Monopoly

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a game by Sculptured Software, Parker Brothers, Minds Eye Productions, Nexa Corporation, Hasbro Interactive, DSI Games, and Gremlin
Genres: Board Games, Puzzles & Words, Strategy/War, Educational/Kids
Platforms: XBox 360, PC, Sega GenesisGenesis, SNESSNES, Nintendo 64Nintendo 64, GameBoy Color, Sega Master SystemSega Master System, Playstation, PSX, GBA, NESNES, GameBoy
Editor Rating: 6.8/10, based on 9 reviews, 10 reviews are shown
User Rating: 9.2/10 - 5 votes
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See also: Relaxing Games, Board Games, Monopoly Games, Games Like Clue
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Monopoly

Remember the good old days before Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary? The days when families would gather round a game of ludo or snakes and ladders. And of course, at Christmas you wouldnt sit glued to the television, youd sit for hours over the Monopoly board, desperately trying to remember the rules, and more often than not, making them up as you went along. Now you can re-live those lovely golden days again, with a little help from Supervision, the new software arm of John Waddington, the company that responsible for marketing the original board game.

If you are already feeling that disconcerting sense of deja vu, thats because, given the illicit shareware versions in circulation, there must be upwards of a dozen different versions of the game about. This one, however, is the newest and most official. But is it the best?

The rules and regulations of the board game have been faithfully reproduced, even the ones you never knew about. Did you realise, for instance, that if you have three or more hotels and you dont collect any rent for three consecutive turns, and there are less then four players, then you must forfeit $200 to the bank, but only if you havent been in jail and played a get out of jail free card in the last two games and your name doesnt begin with X?

The designers have taken the opportunity to provide the player with a lot more than a few computer controlled opponents and a Monopoly set with unloseable pieces. The players are all animated and each has an appropriate sound effect. Every action in the game has been literalised. When you build a house, there are hammering and sawing sounds and a house appears in the appropriate spot. Get into financial trouble and you can send the bulldozers in to knock it all down again. Land on Go to Jail and a police car screeches up, sirens blazing, and takes you off to start your prison sentence. Pass Go and your personal bank account really is credited with $220.

Its great fun, especially since the computer plays quite well, but after the novelty had begun to wear off, I did start longing for a way to switch the animation and sound effects off and have a sensible top-down view of the board, and be able to instantly see who owned what properties rather than have to interrogate them individually with the mouse pointer. Maybe Im just too much of a traditionalist. Oh for those lovely golden days, and the Monopoly and games of snap and getting sick on Quality Street. Sigh.

The eight players in Monopoly each has a distinctive style of play. If you want to avoid becoming the latest losing Lloyds name, youd better start sussing them out. Here are a few pointers.

Mrs Starch

Dont be deceived by her frumpy appearance; Mrs Starch has developed a keen eye for a bargain. Having disarmed you with those yellowed teeth, nicotine stained fingers and wrinkled stockings, shell belt you one across the ear hole if you dont watch yourself. Always good for a bit of city gossip though.

  • Mobile Michael

The original immature rich git with a filofax. Michaels not smart, hes just got lots of money to waste. So much so, that he bought a ground floor flat in Docklands. Guess whos going to be wading through his lounge in five years time! As if he didnt have troubles enough, he dates...

  • Miss Ttixie

She might appear to be an empty headed bimbo, and her recent spread in Penthouse would seem to confirm this, but shes making a packet, and shes got poor Michael wrapped round her little finger. Shell drop him like a hot potato once his moneys gone though.

  • General Hobnail

This old buffer lost his marbles years ago, so he retired from the army and became a judge. When hes not dabbling in the money market he plays wargames and offers opinions to the press on the state of the world. Most of these amount to: People have never had it so good, and 'What this country needs is a damn good war.

  • Granny Knot

Although her frail old lady act is practiced to perfection, Granny Knot will kick you in the particulars as soon as look at you. Having become increasingly frustrated, when even Harrods became jittery at selling under the counter furs, she now goes on regular shooting holidays to bag her own.

  • Bosun Barnacle

The man with a girl in every port is now hoping to get property in most of them too. Having been personally responsible for fathering a sizeable chunk of the third world population, hes now having fun and making money by exploiting them all.

  • Lord Topper

A huge contribution to the Tory party from his company's private pension fund secured him his peerage, and now hes in the business of buying up old cemeteries for 15 pence a time, then redeveloping them as blocks of luxury flats for the likes of Mobile Michael and Miss Trixie.

  • Farmer Barrow

He claims that he needed to move into property because the traditional skills of the small farmer are being hampered by environmentalists and do-gooders. Poverty (hes down to his last #3 million) has forced him to use cheap and illegal stocks of DDT on his crops. How sad.

