Monopoly (1985 video game)
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| Publisher(s) | Leisure Genius |
| Series | Monopoly |
| Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Tatung Einstein, Thomson MO, Thomson TO, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Strategy, board game |
Monopoly is a 1985 multi-platform video game based on the board game Monopoly, released on the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, Tatung Einstein, Thomson MO, Thomson TO, and ZX Spectrum. Published by Leisure Genius, this title was one of many inspired by the property.
Gameplay
[edit]The game contains very similar gameplay to the board game it is based on, with various physical tasks being replaced by automation and digital representations.
Critical reception
[edit]Computer Shopper praised the game for its graphics and animation, and deemed it "excellent value".[1] Your Spectrum thought the game was an "excellent conversion" of the board game,[2] while Sinclair User wrote that the game was "very boring".[3]
In 1990, M. Evan Brooks reviewed the computer editions of Risk, Monopoly, Scrabble, and Clue for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "Monopoly has been released in numerous shareware and public domain versions which thereby weaken its standing."[4]
When the game was released for the Amiga in 1991, Amiga Power deemed it a "sound conversion" albeit more expensive than its source material,[5] while another from the same publication said it was competent but "arguably quite pointless".[6]
Reviews
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Computer Gamer - Issue 17 (1986-08)(Argus Press)(GB)". archive.org. August 1986. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Your Spectrum 20 - Joystick Jury". www.users.globalnet.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Sinclair User Magazine Issue 042". archive.org. September 1985. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ Brooks, M. Evan (March 1990). "CLASSIC CONVERSIONS". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 69. pp. 44–45.
- ^ "Amiga Power - Issue 03 (1991-07)(Future Publishing)(GB)". archive.org. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Amiga Power - Issue 04 (1991-08)(Future Publishing)(GB)". archive.org. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 43". February 1987.
External links
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- Monopoly at MobyGames
- ASM review
- Review in RUN Magazine
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