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Making the Most of Mario and Monopoly
posted by JMichaud (BETHESDA, MD) Feb 20, 2012
Member since Jan 2008
6 out of 6 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Woo-hoo. It’s Mario and his friends taking a journey from their lands to the Monopoly boards in Fortune Street.
But instead of building houses and hotels, these games have players putting money into the properties they own or stocks (each set of properties is a stock option).
When players build up a property, the stock that the property is part of goes up as well (and it also increases rent for the property.) The value of each property also goes up if the player gets two or more of the set.
Along the way, players gather up suits (spade, heart, diamond, club). If the player gets all four suits and gets back to the start, they get a large cash bonus (depending on how many properties they own)
The way to win? Gather up a set number of net value (it’s different for each board) or be the player with the most net value when another player declares bankruptcy.
This is a great game for multiplayer play (Monopoly is a classic game after all), and the inclusion of simple mini games just adds to the fun.
But just like Monopoly, this game isn’t as much fun to play single player mode. Having to sit through the other players moves can get annoying. And the prize for winning the game isn’t great. You get to change your player’s outfit or how he rolls the die or moves along the board.
Fortune Street is one game that will thrill Monopoly fans, but it won’t win over anyone with the bland single player mode. It’s one game that is a definite rent- and a possible buy.
But instead of building houses and hotels, these games have players putting money into the properties they own or stocks (each set of properties is a stock option).
When players build up a property, the stock that the property is part of goes up as well (and it also increases rent for the property.) The value of each property also goes up if the player gets two or more of the set.
Along the way, players gather up suits (spade, heart, diamond, club). If the player gets all four suits and gets back to the start, they get a large cash bonus (depending on how many properties they own)
The way to win? Gather up a set number of net value (it’s different for each board) or be the player with the most net value when another player declares bankruptcy.
This is a great game for multiplayer play (Monopoly is a classic game after all), and the inclusion of simple mini games just adds to the fun.
But just like Monopoly, this game isn’t as much fun to play single player mode. Having to sit through the other players moves can get annoying. And the prize for winning the game isn’t great. You get to change your player’s outfit or how he rolls the die or moves along the board.
Fortune Street is one game that will thrill Monopoly fans, but it won’t win over anyone with the bland single player mode. It’s one game that is a definite rent- and a possible buy.