  • Farmer Barrows Sheep

Although not strictly a player, Farmer Barrows Sheep has been secretly siphoning large sums of its masters money into a Swiss bank account. It plans to use this to stage a coup by domesticated livestock. Currently preparing his manifesto 'Sheep and Cows Prepare for Power'.

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XBox 360

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
PC

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
Genesis

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
  • Game modes: Single game mode

Player controls:

  • Up, Down, Left, Right - Arrow keys
  • Start - Enter (Pause, Menu select, Skip intro, Inventory)
  • "A" Gamepad button - Ctrl (usually Jump or Change weapon)
  • "B" button - Space (Jump, Fire, Menu select)
  • "C" button - Left Shift (Item select)

Use the F12 key to toggle mouse capture / release when using the mouse as a controller.

SNES

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
  • Pentium II (or equivalent) 266MHz (500MHz recommended), RAM: 64MB (128MB recommended), DirectX v8.0a or later must be installed
Nintendo 64

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
GBC

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
Sega Master System

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
Playstation

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
PSX

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
GBA

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
NES

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP
  • P-200, 32 MB RAM
Gameboy

System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP

Game Reviews

The video-game version of the classic board game features all the aspects of the board game, plus some popular house rules, such as rent immunity and Free Parking jackpots. And it's sure handy leaving all the banking to a computer chip.

Trading takes place on a simple rotating board, while rendered animations show the tokens progressing around the board, as well as what the properties up for sale look like. Control is simple and the cursor moves fast; if you have a PlayStation mouse, it's even easier. All the jazz piano soundtracks become annoying after just a few loops, though, and the rendered movies only slow the game down.

You can have just as much fun with the actual board game for less money, but those who prefer an electronic version of Monopoly will find this one enjoyable and error-free.

ProTips:

  • The purple and orange properties are good pieces to pick up because they're the first places people land after getting out of jail.
  • Once you have properties and houses, don't hurry to get out of jail. You can just sit there and collect rent.

People say:

7.0

Is Monopoly really that much fun anymore? Maybe, but I'm not convinced I need a multi-media, FMV-enhanced version, when I already own the more sociable, party-ready board game edition. That's not to say the video game is bad. In fact, any Monopoly aficionado will appreciate how comprehensive Gremlin made this game. It has just about every rule variation you've ever encountered growing up with the game, official and otherwise. Anyone can customize this game to their own preferences (hey, we all want to collect money on Free Parking, don't we?). A few little details could've made Monopoly better though. For example, I wish the CPU would tell you that you've landed on property that you already own. I also wish the Player Status Icons were bigger and easier to read. This useful tool lets you see at a glance what assets you own, but it could've been designed better (even the Railroads are not in their proper locations, between the correct colors). Overall, this is a fine video game version of an already fine product, but it's still the same old game I've played hundreds of times growing up. Give it a try if Monopoly is still fresh to you. Even if you're tired of the game, I would recommend checking out the neat features and cute FMV. But in the long run, this may not hold your attention like it once used to.

6.5

This port of the PC hit game lost a few neat features in the translation, but it's still a decent game. The cut-scenes are cute, they tire quickly after the hundredth showing. I also wasn't very pleased with the clunky menu system that is obviously meant for a mouse. A word of advice to those of you who want to remain sane after a long Monopoly session: turn off the highly annoying, repetitious hackle music.

7.0

I've always liked Monopoly, even though it seems to take a lifetime to finish. I recommend picking it up, but only if you're going to play the game with friends-it's not all that fun with the Al players. The graphics are good even though they're sprite-based, and I'm glad there's an option to turn the in-game cinemas off (they're cool at first but get annoying). It may be a port of the PC version but for a console board game, it's done well.

7.0

If there's a good way to re-create Monopoly on a console system, this is probably the way to do it. Monopoly is about having tons of weird house rules, deals and trades. This adaptation faithfully lives up to that tradition by providing a list of rules and options that can be turned on and off to customize the game. Even the computer players will try to burn you with bad deals. Not surprisingly, sometimes I'm dumb enough to take them.

Overview

It was only a matter of time before Monopoly found its way into the 32-bit arena. It has made a showing on almost every system prior to its PSX release, so you did not have to be a member of the Psychic Friends network to see it coming.

So what do 32 bits add to Monopoly? You get animated tokens, movies for properties, real-time board rotation, and it is Multi Tap compatible so you can play up to 8 players (why you would want to is beside me). Other than that, it is the same old game you remember since 1935.

Gameplay, Controls, Interface

If you have never played Monopoly before, stop reading because I am not going to explain the game in this review. I assume that just about everyone has seen, played or heard of it before. If you do not know how to play, I guarantee you know somebody that does. Go ask them how to play and then come back to the review.

