Comments on: EA Announces Monopoly Party Game

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:43:05 +0000

i gotta agree with both Joelteon and Chris. board games are always more fun with other people in the room, but let’s face it, getting people together regularly can be a pain in the ass. plus a full board game can take hours, as opposed to 20-30 minutes on an electronic one. For that reason, I’ve probably played more digital versions of Risk and Catan than I have the physical versions. but yeah, this should seriously be an XBLA title (that’s worked pretty well for Carcassone, Uno, Catan, and probably Lost Cities).

By: erathoniel

erathoniel — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:23:33 +0000

Pogo.com games would not be too expensive. That is, if they release it the same across the entire board. Pun intended.

By: used cisco

used cisco — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:28:47 +0000

Joelteon has a point. That being said, this could go over well with the Wii crowd.

But no PS3 support? Curious.

By: Joelteon7

Joelteon7 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:25:12 +0000

The crux with this is Monopoly is all about the individual rules you bring in when you’re about to bankrupt to keep you going for a tiny bit longer…I like to make them suffer longer by lending them some money and then losing next turn on my 3/4 board ownership…ahem.

My point is, this is a(n un)friendly game that requires you, a board and some mates. When you add the PC, it automatically decreases the fun value of it as you’ve got to stick to the proper rule. I don’t think I’ve played an ‘interpretation’ of Monopoly more than 3 times before a new and interesting twist.

I do begin to wonder why we need to digitize everything that isn’t already. There’s a reason it worked so well as a board game for so long…

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:56:49 +0000

The crux with this, I think, will be pricing. This seems like it should be an XBLA game, not a retail game you pay $30 or $40 for.