Monopoly Party

Advertising Blurbs

The world's most popular board game gets cubed.
Plenty of Options
Developer Runecraft keeps things fresh with a ton of gameplay options. For example, in the frantic Party Mode, all players take their turns simultaneously.
You can customize the rules to limit the number of houses, eliminate double rent when one property in a monopoly is mortgaged, deal some or all of the properties at game's start, manage auctions, designate a Free Parking jackpot, change the rules for calculating income tax and more. You can also default to the official US or UK rules and replace dollars with euros.
There's no option for screen text to replace the announcer, but after your first game you won't need his guidance. You can choose one to three computer-controlled rivals, setting each one's AI at easy, normal or hard.
Bonus Boards
Monopoly Party has the classic Atlantic City board, plus four bonus boards:
• Ancient Monuments
• Prehistoric
• Fantasy
• Sci-Fi
All come with unique pawns and building styles, such as a Phoenician sailing ship and a Greek temple in Ancient Monuments. Boardwalk becomes Milky Way in Sci-Fi, Nero Avenue in Ancient Monuments, King Arthur Street in Fantasy and Tyrannosaurus Rex Avenue in Prehistoric.
The boards tend to reuse the same basic animations, only changing the art, so that the dragon fluttering about the Fantasy board becomes a pteranadon on the Prehistoric board.
Visuals
Monopoly Party arbitrarily chooses one of two camera views: either a three-quarters overhead view or a low camera that pans with the moving pawns. The drawback here is that you can't check out a rival's holdings with a quick glance. Presentation is straightforward, although trades are initially confusing.
Perhaps recognizing that a property like Monopoly doesn’t really lend itself to a lot of eye candy, developer Runecraft took an unflashy approach to designing the graphics. The Nintendo GameCube's great capacity for cool lighting effects isn't exploited, particularly on the Sci-Fi board. You can turn off the stiff animations of the pawns and the background figures.
You can select from a handful of music tracks in various genres, including funk, rock and electronica. A muddy mix makes it difficult to make out the sound effects, which must have been tough to figure out in the first place. Just what sound does an ancient vase make when it hops?
Monopoly Party saves records, but you can’t save a game in progress.
Bottom Line
The bottom line -- that's what Monopoly is all about, isn't it? Monopoly Party gives you an accurate sim of the boardgame with just about all the rules options you can think of. The extra boards are fun, even if they don't add anything in terms of gameplay. Configurable AI makes this disc particularly good for brushing up on your Monopoly skills.


Contributed by Evil Ryu (31686) on Oct 17, 2006.

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Bienvenue dans le monde de MONOPOLY Party !

MONOPOLY Party, c'est avant tout la grande fête de l'argent ! Ce que les fans de MONOPOLY connaissent si bien et adorent dans ce jeu, ce sont les transactions, les échanges et les accords passés entre les différents participants - aujourd'hui plus intenses, encore, car chaque joueur joue immédiatement ! C'est toujours à vous de jouer ! Voyez avec quelle rapidité vous pouvez acheter des propriétés, construire des maisons et bâtir un puissant empire immobilier



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• Faites perdre vos adversaires en un temps record
• Pensez rapidement à la manière dont vous allez construire et acheter les terrains dans Monopoly Party
• Game-play ultra rapide
• Différents plateaux en 3D à visiter : Préhistoire, Science Fiction, Moyen Age, Temps Anciens
• 1 à 4 joueurs, avec ou sans l'ordinateur
• Créez vos propres règles du jeu
• C'est Monopoly avec un mode multi joueurs encore plus captivant et plus rapide !



Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on Sep 25, 2005.

DESCRIPTION:

The original party game, MONOPOLY, becomes the next great party game for next generation game consoles: MONOPOLY Party! The MONOPOLY Party game brings fun, social gaming to the television by evolving a classic brand and a familiar play pattern with new game rules and 3D graphics to make the classic MONOPOLY game faster, livelier, and more entertaining than ever. The key innovation is same-time play, which allows every player to move at once, so there’s never a dull moment.

GAME FEATURES:
• Play at all times with same-time turn mode. No more waiting!
• Engage your opponents, from 1-4 human and computer players
• Colorful 3D environments fill the center of the Monopoly board
• Control all-new tokens and properties Master playing techniques to improve your playing ability
  

  Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on May 05, 2004.

It's High Stakes Fun!



The MONOPOLY Party is the fastest way to discover what your friends are REALLY like! It's an intense buying, trading, building and deal-making frenzy because every player moves at the same time! Who will cut you a deal when the chips are down and who will bankrupt you faster than you can say "Marvin Gardens"? Play the MONOPOLY Party game and find out!

Key Features
• Play super fast because everyone rolls together and moves at the same time!
• Choose from the classic MONOPOLY game board or four alternative theme game boards: fantasy, sci-fi, ancient monuments, and prehistoric, plus all-new themed tokens.
• Compete against 1-4 human or computer players.
  
  It's always your turn!
  

  Contributed by Corn Popper (66196) on Mar 10, 2003.