Nintendo's systems have attracted their share of board game conversions over the years, and the Switch has been particularly well suited to the genre. It's easy to disregard them, but titles like Monopoly on Switch shift copies, and now we have an established Hasbro property jumping into the fray.
Marmalade Game Studio has confirmed that The Game Of Life 2 arrives on the eShop today, albeit with a relatively premium price of $29.99 / €29.99 / £29.99. It's already available on smart devices and PC, and though most would play something like this in local multiplayer it will support online and cross-platform play.
A straw poll of the Nintendo Life team highlighted that some have kids that play the board game, and others remember it from childhood. Whether it has the same appeal as a Switch game will be something else entirely.
Are you tempted by this 'life simulation'?
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I'd get this if it was just a bit cheaper I remember loving this game though
Hasbro have a done another version of the game, where you can get divorced, sacked from your job, etc.
Wonder if this version allows same-sex marriages?
One day, they'll do a console version of the original rules Monopoly
JINSEI games by indie developer ?
I will wait for a sale. It looks like it could be fun. But the actual board game is only $20. So I don't want to pay more than that for this.
I just like the concept of giving these games DLC. I find it genuinely hilarious that you can get extra maps for cluedo and extra 'content' for the Game of Life. What a world we live in
Would be cool if Nintendo partnered with Life, Monopoly and had Nintendo themed video game versions....
@rockodoodle https://www.amazon.com/Monopoly-Super-Collectors-Amazon-Exclusive/dp/B01FKMV34E
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Wait a minute... This isn't a sequel to Conway's Game of Life! Almost got excited
I played this game numerous times with friends, and I have to say is that it isn't worth the asking price ($29.99). The game is very short, and its DLC is just map themes with skins for your character. It's about $20 on Steam season pass included, so I'd get it from there if I were you. It doesn't have mini-games like the prequel.
My advice is that unless you have friends and a time to waste, better spend your money elsewhere.
@KoopaTheGamer That was my first thought when I saw "Game of Life"!
Disappointing to find that it's just a digital sequel to a board game that I hate with a passion.
My kids love the Game of Life and would probably play this a lot......but I'm not $29.99 sure of that so I will wait until it is inevitably $7.99
@Rambler It does
Why is this 3 times the price of the steam version?
@Fulbright
Brill. This might make a good camping version of the game
This looks like a perfect sequel to 1998 PC version. It had the same kinds of event animation. I may have to get this.
I grew up playing the board version of this game and would love to experience it again, but I'll wait for a sale.
@JoeyTS but wouldn’t it be cool if they had a video game version where the properties are Mario themed and u could play as Toad, Mario, DK, Luigi, Bowser, etc?
@Rambler The one on mobile did
@FroZtedFlakerZz it's $2 on the phone
But can you be gay?
I might consider a complete physical release of this, but I'll pass otherwise.
It also looks surprisingly cheap and nasty for game a major board game IP (and the asking price).
This isn't a localization of one of the bajillion adaptations Takara produced for the Japanese market, is it?
Might be nice to see one of those, I think the only western version seen before was a cut and dry '90s PC version?
$30 my foot. That's ridiculous!
What?? A $3.99 iOS game for that price??
Even the trailer is the same in the AppStore! Lol
I loved the game of Life. Don't know if I'd get it digital but might.
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