Monopoly Here and Now (video game)

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Monopoly Here and Now
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Developer(s) Glu Mobile (mobile)
Encore Software (pc)
EA Mobile, Hasbro (iOS)
Series Monopoly
Platform(s) Mobile, Windows, iOS, Android
ReleaseMobile: 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. [1] 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, [2] and was launched on Nov 20, 2008. The game was also scheduled for release on Nokia N-Gage. [3] [ citation needed ] The game was added to the Pogo.com platform in 2009. [4] [ citation needed ]

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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". [5] 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. [6]

Commercial performance

The game was reported to be within the AppStore list of Top 100 downloads on December 2, 2009, [7] December 9, 2009, [8] December 11, 2009, [9] December 13, 2009, [10] December 15, 2009, [11] and February 10, 2010. [12] The game was among the top ten of Pogo.com games, in terms of worldwide visitors and minutes played. [13]

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. [14] George Roush from IGN commented that the game was good, despite the disappointing AI and die physics. [15] 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. [16] Gadget Review thought the game was a "waste of money". [17] 148Apps disliked the auto-auction feature, though liked the game's customisability. [18]

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References

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