I think Monopoly is a bit like Marmite — either you love it, or you hate it. Personally, as a child I was a massive fan of Monopoly. It was my favorite board game and whenever we had a power cut or the TV was out of action, we dusted off the Monopoly and played […]
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App of the Day: Monopoly Here & Now: International Edition

Dec 10th 2008 by

I think Monopoly is a bit like Marmite — either you love it, or you hate it. Personally, as a child I was a massive fan of Monopoly. It was my favorite board game and whenever we had a power cut or the TV was out of action, we dusted off the Monopoly and played for hours. However I think as I’ve gotten older, Monopoly seems to have lost its appeal. It’s not a game you can play in a short space of time and after a while it can get rather boring. Things might be about to change however, with Monopoly Here & Now: International Edition for the iPhone.

Shake the iPhone to roll the dice and use the touch screen to flick and drag property cards, or navigate your way through to colorful tabs at the bottom of the screen to buy, trade and manage your properties. A pull down menu at the top will recap the last 5 game moves, so if you get interrupted half way through, you can remind yourself of where you left off. You can also save and resume games so if you do manage to get yourself involved in a long game that you don’t have time to complete, you can always continue it later.

Monopoly seems to be really colorful and good looking with some nice 3D graphics. An impressive feature is the multiplayer mode — via WiFi you connect and play with up to 3 other players. You can use the in-game chat to talk to the other players and if one of them leaves the table, they will automatically be replaced by an AI character.

EA games have produced some great games for the iPhone and I think I will definitely give Monopoly a try. Even if it’s just for the nostalgic value. Monopoly is available in the App Store now for $7.99 in the US, or £4.99 in the UK.

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