Comments on: The Making of: Monopoly Tycoon http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:07:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-535471 Alex Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:43:47 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-535471 Game isn't working for me anymore. :( It just crashes on the Deep Red splash screen. Game isn’t working for me anymore. :( It just crashes on the Deep Red splash screen.

report

]]> By: Out Reach http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-172316 Out Reach Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:22:50 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-172316 I've had it for ages but it won't install on my new PC :\ I’ve had it for ages but it won’t install on my new PC :\

report

]]> By: Paul Emil http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-167797 Paul Emil Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:00:25 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-167797 I got this for a birthday a while back. I thought it sucked (Opinion! Opinion! Not a troll!). I guess economic games have never really been my strength. See also: Capitalism series (which I personally hate). I got this for a birthday a while back. I thought it sucked (Opinion! Opinion! Not a troll!). I guess economic games have never really been my strength. See also: Capitalism series (which I personally hate).

report

]]> By: yxxxx http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-167414 yxxxx Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:27:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-167414 I loved this game at the time and still do. It was a really great use off the monopoly license. I loved this game at the time and still do.
It was a really great use off the monopoly license.

report

]]> By: Schmung http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-167244 Schmung Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:55:33 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-167244 I've got a copy of this stashed away somewhere. Jolly good fun. I played through it and then my dad did the same. This comment rings very true : My main complaint about the original game was that the motivations behind the ebbs and flows of the economy weren’t always obvious enough, so you’d be wondering why your cinema’s revenue had plummeted and couldn’t find out why. This was what eventually killed it for me I think, but I'm actually quite tempted to dig it up and start playing again as I've fond memories of it. Nice interview as well. I’ve got a copy of this stashed away somewhere. Jolly good fun. I played through it and then my dad did the same. This comment rings very true :

My main complaint about the original game was that the motivations behind the ebbs and flows of the economy weren’t always obvious enough, so you’d be wondering why your cinema’s revenue had plummeted and couldn’t find out why.

This was what eventually killed it for me I think, but I’m actually quite tempted to dig it up and start playing again as I’ve fond memories of it. Nice interview as well.

report

]]> By: John http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-167127 John Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:06:34 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-167127 I too bought this from the PC Gamer review. I was working at an EB then, and after playing it like crazy sold the hell out of it - likewise crazy-like. Everybody loved it. I personally was really impressed with the way that it managed to incorporate the multiplayer in a way that seemed fluid and interesting. I too bought this from the PC Gamer review. I was working at an EB then, and after playing it like crazy sold the hell out of it – likewise crazy-like. Everybody loved it.

I personally was really impressed with the way that it managed to incorporate the multiplayer in a way that seemed fluid and interesting.

report

]]> By: Maskatron http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-167008 Maskatron Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:54:22 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-167008 It's been quite awhile since I played it but I remeber being blown away by it since all I was looking for was a competent computer version of Monopoly. It is so much more than that. It’s been quite awhile since I played it but I remeber being blown away by it since all I was looking for was a competent computer version of Monopoly. It is so much more than that.

report

]]> By: hydra9 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-166911 hydra9 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:59:54 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-166911 It's only a pound or so, plus shipping, on Amazon... It’s only a pound or so, plus shipping, on Amazon…

report

]]> By: Lucas http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-166868 Lucas Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:49:46 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-166868 There's something special about economic strategy games symmetrically designed such that the single player is just like the multiplayer. Startopia and 1701 AD also both spring to mind (freeplay wise). I didn't play very much Monopoly Tycoon (I usually tried on too high a difficulty and lost quickly), but it was enjoyable and impressively unique. There’s something special about economic strategy games symmetrically designed such that the single player is just like the multiplayer. Startopia and 1701 AD also both spring to mind (freeplay wise).

I didn’t play very much Monopoly Tycoon (I usually tried on too high a difficulty and lost quickly), but it was enjoyable and impressively unique.

report

]]> By: Filipe http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-166852 Filipe Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:29:24 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-166852 I remember getting this for free in a box of cereal. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was, given it's source. I remember getting this for free in a box of cereal. I was pleasantly surprised how good it was, given it’s source.

report

]]> By: cHeal http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-166728 cHeal Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:29:07 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-166728 Not a patch on Rollercoaster Tycoon but Monopoly was an excellent game. It didn't just make the board game a computer game, it adapted the board game for the gaming medium. Brilliantly realized, it managed to offer a thoroughly enjoyable management game with the underlying mechanics of the board game intact. I bought this on release but gave it away to an old work mate (along with a load of other old games) years ago. I'd probably be tempted to pick it up on budget again if I saw it at the right price. Not a patch on Rollercoaster Tycoon but Monopoly was an excellent game. It didn’t just make the board game a computer game, it adapted the board game for the gaming medium. Brilliantly realized, it managed to offer a thoroughly enjoyable management game with the underlying mechanics of the board game intact.

I bought this on release but gave it away to an old work mate (along with a load of other old games) years ago. I’d probably be tempted to pick it up on budget again if I saw it at the right price.

report

]]> By: Matthew http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/30/the-making-of-monopoly-tycoon/#comment-166712 Matthew Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:55:00 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=9703#comment-166712 I did the same when I saw it on budget release. I did the same when I saw it on budget release.

report

]]>