Monopoly 2008
by Encore Software
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Software Reviews of Monopoly 2008
Customer Review: Monopoly
Summary: 4 Stars
Very good learning tool for extra fun for kids in class and a fun game for me to play all the time.Customer Review: great computer game, for all ages,
Summary: 5 Stars
This computer game is so fun and different to play. The graphics are awesome, all the game pieces are interactive, and a "paddy wagon" comes and gets you when you have to go to jail, the boot walks, all game pieces are so funny, it is a game for any age, just a great buy!Customer Review: Moronic AI spoils solitaire game. Pretty graphics
Summary: 3 Stars
Either the folks who designed the game have no idea how to play Monopoly, or they just didn't do a good job with the AI. The thing is convinced, at any IQ setting, that it can defeat a player with hotels if it just collects enough normal rents.
In a 3 player game, when one player gets a monopoly and starts building houses, the other two players should trade ASAP to get their own, or else they will lose. But this stupid thing will NOT trade in that situation, unless IT is the only party getting a monopoly. And sometimes not even then. Even if the human player is the one that is up, the two computer players cannot figure out that they will lose if they don't trade.
Very boring/frustrating solitaire games result.
Three stars for the pretty graphics and the supposition that this can be used with all human players just fine. But don't buy it for solitaire mode.
Customer Review: This game cheats on it's players. But good for playing with friends.
Summary: 3 Stars
I like the visual design of this version because it's very clean and you can see the entire board at all time. All the texts and details are organized. None of that 3D stuff so it's not demanding for older computers. Another nice feature is you can choose to skip the animation of the computer player's moves, unfortunately it still retains some animation so it still feel a bit slow for me. If you click the mouse you can skip your own moves animation as well.
One big fault though is the game can't keep the details as you change the screen resolution. It only zoom the screen if you change resolution and not keep the sharpness of texts and details, the text becomes blurry.
The biggest problem I have with the game is the cheating AI. The game create an impression of increased difficulties by controlling the dice roll of the computer players so they will often land on the nice spots, either to always land on an unpurchased estate when the game start or skipping pass your estate that has buildings on it. While your dice roll tend to land on useless places like Chance and Community chest too often. For example, on normal difficulty setting, playing against 3 other computer players, after circling Go twice I have one estate bought, while the other computer players own almost every other estates on the board + hotel built, then I landed on income tax. This can get annoying fast. The only way for me to take advantage is abuse the Trade system by gathering up money and buy off the computer player's estates, but that is no fun in the end.
It's not fun to play against the computer in this game.
Customer Review: Christmas Gift
Summary: 5 Stars
This item was purchased as a Christmas gift for my daughter-in-law.
I received quick service and was please with the item when it arrived.
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