Texas Wuggle

There are plenty of poker games already available in the AppStore so is there really room for any more? Well 4J Studios seem to think so with their recent release Texas Wuggle.

But don’t think for one minute that the guy’s over the 4J Studio just packaged together another bog standard texas hold ”˜em poker game, you would be wrong. Texas Wuggle is a unique mix of puzzle and poker that just oozes style from the moment you start.

The game takes the gameplay from their earlier release Wuggle and gives the poker twist. The game mechanics are simple, string together poker hands from the random selection of cards that are dealt on each round and try and make as much money as you can. But don’t think the cards are gonna be laid out in a straight line, they’re all over the place making picking out a winning hand that little harder.

Perhaps the most non poker like element are the bombs, that’s right bombs, whilst never seen on the World Poker Tour they are here. You get three bombs to begin with and you can use them to replace cards on the table, so in the event that you can’t make a winning hand simply double tap a card you want to discard, hit the bomb and the card Is replaced with, hopefully a better one. The bombs refresh at the rate of one bomb a hand, so use them wisely.

There are two game modes the first being Spree, which gives you 10 hands to try to try and become a millionaire, bet big to win big. The second mode is Survivor, start at the bottom and race against the clock to form hands and win big. Both game modes are entertaining, but survivor gets very frantic as time ebbs away.

Graphically, the game has a dark, sharp visual style and looks great, with sparks when you’re placing your bets to the trails when you move the cards around and things get even flashier when you win.

Don’t get me wrong, the game does have a few flaws, you can’t play your own music whilst playing the game ”“ a minor problem, but why not include it? The only real issue is the way the cards bounce around the table when you move them, rebounding off each other which can make it difficult to find space for your hand, especially in survival mode when times running out.

Overall, this is a nice mix of poker and puzzle, if you want a die-hard poker simulator then you need to look elsewhere, but if you just want a fun time killer with the addition of poker elements then for the price you really don’t have anything to lose and let’s face it, if you’re looking into a poker game, you must be a bit of a gambler, and in this case, you can’t really lose.