| Monopoly | 
| From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 3,076
Format: CD
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: board_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 19155
Model: 19155
UPC: 014633191554
EAN: 0014633191554
ASIN: B001AZFSE2
Publication Date: October 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | For 1-4 players | | • | Get Rich Quick In this all-new, super-fast version, trade properties and compete in exciting mini-games to see who makes the top of the rich list | | • | Group Play Up to four players can simultaneously join in on the rags to riches fun | | • | Now Boarding Fill up your passport as you play to unlock new and never-before-seen MONOPOLY boards |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
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Amazon.com Product Description
Turn real estate into real entertainment as Monopoly, the biggest deal in classic board games comes to PlayStation 3 in Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition. Celebrating over 70 years of family fun, this new rendition of the legendary property trading game is sure to delight Next Generation players as it blends familiar turn-based board game style play with the energizing, interactive action modern gamers crave. 
10 classic & themed boards.
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4-player mini-games galore.
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Fast play in 'Get Rich Quick'.
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As with all versions of Monopoly, gameplay in Here & Now: the World Edition is driven by turn-based rolling of the dice and the player's ability to secure and maintain control of real estate investments. In the PS3 version players use their controller to roll the dice, with their piece moved around the board and rents deducted from their account automatically. Once this is done they have the choice to either visit the accounts screen, where all player owned properties and available cash are listed, or to allow the next player to roll. A new twist in gameplay involves the mini-games scattered throughout the board. These occur at different points in the game--for example, at the beginning of the game to determine who will roll first. They are quick detours from the main action and are generally designed to challenge players according to their standing in the game, thus making it tougher for first place players to pull away from their competition. A New Game With New Boards
Although the game environment of Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition is firmly rooted in the original game through its inclusion of a classically laid out board, with all the properties and playing pieces you remember, it also offers up new directions of play through its wealth of new board options. The game contains 10 playable boards. Each is individually themed, with properties reflecting that theme. Just a few of these themes included are, jungle, arctic, future, cheese, and deco. In addition, other available boards are designed after world capitals. As players access these boards they receive stamps on a virtual passport that when filled will unlock even more boards as they circle the globe becoming international real estate tycoons. Key Game Features: - Get Rich Quick - In this all-new, super-fast version, trade properties and compete in exciting mini-games designed to encourage fast monetary turnarounds, to see who makes the top of the rich list.
- Group Play - Up to four players can simultaneously join in on the "rags to riches" fun.
- Monopoly Past, Present & Future - The most extensive collection of Monopoly boards all in one package - from the newest Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition to classic Monopoly.
- Now Boarding - Fill up your passport as you play to unlock new and never-before-seen Monopoly boards.
30 Minute Games with 'Get Rich Quick'
A big part of the fun of the original Monopoly board game was the experience of going head-to-head against fellow players in games that could last for hours, depending on the roll of the dice and how much money and real estate assets were available. But not everyone wants to, or has the time to play a drawn out game like this. This is where Monopoly Here and Now: the World Edition's 'Get Rich Quick' game mode comes in. Designed to be accessible to players of any age and more importantly to provide all the rags to riches excitement cherished from previous versions of Monopoly, condensed into shorter space of time, a full game in Get Rich Quick mode can take as little as 30 minutes depending on your configuration. This speed of play is achieved through the availability of varying levels of play and strategy built into the mode. At the outset of the game players agree to play at either the developer, industrialist, or tycoon levels. Big payoffs and fast turnarounds are the norm here, with the developer level offering the quickest play due to the leveling events incorporated within it. Through these, large leads can often quickly disappear, keeping the game competitive regardless of player's skill levels and initial bankroll. The result is quick, compelling and addictive family gameplay that is sure to make its mark on generations of would-be real estate tycoons for years to come.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 18
 Great Product May 1, 2010
Alison Woods (Upstate, New York, USA)
Great game, we have tons of fun playing as a family. Play the traditional version or set up house rules, either way hours of fun! There are lots of different boards to unlock as you play, so the game never gets old! A must have for any family or party (I also play it late at night after everyone has gone to sleep)!
 Missing music volume option kills the game March 24, 2010
T. Strokes (New Orleans, LA)
The graphics are Ok. Gameplay is OK. The soundtrack loop is really annoying. Problem is you can't turn off the music or even lower its balance in the mix. We don't mind what the character speaks... so its either endure the audio or turn it off all together.
The rules seem different than we've played on the board game. Playing the classic version we found a work-around to the requirement that when you land on a property that isn't owned (and you don't purchase it) it is automatically auctioned off. We just make sure no one buys it during the auction.
Good graphics but, not like the Old PC Game January 11, 2010
Candace J. Fasshauer (Brentwood, TN USA)
This version is not like the 1995 Monopoly for PC by Westwood Studios.
Pros: This edition has a much faster pace than the old PC game. A family of 4 can actually get through a game one night. The graphics in this game are very good. Trades are relatively easy.
Cons: It may just be personal taste, but my family didn't care for the music in this game. It gets very repetitive. The Monopoly man narrating can give helpful tips at first but it becomes overly repetitive, and quite frankly, annoying. Playing with 4 members of your family or friends can be fun, but playing with 2 CPU (computer) characters is hardly worth the time. Computer characters are in cahoots with each other. They make lame trades with each other that no normal person would accept. There are not enough options to change. You can't change the music or shut off the monopoly man's comments. When my family plays we like to have a rule that no one may buy property until they travel once across the board. This version does not have this option. In this version not all payments go to Free Parking, only the taxes, which we do not like. There was no option to turn off Auctions.
If you loved the old PC game you may be disappointed, it simply does not have the character that the Westwood version had. If you have never played the old game and have nothing to compare it to, then I suppose it's a pretty good game.
Can I get a refund? December 28, 2009
N. Hunsaker (Minneapolis, MN)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Good: The graphics are okay and and the first few rounds of game play can be fun. There are different boards to choose which adds to the game-play.
Bad:
* The menu system is poorly designed. There is little distinction between selected buttons and non-selected. Selecting buttons is also buggy.
* You can not turn off the voice tips which get annoying after hearing repeatedly.
* The dice don't seem random enough. I rolled three consecutive doubles (which sends you to jail) about 4 times the first two games I played.
* You have to sit through every action the AI makes.
* This game takes longer to play than the real monopoly.
 Clarifications on game play November 6, 2009
Jerry Bologna (San Pedro, CA United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've read several reviews with mistaken details about the game. These are answers that i would have liked before i bought the game.
First of all, you CAN play up to 4 people with just one controller. You have that option in the menu. You simply pass the one controller to the next players. I almost bought 2 more controllers because i wanted 4 people to be able to play. I'm glad i waited.
Also, another reviewer wrote he was annoyed that if you played a one-player game, you had to play against 3 CPU opponents. In other words, each game had to have 4 players, whether they were CPU or a real person. That's not true either. If you want to play a 1-player game, you can cancel CPU players 3 and 4 and just play with one CPU opponent.
As far as fun, i give this game 3 stars. I find that the game rolling the dice for you takes a lot of fun out of the game. In the board game, you control your roll. Sure, it's random, but least it's you who threw the dice. In this game, you hit X. As i was playing, i was imagining that my friends would rather play the board game. BUT, it's too soon to tell. I will try it out on them and check out their reaction.
Graphics are good and the game boards are pretty cool. It's just not the "party" game i thought it would be.
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