xbox live indie game reviews

On a highly trafficked system, Classicard wouldn't actually be all that bad. It's a faithful representation of a whole bunch of games (Heats, Spades, Euchre, Whist) that supports a variety of house rules and solid AIs. These are all multiplayer games, though, and there just isn't enough traffic to the XBox indies right now to support these "standard" mutliplayer card games. While you can also play over system link, whipping out a deck of cards is quite a bit easier than moving four XBoxes into close proximity and having everyone purchase the game.

Having played my fair share of Hearts and Spades both in real life and digital form (in the version bundled with Windows XP, various single and multiplayer Flash versions, and even in Puzzle Pirates), I just felt that Classicard didn't offer enough sizzle to take me away from any of those other existing versions (either the single or multiplayer forms). If you absolutely must have a solitaire XBox version of any of the above games, then you should absolutely give Classicard a look (it's only 200 points). For the vast majority of people, though, Classicard isn't worth the points.