Monopoly (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Leisure Genius (1985/1988) Virgin Interactive (1991) Westwood Studios (1995) Runecraft (2002) Electronic Arts' Casual Entertainment studio (2008) |
| Publisher(s) | Leisure Genius (1985/1988) Leisure Genius (1991) Hasbro Interactive (1995) Infogrames (2002) Electronic Arts (2008) |
| Series | Monopoly |
| Platform(s) | Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, NES, Wii, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Pocket PC/Windows Mobile, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Super NES, Windows 95\Windows 98\Windows ME\Windows 2000\Windows XP\Windows Vista, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum |
| Release date(s) | (ZX/CPC) 1985 (C64) 1988 (PC 1991) 1991 (PC 1995) September 30, 1995 (PS2/PS3/X360/Wii 2008) October 24, 2008 |
| Genre(s) | Board Game |
| Mode(s) | Richest |
There have been more than a dozen video game adaptations of Parker Brothers' highly successful board game Monopoly.
The first of the adaptations were released in 1985 with the release of Monopoly for the BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum. Over the years, Monopoly has been released for different operating systems on the PC and Macintosh platforms. Also, versions have been licenced and produced for the NES, Super NES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles, as well as mobile device (PDA/Smartphone) versions.
The game plays by the same rules as the standard board game, and allows for single or multiplayer games. When a single player game is chosen, the game would generate computer-controlled opponents.
One of the lesser-liked features of the game was that the players could play only in the exact style programmed into the game. This could be slightly different than the various "house rules" that many homes employ, and could cause problems. An especially problematic feature was the mandatory auctioning of un-bought properties, that led to rich players having a better run of the board. Some versions however, like the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation versions, do allow the most common "house rules" (Free Parking jackpot, no collecting rent in jail, unlimited houses/hotels, etc) to be turned off or on.
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[edit] PlayStation and PC/Mac versions
Both games were developed independently and published by Hasbro. The PC/Mac version played top down, while the PlayStation version was pseudo-3D. They both had movies in common, played when showing the game pieces moving on their own. The PlayStation version had the European properties.
[edit] Current Generation version
A new version developed by Electronic Arts was released in 2008 for the Wii, PlayStation 3, iPhone and Xbox 360, with a slightly stripped-down version for the PlayStation 2. It includes a transatlantic selection of boards, including the new Here & Now edition boards and new game mode, Richest. There are no online features, however.
