Soltrio Solitaire

Soltrio Solitaire
Soltrio Solitaire
Developer(s)	Silver Creek Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Silver Creek Entertainment
Platform(s)	Xbox 360 (XBLA)
Release	May 16, 2007
Genre(s)	Card game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Soltrio Solitaire is an Xbox Live Arcade title developed by Silver Creek Entertainment for the Xbox 360, which is a bundle of 18 separate solitaire card games, which was released on May 16, 2007.

Gameplay

The game supports the Xbox Live Vision camera and has 2 player multiplayer over System Link or Xbox Live, including competitive solitaire in which two players use the same foundation piles, and co-operative solitaire, in which players assist one another and pass cards over.

The game features a light roleplaying mode called "Voyage Adventure" in which the player traverses a game map to play solitaire games, which includes the ability to unlock new card elements and design customizable deck graphics.

The game featured downloadable content in the form of solitaire card game packs every two weeks until October 3, 2007, using games found in Silver Creek's Hardwood Solitaire title for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS.

Critical reception

IGN rated Soltrio as "mediocre". Some game modes, such as Memory, were criticized for being "padding". The quest mode was seen as worthless and the multiplayer Klondike-variation was deemed "sloppy and no fun". Although the competitive mode could be "spirited and fun", overall the package was described as unjustifiably expensive.^[1]

Games

The full list of the initial group of 18 solitaire card games include:

Additional Content

Game Pack 1

On June 13, 2007, "Game Pack 1" added the following 10 games:

Clock
Compass Easy
Compass
Lady of the Manor
Miss Milligan
Russian Solitaire
Sir Tommy
Storehouse
Whitehead
Yin & Yang

Game Pack 2

On June 27, 2007, "Game Pack 2" added 10 more games:

Bristol
Down Under
Easthaven 2 Deck
Easthaven 3 Deck
Giant
Golf Easy
Golf
Little Milligan
Pauline
Westcliff

Game Pack 3

On July 11, 2007, "Game Pack 3" added 10 more games:

Ayers Rock
Beleaguered Castle
Betrothal
Blind Alleys Hard
Blind Alleys
Grand Duchess
Grandfather
Indian
Josephine
Number Ten

Game Pack 4

On July 25, 2007, "Game Pack 4" added 10 more games:

Game Pack 5

On August 8, 2007, "Game Pack 5" added 10 more games:

Little Giant
Lucas
Maria
Pas Seul
Quilt
Steps
Streets
Sultan
Trefoil
Twenty

Game Pack 6

On August 23, 2007, "Game Pack 6" added 9 more games:

Game Pack 7

On September 5, 2007, "Game Pack 7" added 10 more games:

Game Pack 8

On September 19, 2007, "Game Pack 8" added 10 more games:

Game Pack 9

On October 3, 2007, "Game Pack 9" added 10 more games:

External links

References

^ Hilary Goldstein (May 21, 2007). "Soltrio Solitaire Review". IGN. Retrieved 2010-07-05. Soltrio Solitaire is a rip off. It's that simple. It's overpriced and it under-delivers. The single-player games are nicely presented and the online multiplayer is decent, but it's just not enough to validate the high price point. Avoid this one at all costs.

[1] Hilary Goldstein (May 21, 2007). "Soltrio Solitaire Review". IGN. Retrieved 2010-07-05. Soltrio Solitaire is a rip off. It's that simple. It's overpriced and it under-delivers. The single-player games are nicely presented and the online multiplayer is decent, but it's just not enough to validate the high price point. Avoid this one at all costs.

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