Monopoly Star Wars (PC)

Well Monopoloy is a great family game anyway. This version is the same but with different characters , places to buy and items to build. Boys will love it and it will be alot more interesting to them that the classic Monopoly game. Kids don't play many board games now. However board games do have alot of educational advantages particularly Monopoly. Thats how I learnt to count, be tight with money and save. One day this game will be a collectors item just like all the older Star Wars toys so there are advantages to it. The game can be purchased as a board game , PC, PSP etc so many different formats. The board is more fun because not may ...  Read the complete review

Personally, I like Star Wars. I like Monopoly. Problem is, I would like the two to stay seperate. I don't like the idea of a quick cash-in by issuing special issue after special issue of the monopoly game. There are a lot aroud already. The Euro-monopoly (probably not in the UK, but it is in Holland), the star-wars monopoly, and a few more. Next, we'll get barbie-Monopoly or (more UK focussed) Red Dwarf Monopoly. No thanx for me. I'll stick with the original. Ok, ok, ok, so you want to know more? Here it comes then. Afterwards, make up your own mind... First, I expect everyone to know the basic concept of the ...  Read the complete review

Yes I do like Star Wars and Yes I have the Star Wars Monopoly board game and yes I was drawn to this version of computer Monopoly because it was Star Wars. I keep on telling myself that the main reason I bought it was because it was cheap and included a rather nice Pewter figure of Anakin Skywalker, not because I am a Star Wars addict. Well enough of my problems, so how does the game play? It is very much like the Star Wars version of the board game, but on steroids. You have 3D animated characters, dice roles via Tie-fighters or X-wings shooting up the dice, video snippets from the films and a commentary on what is happening by C-3PO (Anthony Daniels). Of course ...  Read the complete review