Monopoly Here and Now (video game)
{{Short description|2006 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Monopoly Here and Now
| image = Monopoly Here and Now cover.jpg
| developer = Glu Mobile (mobile)
Encore Software (pc)
EA Mobile, Hasbro (iOS)
| series = Monopoly
| platforms = Mobile, Windows, iOS, Android
| released = Mobile: October 01, 2006
Windows: Feb 23, 2007
iOS: Nov 20, 2008
}}
Monopoly Here and Now is a video game adaption of the board game of the same name, which itself is a version of the classic board game Monopoly. It was originally developed by Glu Mobile for the mobile market in 2006.{{Cite press release|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20060914005452/en/Glu-Publish-MONOPOLY-Mobile-Phones-Modern-Day|title=Glu to Publish MONOPOLY HERE & NOW for Mobile Phones; Modern Day Edition of Classic Board Game to Be Available on Today's Most Contemporary Gaming Platform|date=2006-09-14|language=en-US|access-date=2020-08-23}} A PC version was created by Encore Software for the Windows XP/Vista in 2007. It was then released for the iOS as "Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition". It was developed by EA Mobile and Hasbro. The game marked the franchise's debut into the iOS market,{{Cite web|url=http://www.slidetoplay.com/monopoly-here-and-now-review/|title=Monopoly Here and Now Review {{!}} Slide to Play|date=2009-01-19|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002192803/http://www.slidetoplay.com/monopoly-here-and-now-review/|url-status=live}} and was launched on Nov 20, 2008. The game was also scheduled for release on Nokia N-Gage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EA+Mobile+Strengthens+Commitment+to+Nokia+N-Gage+With+New+Global...-a0187948032|title=EA Mobile Strengthens Commitment to Nokia N-Gage With New Global Games Line-up. - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002195438/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EA+Mobile+Strengthens+Commitment+to+Nokia+N-Gage+With+New+Global...-a0187948032|url-status=dead}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2020|reason=}} The game was added to the Pogo.com platform in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EA+Sells+Over+Eight+Million+Units+Worldwide+of+Hasbro-Branded+Family...-a0218579185|title=EA Sells Over Eight Million Units Worldwide of Hasbro-Branded Family and Kids Video Games in One Year. - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002193458/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EA+Sells+Over+Eight+Million+Units+Worldwide+of+Hasbro-Branded+Family...-a0218579185|url-status=dead}}{{Citation needed|date=August 2020|reason=cite your source}}
Development
Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition iOS version
Adam Sussman, VP Publishing Americas and Asia for EA Mobile, commented upon the game's announcement: "Our alliance with Hasbro continues to benefit EA Mobile customers with our ability to bring favorite popular board game properties to the mobile platform".{{Cite journal|date=2008-12-30|title=EA Mobile Brings Out 5 New Mobile Editions of Hasbro Games|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-159555949.html}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The game was part of an expansion in the Spring of 2008, along with Trivial Pursuit, Risk, and Yahtzee Adventures, which saw new twists on classic Hasbro titles.{{Cite journal|date=2008-02-13|title=American International Toy Fair 2008: EA Talks Up First Hasbro Titles in Development|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-149180022.html}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Commercial performance
The game was reported to be within the AppStore list of Top 100 downloads on December 2, 2009,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hasbro-Branded+Games+Top+App+Store+Charts.-a0213316193|title=Hasbro-Branded Games Top App Store Charts. - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002193548/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Hasbro-Branded+Games+Top+App+Store+Charts.-a0213316193|url-status=dead}} December 9, 2009,{{Cite journal|date=2009-12-09|title=Hasbro: Monopoly No. 1 in Top Paid Apps in App Store|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-173989641.html}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} December 11, 2009,{{Cite journal|date=2009-12-11|title=Hasbro's Monopoly No. 1 in Top Paid Apps in App Store.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-214010054.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118070549/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-214010054.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-18}} December 13, 2009,{{Cite journal|date=2009-12-13|title=Hasbro: Monopoly No. 1, Scrabble No. 9 in Top Paid Apps.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-214374242.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118070600/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-214374242.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-18}} December 15, 2009,{{Cite journal|date=2009-12-15|title=Hasbro: Monopoly No. 1 in Top Paid Apps in App Store.|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-214428119.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118070622/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-214428119.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-18}} and February 10, 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EA+Sells+Over+Eight+Million+Units+Worldwide+of+Hasbro-Branded+Family...-a0218579185|title=EA Sells Over Eight Million Units Worldwide of Hasbro-Branded Family and Kids Video Games in One Year. - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002193458/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EA+Sells+Over+Eight+Million+Units+Worldwide+of+Hasbro-Branded+Family...-a0218579185|url-status=dead}} The game was among the top ten of Pogo.com games, in terms of worldwide visitors and minutes played.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EA+Sells+Over+Eight+Million+Units+Worldwide+of+Hasbro-Branded+Family...-a0218579185|title=EA Sells Over Eight Million Units Worldwide of Hasbro-Branded Family and Kids Video Games in One Year. - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002193458/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/EA+Sells+Over+Eight+Million+Units+Worldwide+of+Hasbro-Branded+Family...-a0218579185|url-status=dead}}
Critical reception
Levi Buchanan of IGN wrote about the 2006 version developed by Glu Mobile, that the game's cosmetic changes from the original were "fun", but he didn't see a concrete reason for choosing this version over the classic edition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/01/monopoly-here-now-review-2|title=Monopoly Here & Now Review|last=Buchanan|first=Levi|date=2006-11-01|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003060604/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/01/monopoly-here-now-review-2|url-status=live}} George Roush from IGN commented that the game was good, despite the disappointing AI and die physics.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/19/monopoly-here-now-iphone-review|title=Monopoly Here & Now iPhone Review|last=Roush|first=George|date=2008-12-19|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003074346/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/12/19/monopoly-here-now-iphone-review|url-status=live}} Slide To Play thought the game was a "solid" adaption of the board game, and thought it was a "bargain" considering the low price tag.{{Cite web|url=http://www.slidetoplay.com/monopoly-here-and-now-review/|title=Monopoly Here and Now Review {{!}} Slide to Play|date=2009-01-19|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002192803/http://www.slidetoplay.com/monopoly-here-and-now-review/|url-status=live}} Gadget Review thought the game was a "waste of money".{{Cite web|url=http://www.gadgetreview.com/monopoly-here-now-the-world-edition-ipad-review|title=Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition iPad Review|date=2011-07-20|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202001813/http://www.gadgetreview.com/monopoly-here-now-the-world-edition-ipad-review|url-status=live}} 148Apps disliked the auto-auction feature, though liked the game's customisability.{{Cite web|url=http://www.148apps.com/reviews/monopoly-world-edition/|title=MONOPOLY Here & Now: The World Edition {{!}} 148Apps|website=www.148apps.com|access-date=2016-10-02|archive-date=2016-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003055953/http://www.148apps.com/reviews/monopoly-world-edition/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130412031307/http://www.gamerankings.com/iphone/961309-monopoly-here-and-now-the-world-edition/index.html Monopoly Here and Now] at GameRankings
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Category:Electronic Arts games
Category:Video games developed in the United States