A new Sonic Monopoly game has hit the market and Sega has given us a glimpse of what to expect when picking it up from stores.
Called 'Monopoly Gamer Sonic the Hedgehog Edition', this version of the classic game ditches the standard tokens, allowing players to zoom around the board as Sonic, Tails, Amy, or Knuckles. You can buy themed properties such as Planet Wisp and Rooftop Run, and Passing Go now triggers a co-operative boss fight instead of rewarding you with the usual $200.
Here it is in action:
MONOPOLY MEETS SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: This Monopoly Gamer board game features Sonic the Hedgehog series themes, art, and characters
RACK UP POINTS: In the Monopoly Gamer: Sonic the Hedgehog Edition board game players grab Rings, buy property, and beat bosses to earn points to win
CHAOS EMERALDS: Battle bosses for Chaos Emeralds. Having more Emeralds means it'll be easier to beat Dr. Eggman
SPEEDY DIE AND BOOST DIE: The numbered die only has numbers 2 through 7 for faster movement around the gameboard. Activate a boost ability -- maybe even a super boost -- with the boost die
CHOOSE A HERO: Move around the gameboard as a favourite character: Sonic, Tails, Amy, or Knuckles
It's available to buy as we speak at Walmart for $19.99, but other retailers are expected to join in on the action from 1st October.
Speeding up a game of Monopoly does sound like a good idea to be fair. Maybe one for the Christmas wishlist?
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Huh, so you can't roll a 1 to move to the next immediate space? That's weird.
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So, kind of the same as the Mario Gamer edition, then? But with rings instead of coins?
@RupeeClock Ordinary Monopoly uses two dice, so you can't roll a 1 in that either.
Reminds me of Sonic Shuffle.
There should be a boardgame called Duopoly where you try to lose your place in the video game market as efficiently as Sega did.
But will they make an Amy themed Ms. Monopoly? Thats the real question
Ah, finally something new to make the original movie trailer look good by comparison...
GOTTA EARN FAST
There is a regular Sonic Monopoly too if you have to have the classic gameplay. This is a nice alternative though.
Edit: @playoldgames that is correct. So now we have Sonic, Mario, Mario Kart and Overwatch variants.
@HobbitGamer look good? That's impossible. Plus sonic-themed monopoly has been available for a long time, I'd praise them for actually trying to add something new this time around.
Honestly I must be the one person around like this, but I like traditional Monopoly. I really do. On the rare occasions I actually succeed in talking people into playing it with me, we usually have a lot of fun. I used to love playing with my parents and grandparents. My father had the Ford Mustang edition and we played many times. I had the base game. I always wanted the old Star Wars one based on the original movies that someone I knew in school had, but by that point it was old and collectors had driven the price through the roof...
I remember hearing about a Pokemon one at one point too. And a Mario one. I'd like both.
After ms monopoly I kinda lost trust in these...
I have the Mario and Overwatch one and they are fun games alot quicker too then normal Monopoly. Will probably pick this version up at some point.
I do love me some Monopoly. Might have to pick this one up.
It was only a matter of time before they did a Sonic The Hedgehog Monopoly. The question is:why did it take so long?? Nothing to do with the upcoming film surely(?) Anyway, it looks good but I'dve still preferred the more traditional format but I guess it works well in the gamer vein.
@Heavyarms55 The problem with monopoly is that boardgames have come a long way. There are a lot of better options out there, both on the casual and hardcore ends of the spectrum. But yeah, I agree. It gets a bad rap that it doesn't deserve.
Also, people like to use a bunch of broken houserules that screw up the game economy. Which makes the game virtually unplayable, and can be impossible to finish in a reasonable time. Not to mention, they forget the property auction rule. Which fills the board up faster. The vast majority of people I played it with were just taught to play it wrong.
@Heavyarms55 The Zelda one looks rather decent actually... The tokens look pretty awesome too.
It does not matter how cool it's dressed or what franchises it uses. Monopoly is still a tedious game that causes family arguments. I can't remember the last time I even finished a game.
It looks really great though.
@Heavyarms55 : I believe there may have been multiple Pokémon Monopoly games. I think there was one based solely on Gen I, and another that was Gen II oriented.
I have just checked online and have found four Pokémon Monopoly games from over the years. There were Gen I and II boards released back in the day (at the height of the franchise's popularity, circa 1999-2001), and then they had released two more in recent years, again, being Kanto and Johto-themed boards.
@Silly_G I think you're right. I do think there was more than one. If memory serves, I think there was a gen 3 one too!
@playoldgames
Yeah, kind of weird the article doesn't mention that. After all, that is the more accurate comparison than the original Monopoly. It's not like this is the first time the Monopoly formula has been sped up, and the earlier one was even Nintendo themed.
Would be interesting to try a Monopoly Gamer version at some point though, even if I enjoy modern designer board games more.
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