The absolute best part of this game was that it was not a board game. That means there is no mess to clean up after you finish. Just turn off the PlayStation and everything is clean. It was always an issue around my house about who was going to clean up the game after playing 4 hours of Monopoly. Hey dad, I will pick up after every PSX game we play.

Another good thing about this game is that you can customize the rules to your liking. You want Free Parking to collect all of the fines that have been paid? If you land on "GO" do you want to double the money? Do you want to make everyone go around the board once before buying property? These are only a few of the options available that you can toggle either on or off. If there is an option that you feel is not available to you, then it must not be an official rule of the game.

Finally, the last thing that I really liked about the game is that the computer was the banker. This means that there are no questions about how much money you will need to pay or you should receive. Everything is done for you automatically. Plus, you have your total amount of money on the screen so you will know how much money you actually have instead of just having a stack of fake money in front of you. Plus, you know you can actually get up and use the restroom without worrying about your little sister stealing from the bank when you are gone.

Now for the bad. There was one thing that really bothered me about this version. It was a real pain to figure out who owned what property. The game is basically broken up into two distinctive sections. One section is the game board and the other is the trading screens. Well, if you want to see who owns which property, you have to remember to leave the board screen and look at the trading screen to see what is ahead of you. Since you do not know where you will land, you have to remember who owns the next 12 spaces to decide if you want to purchase the property or not. It would have been so easy to fix this. All that was really required was a small symbol on the property on the board that signified who owned it. That way, you would not have even had to leave the board screen and everything that you needed would be right there. This would have helped speed the games tremendously.

The second thing that bothered me was when you landed on a property. If the property was not owned, you have the option of purchasing it. The only thing is you can't see how much money you have in your account! You can see how much the property sells for but unless you looked at your account total before you rolled, you will not know how much cash you have. Another easy thing to fix but I guess it was an oversight.

Finally, the last thing that stood out was the computer AI. You have up to 10 different computer controlled opponents to play against. Each of the opponents are ranked in order of intelligence level and caution level. I picked a player that was middle of the road in intelligence and caution. The problem was that he wanted to trade on every turn. He actually would try and buy your property every time he got the chance. That was fine the first few times he tried to buy it, but it got really old after he kept doing it the entire game. The other thing was that there was no method to his madness. For example, he would try and buy a piece of property for $151 only to be rejected. His next turn he would offer $136 for the same property. What?!?! I don't know what kind of logic he was using, but it was anything but intelligent.

Graphics

This is Monopoly. What do you want? The graphics are acceptable. The board will rotate to face the player that is currently rolling and your token animates the walking off of the dice roll. Each property has a 2-5 second movie that shows pretty much nothing. This was thankfully an option you can turn off. I whole heartedly recommend doing so. The game speeds up drastically without the worthless little movies. Other than that, the graphics are pretty standard fare.

Bottom Line

If you like Monopoly but not the mess of a board game, then you should be adequately satisfied with this title. The game has enough options to allow you to play the way you always played at home. I think with a little improvement this could have been a better game that was a bit easier to play. It was really frustrating having to go to a totally different screen just to see who owns what property. On the whole, once you learn to work around the shortcomings, you will get a few nights of family enjoyment out of the game.

Do not pass go, go directly to jail! The grand-daddy of all board games is now available for the Nintendo. The official rules are incorporated into the program as are all the properties, cards, and even the dice. As you move, the screen zooms into a closeup of the street and your piece. With an option for multiplayer action, Monopoly for the NES offers simultaneous fun for the entire family without the record keeping problems.

People say:

8

There's not a lot to rate here, either you like the board game Monopoly or you don't. There are some nice visuals with movement on the board that spice up the appearance of the game, but for a few minor enhancements and loads of options, it's Monopoly - and I like that!

8

Nintendo games suitable for the entire family are few and far between. All the rules are built in and the character animations are well done. I still like the board game better as I can 'feel' my cash and inspect my properties any time. Can't cheat or lose any pieces on the NES!

4

It's Monopoly done on the NES. Big deal. It's a cool idea, but the game play is too awkward and playing with multiple players isn't as much fun as the good old board game. If you like Monopoly to play with then get it, if not then pass go without it and get the board for $10.

5

Some games just don't belong on the Nintendo, but at least they didn't make Monopoly for the Genesis or something, I suppose if you're too lazy to pull out the original board game, this cart is just for you. Nothing impressive here, so don't expect much.

Uncle Pennybags was so successful with his NES version of Monopoly that he's decided to make a 16-bit investment -- Super Nintendo and Genesis style! Here's a look at the Parker Brother's version.

