the player performs on each game. The game includes a multiplayer mode wherein up to seven players could compete in table games through MPlayer.com, MPlayer. It was rereleased in 2000 under the name ''Vegas Games: Midnight Madness'' and split into two versions: ''Slots & Videos'' and ''Table Games''.PlayStation
The PlayStation version features seven games with a total of 21 variations between them, including blackjack, craps, poker, video poker, roulette, baccarat and slots. It has a multiplayer mode which allows up to four players.Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Color version features eight games with over 20 variations between them, including keno, money wheel, baccarat, slots, video poker, craps, roulette and blackjack. The multiplayer allows for up to four players, utilized by handing the system off for each player's turn.Reception
''IGN'', reviewing the PC and PlayStation version of the game, gave it a 4/10 and called "some of the graphic decisions [...] a little perplexing" and the game a "disappointment" musically. They praised the roulette game but criticized the poker AI, stating: "it would have been nice to have a more challenging group of opponents." They called the game's "multitude of options [...] thoroughly confusing", citing a lack of a tutorial. ''PlayStation: The Official Magazine, PlayStation Magazine'' criticized the game for a lack of innovation and poor sound but praised the graphics as "sharp and clear" and the controls as "easy to understand and use". They gave it a final score of 2.5 out of 5, calling it "almost too squeaky clean" to emulate the feel of a real casino, instead recommending the game for "gamers under 18 or people who realize the inherent pitfalls of gambling for real money". ''Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine'' called the AI "timid" but called the interface "intuitive" and the style "simple" and "unpretentious", calling its approach "No frills, no-frills" and giving it a 3.5 out of 5. Spanish gaming magazine ''SuperJuegos'' gave ''Midnight in Vegas'' an 83/100, stating the sound could be improved but that the game, "sufficiently fulfills the expectations that gambling game lovers may have." French gaming magazine ''Consoles Plus'' gave the PlayStation version of the game a 65%, criticizing the graphics. French gaming website ''Jeuxvideo.com, Jeuxvideo'' gave the PlayStation version an 8/20, calling the interface "overwhelmingly ugly" and the graphics "sloppy" but praising replayability. UK PlayStation magazine ''Extreme'' gave it a 23%, calling it "basically [...] a complete waste of money" and criticizing it for "bad graphics", "minimal sound", and "zero presentation". ''Eurogamer'' called ''Midnight Madness'' "tripe", describing it as a "painstakingly accurate recreation" of the gambling games "with a nice Graphical user interface, GUI tacked on top" and criticizing it as "lacking imagination and fun". They compared it to shareware and gave it a 4/10.Game Boy Color version
German magazine gave the Game Boy Color version a 4/10, citing a lack of fun or "sense of achievement". ''IGN'' called it "not even close" to a fun game and gave it a 3/10, citing a Password (video games), password save mechanic that only saves money and not statistics, a "clunky interface", a "confusing" multiplayer system, and the game giving you "no sense of victory" when you win. ''Nintendo Power'' gave it a 7.3/10, with the game's sound being its lowest-rated aspect. ''Official Nintendo Magazine, Nintendo Official Magazine'' gave it a score of 80%, saying "the games have enough to keep you coming back again and again".References
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