Monopoly 2008 [Old Version]

by Encore

Product Features

• Bright 3D Graphics
• 3 Opponent Difficulty Levels: First Time Buyer, Entrepreneur and Tycoon
• "Cheat Proof" Banking
• Limitless Replayability
• Fast-Moving Property Trades and Automatic Auctions

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000SQN0JO
• Item model number: 14250
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,597 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #18 in Video Games > PC Games > Board Games

Product Description

An Updated Classic Returns: MONOPOLY Purists Rejoice! It's the World's Most Popular Board Game brought to life! Acquire wealth by buying and developing the Monopoly properties you know and love. It's all about money - and making more of it than your opponents. Features Include: -Cleverly Animated Tokens, Bright 3D Graphics, New Music -Enhanced Faster Moving Gameplay -Multiplayer Mode with up to 4 Friends OR Play against up to 3 Computer Opponents with an advanced A.I. -3 Opponent Difficulty Levels: First Time Buyer, Entrepreneur and Tycoon -Limitless Replayability -Fun and Addictive Action for Everyone!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely for Laptops, December 25, 2007

By 

Dan Amrich (California) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Monopoly 2008 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

You don't need the CD in the drive to play -- that makes it perfect for my intended usage, killing time on a laptop during business flights. I can go one better than simply conserving power by not accessing the CD -- I can replace the CD drive altogether and swap in a second battery on long flights. I didn't expect that perk when I put this on my wish list, but that alone makes it a great choice for travelers.

The interface is much improved -- you can see who owns what with tabs on the inside edge of the board, and they're colored if the property is mortgaged. Unlike the old Westwood versions, the animations aren't overly long and don't slow down play much at all. (You can turn off viewing computer players' turns altogether to make it even faster.) And the house rules options are plentiful and easy to adjust -- great if you like playing Monopoly "your way."

I didn't even notice this edition has no online play, but as an airplane player, that totally didn't matter to me. I was looking for a great single-player game of Monopoly and I found it!

41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Illogical computer players, October 13, 2008

By 

M. Roberts (Spain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monopoly 2008 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

Everything is great about this game until you start 'trading' with your computer opponents. That's when you start making offers to buy or swap properties. There are three computer skill levels, but none of them make the slightest bit of sense. Sometimes you offer a tiny amount of cash for a key property, and amazingly the computer accepts, although most of the time it is the impossibility of getting them to accept your offers that frustrates. By way of experiment, I have offered every one of my properties and all my money to computers opponents in exchange for their Get out of Jail free card, and they still refuse to accept my offer! Clever property trading is the whole key to being a skilful Monopoly player, otherwise its almost all pure luck, and the total lack of logic to the way the computer players trade ruins what would otherwise be a brilliant game.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Original CD is REQUIRED to run this under Vista, March 17, 2009

By 

Gary Shuster - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monopoly 2008 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I have a laptop without a CD drive, so when I read the reviews on this product that said the original CD was not required to run the program, I ordered it. I dragged my USB DVD drive out of the closet, hooked it up to my laptop, and installed. Apparently, the publisher has updated the copy protection, since this program won't run without the original CD in the drive.

I'm not about to drag an external DVD drive around with me just so I can play a game, so I pretty much just wasted my money on this software. Be warned: The current version of the software shipping for this item is heavily copy protected to the point that legitimate purchasers without a built-in CD drive are unable to use the program.

UPDATE: The protection used in my copy is SecuROM (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecuROM). Be warned that even after uninstalling the game, the SecuROM software is NOT uninstalled. Before installing this game, it is probably a good idea to do a Google search for "securom uninstall". Securom is supposed to allow the software to be used without the original disk in the drive, but I was unable to make it happen.