Go To Jail

Up to seven other human or computer opponents can join you on a stroll down Park Place or a ride on the Reading Railroad. Each of the eight computer opponents has a unique style of play. Unless you're a hermit, you know that the goal of Monopoly is to make the big bucks and drive your opponents into bankruptcy. To do this, you advance around the game board buying, selling, trading, and developing different properties.

The game is played by the traditional rules of Monopoly (see the manual) with a few tournament rules thrown in to make the game more challenging.

ProTips:

  • You can cheat by using either controller to make a move for the human opponents. For example, make a high bid in the auction on behalf of your opponent and they may get stuck paying a premium for a property they don't even want.
  • You can't customize the game or the rules. For example, you can't make landing on Free Parking net you all the money in the kitty found in the board's middle.
  • Take advantage of Auctions. You can often purchase property cheaply if other players are short of cash. Even if your funds are low, bid the limit to push the price of auctioned properties as high as possible. After all, you don't want your opponents picking up Boardwalk for $50.

Take a Chance

Advanced entrepreneurs can wheel and deal their way through one of twelve different two- to four-player scenarios. For example, in Money Isn't Everything, each player begins the game with only $300! Use the Game Editor to return to an unfinished game, or design your own game scenario. You can even set time limits on a game and dole out properties in advance. And of course, the computer's motto is, "Leave the banking to us!"

Parker Brothers has added some charming graphic touches, such as a beautifully detailed board, animated playing pieces, and great-looking Community Chest Chance, and Property cards. Authentic game play ensures that any Monopoly fan will get a kick out of taking a walk on this video Boardwalk.

The object: to become the wealthiest real estate tycoon on the board. No, it's not the Donald Trump game. It's Monopoly for the SNES. Players can compete with friends or against as many as eight computer opponents. All playing pieces come to life with exquisite video animation. Better still, pass "GO" and you'll be showered with money, literally. Best of all, you don't have to worry about the politics of banking and real estate 'cause the computer takes care of that for you. Crack open those bank accounts. It's time to create a monopoly.

All of the features that made Monopoly a world-renowned, classic board game are packed into this game. Just in case you've been living in a cave for the last 50 years, the object of Monopoly is to make a lot of money and drive your opponents into bankruptcy court. You do this by buying, selling, and trading property, developing it by building houses and hotels, and then charging outrageous rents that your opponents can't afford. The NES version follows standard Monopoly rules (contained in a humongous manual) with a few special tournament rules thrown in for added challenge.

Monopoly regulars will recognize the board, the playing pieces, and, of course, rich Uncle Pennybags, who appears beautifully animated on Chance and Community Chest cards as well as in Jail!

ProTip: Take advantage of Auctions. You can often purchase property cheaply if other players are short of cash. Even if your funds are low, bid the limit to push the price of auctioned properties as high as possible - after all you don't want your opponents picking up Boardwalk for $50!

Ride the Reading Railroad

So why play this video version instead of the board game? Well, for starters how about animated playing pieces that hop (the Hat), walk (the Dog), and zoom (the Car) around the playing board? You also get eight different computer competitors.

The computer players play pretty much the same. Human players are a lot more fun and unpredictable!

NES Monopoly also features some slick enhancements. A special Wheel and Deal mode enables advanced entrepreneurs to step right into the middle of one of eight different advanced four-player game scenarios. Use the Game Editor to return to an unfinished game or design your own game scenario. You can even set time limits on a game and dole out property in advance. Of course, the computer manages all the banking, leaving your brain free to ponder ways to put your opponents out of business.

You can't customize the game or the rules. For example, you can't make landing on Free Parking net you all the money in the bank.

Take a Walk on Boardwalk

Great graphics and authentic game-play make this an excellent game, but the real thing has perks that can't be reproduced. Monopoly purists will miss the feel of a crisp role of bills in the palm of their hand and the sight of those gorgeous red hotels piling up on Park Place.

If you're into video board games by all means take a walk on the video Boardwalk. But just remember... one bad roll can still mean "go directly to Jail, do not pass Go, and do not collect $200!"

America's favorite board game, Monopoly, has at long last come to the NES. Now's your chance to wheel and deal for the big bucks against the computer or with up to seven friends. All playing pieces and the Chance and Community Chest cards are animated so don't be surprised when you're literally showered with money as you pass Go or when the coppers drag you to Jail! Digitized voice enhancement and sound effects give game-play an added touch of realism, and the computer even takes care of all the banking. A great round of Monopoly's never been so easy, yet so much fun!

Attention all Monopoly players! Tomy has created a portable Monopoly game exclusively for GameBoy owners. Start out by picking your piece, rolling your dice and buying all the land you can afford! All the features of the board game are here: dice rolls, going to jail, bankruptcy, and all the streets are here to buy! Monopoly on the go - now available for the GameBoy.

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