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.
Games The full list of the initial group of 18 solitaire card games include: Aces Up Archway Backbone Easthaven Forty Thieves FreeCell Easy FreeCell Grandfather's Clock Klondike Deal 3 Klondike Easy Matrimony Memory Montana Sea Towers Spider 1 Suit Super Flower Garden Zodiac
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:
Black Hole Can-Can Cruel Demon Forty Thieves Open Four Seasons Easy Four Seasons King Albert L'Imperiale La Belle Lucie
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:
Eight Off ForeCell Four Colors FreeCell 2 Deck FreeCell 3 Deck Easy FreeCell 3 Deck Maxel's Gambit Monte Carlo Penguin
Game Pack 7 On September 5, 2007, "Game Pack 7" added 10 more games:
Canfield Easy Canfield Klondike 2 Deck Easy Klondike 2 Deck Klondike 3 Deck Superior Canfield Xray Klondike Yukon - Rigel's Yukon - Two Decks Yukon
Game Pack 8 On September 19, 2007, "Game Pack 8" added 10 more games:
Funnel Web Plait Rank and File Scorpion Easy Scorpion Scorpio Spider 2 Suits Spider 4 Suits Spike Thumb & Pouch
Game Pack 9 On October 3, 2007, "Game Pack 9" added 10 more games:
Block Ten Fourteen Out Nestor Pyramid Deal Three Pyramid Easy Pyramid Golf Pyramid Seven Pyramid Simple Pairs Tens
See also Xbox Live Arcade Xbox Live Vision
External links Official Site Silver Creek Entertainment Press Release
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