A sequel to Poker Night at the Inventory transports the player back to the Inventory to compete for money and prizes in high-stakes poker against a cast of characters from cartoons, comics, movies, and video games.
The cast includes:
- Brock Samson of the Venture Bros. cartoon show (voiced by Patrick Warburton).
- Claptrap of Borderlands fame.
- Ash Williams of the Evil Dead franchise.
- Max of the Sam & Max franchise.
GLaDOS from Portal appears as the dealer, Reginald Van Winslow from the Monkey Island franchise, Max’s partner Sam, Doug from The Walking Dead, and Madd Moxxi and the bandit Steve from Borderlands.
The user can pick between two poker styles (Texas Hold’em and Omaha) to beat the cavalcade of characters that frequently converse with one another and break the fourth wall. The player can win money, but the game’s main currency is Inventory tokens, which can be won based on how well they finish (between 10-100 tickets). These tokens can be used to purchase special chips; table felts, and poker decks that are themed after the characters, and when all three are activated, the backdrop changes to that franchise and has unique banter, costumes, and winning animations (provided the player wins), and spirits for when characters bust out.
Another thing the player will aim for is five personal “bounty” items, one for each character, ranging from the Necronomicon to Sam’s Banjo. To achieve them, a player must first complete a set of three randomly selected challenges while playing, such as winning hands under specified conditions (“steal a hand at the river”). When the bounty is disclosed, they must win a game to acquire the item. If they lose, they can attempt again in the next tournament for the thing. After winning an item, the bounty challenges are reset, and the player is given a new series of challenges to complete to unlock the next thing.
The player will receive a personal item and customized skins and heads for their Borderlands 2 characters and other prizes, depending on the platform they are playing on. Xbox 360 users will receive things for their avatars, PlayStation 3 gamers will receive premium themes, and Steam users will accept items for Team Fortress 2.
