#MONOPOLY FOR SWITCH PLUS#

To me, it simply elongates a game that, with skilled players, can take upwards of three hours to finish. I don’t know of any person who wants Monopoly to feel more alive, but I guess this kind of accomplishes that.

The entire middle section has whatever theme going on and landing on the different properties will show a quick sequence of a for-sale sign popping up. The whole gimmick on these new boards is that the game is supposed to feel more alive by becoming overly animated. It looks plain ugly on handheld and it even slows down the pace of an already slow game. Playing in docked mode does provide a smoother experience, but you’re looking at around 20 frames per second when picking the Classic, Amusement Park, or Haunted boards. I’m not sure what the idea behind these new boards was, but there was clearly no optimization done to ensure these run at any reasonable framerate on Nintendo’s new console. Where this Switch port drops the ball is in the “Living Boards” section. There are some unlockable tokens, so you can set some goals for your various play sessions to get a golden pumpkin or gramophone. Putting that aside, the game has support for up to six players by either passing the controller off or using split Joy-Con you can even shake the controller to simulate rolling the dice. I know Monopoly is more about endless replayability and tons of strategy (with a dash of luck), but there is no way you can justify a $25 price increase, even for portability. What I don’t enjoy is unnecessary price gouging on a title that barely has content. I have a history of heated Monopoly battles with a friend of mine, so I actually do enjoy the game. While that is fine, in and of itself, the cost of this package is what really makes me shrug. For one reason or another, that was the version of Monopoly that Ubisoft decided to port over to the Switch. It made sense as a budget title to get people introduced to Monopoly, but it was pretty no-thrills. It included what was called “Living Boards” and custom rule sets along with simple online play and not much else.

#MONOPOLY FOR SWITCH PLUS#

It also has a bunch of performance issues and an insane price that hinder an otherwise decent package.Ī few years back, Monopoly Plus was released on all major consoles as a downloadable title for $14.99.

While this Switch port of the “classic” real estate trading game will let you bankrupt your buddies in public at any time, there isn’t a whole lot else this brings to the table. A lot of the fun in Monopoly doesn’t come from its loose interpretation of real estate, but more so how much of an asshole you can be to your friends. It may have been on one of the numerous console iterations or the various themed board games, but most people have been subjected to the terrors of Mr. At one point or another, everyone has played Monopoly.

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