Monopoly Collection for Wii

I’m a big fan of board games, but I’m not a fan of all the set-up that most games require, and I’m definitely not fond of keeping track of all of the little pieces. So I was really excited when I found out that many of my favorite board games are now available as Wii games! The most recent addition to my game library is called Monopoly Collection. This Wii disc contains two Monopoly games, classic Monopoly and Monopoly Streets. Here’s just a bit about these games, from the EA website:

Become a MONOPOLY mogul as you compete with friends and family to dominate the board in MONOPOLY, or immerse yourself in the MONOPOLY world as the magical metropolis comes to life in MONOPOLY Streets.

The classic Monopoly game has everything that you remember from the board game, with many extra features, such as the ability to customize the game with your house rules.  In Monopoly you can either play a regular version of the game, or one of several shorter versions in a game called Monopoly Richest.  The Richest games are a nice twist on Monopoly, with a certain number of rounds determined before the game, and the goal of obtaining the most assets by the end of the game. I really like the Richest games when I’m playing by myself, as they offer a way to take a quick game break without spending hours playing a full game.

The graphics on Monopoly are nice and the animation is well done.  I do wish that you could control the music on the game, as it gets a bit old after a while, but it’s not unbearable. In Monopoly, as you play, you earn stamps in your passport, and with enough stamps, you earn a new Monopoly board to play on, and new playing tokens to go along with it. The most recent board that I acquired is a dessert game board. Fun to play on and yummy to look at.

The second game on the disc is Monopoly Streets. This is a fun update of the Monopoly game, in which you play in a virtual 3D city, with your character traveling the streets of the city. When you buy a property, it changes appearance, and when you build houses and hotels, they actually appear on your property! This is my kids’ favorite game to watch me play, as they love to watch the buildings appear.  Monopoly Streets also has a handy “fast forward” feature, allowing you to fast forward through things like watching the characters actually travel from spot to spot. It’s fun and entertaining to watch all the action the first few rounds, but it’s nice to be able to skip through the unimportant parts in later rounds when you’ve seen it all multiple times.

My favorite thing about Monopoly Streets is that as you play, you earn points which you can use to “purchase” new boards (some 2D and some 3D) and tokens.  You can even purchase the ability to use your Mii character in the game.  This keeps the game new and fresh and entertaining!

Both Monopoly and Monopoly Streets can be played with up to four players, so this offers fun for multiple people. The games are rated E for Everyone, but do require a good bit of reading to understand what’s going on, so they’re probably best for older children and adults.

Purchase Monopoly Collection at Amazon.com for $27.99.

Disclosure: I received these games to review for myself. I was not compensated in any other way and all opinions posted here are mine and mine alone.

Carrie is a mom to two small kids (ages 4 and 2), who spends her days trying to keep her kids out of trouble, enjoying life in Seattle, and blogging at Growing My Kids Reviews.