Not quite the same as sat around the table! (Monopoly (Wii))

Member Name: poor-student-89

Product:	Monopoly (Wii)
Date:	01/07/09 (13 review reads)
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Advantages: Quicker i suppose, harder to cheat (haha), good graphics, no missing pieces

Disadvantages: Its just not quite the same is all I can say!

This game has two versions - Classic monopoly, and the Richest edition (which I havent played yet, looks far too confusing, will update this review when I've figured it out).
I bought this game purely because I'm sick of missing pieces and finding monopoly money all over the house for weeks after playing the board game! Expected it to be a simple computerised version of the board game, but its got lots of extras and novelty features, such as different board designs to play on and pieces to use, which is great if you like that sort of thing, but I personally found when playing with 4 kids all the fancy extras were more trouble than they were worth, it just gave them more to squabble over! Once game play starts though its very much like traditional monopoly. However I've always thought part of the fun with monopoly was nominating someone as banker and having them count the money. It was usually me so I miss this! It just seems to be a bit ruined by a computer taking over everything, I suppose I'm quite traditional but I love rolling an old fashioned dice, this shaking a wii remote isnt for me I've decided. Love the wii for other games, especially all the wii sports, but monopoly is best left to a board in my opinion! The quality of the game in general is good though, definitely no complaints with the graphics or sound. One thing I do love about it though, I have to admit, is that you can play against a computer, so you can actually play on your own if no one else wants to!

Summary: Great quality game but some things have to be done the proper way!