Monopoly for Nintendo Switch

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 77 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 31 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 77
  3. Negative: 25 out of 77
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  1. 074Geodude
    May 24, 2023
    0
    My friend and I wanted to play Monopoly so we bought the Android version for $4 each. Her phone couldn't play it for some reason so we decided to spend $40!!! each for the Switch version. We can't even finish ONE GAME because it keeps crashing online! Its 2023, this game has been out for SIX YEARS now and it's still buggy and broken.
  2. oopkp
    Mar 13, 2023
    1
    I was playing this game with my ex-girlfriend and it was downright AWFUL. First of all, the ENTIRE GAME is basically just a roll of the dice, which means you get completely **** through no fault of your own. This game was so bad I literally punched a hole in my wall when I lost 3 games in a row. The prison system in this game is downright cruel to players who can't roll a 3 and reallyI was playing this game with my ex-girlfriend and it was downright AWFUL. First of all, the ENTIRE GAME is basically just a roll of the dice, which means you get completely **** through no fault of your own. This game was so bad I literally punched a hole in my wall when I lost 3 games in a row. The prison system in this game is downright cruel to players who can't roll a 3 and really insensitive given how dangerous and oppressive America's prisons are. Just like real capitalism, this game is downright unfair and unfun. I broke up with my girlfriend for playing this with me and won't be buying any games in this series again.… Expand
  3. Quentberry
    Nov 19, 2022
    8
    Don't know why people hate on this game, the gameplay is fun, cool ost, graphically pretty good, the price can get really low sometimes like 3 bucks.
  4. GoodGamePlus
    Sep 16, 2022
    9
    I was worried that this game wouldn't run well or look good on Nintendo Switch. They really went extra graphically for a board game. The CPUs aren't very smart. The digital version of this game frequently goes on sale for a low price. Also, if more animations were skippable, that would be better.
  5. Adasc2906
    Aug 26, 2022
    7
    I mean.... it's classic monopoly but you can play with real life boards. nothing groundbreaking
  6. Tradnux
    Aug 8, 2022
    7
    I enjoyed this Monopoly game on my first few rounds of board game play, I think the presentation is good, but after a while I can't help but wonder if things can be sped up a bit because game's pacing is too slow, you can't skip on most of the camera transition sequences when its doing nothing, and the dice roll physics can tend to take long time, I know they aim to make it seem realisticI enjoyed this Monopoly game on my first few rounds of board game play, I think the presentation is good, but after a while I can't help but wonder if things can be sped up a bit because game's pacing is too slow, you can't skip on most of the camera transition sequences when its doing nothing, and the dice roll physics can tend to take long time, I know they aim to make it seem realistic but there should be options to make it faster. I tried playing it with family and friends but the slowness of the game is a snooze fest.

    Music and voice narration is fine. Beautiful graphics but it suffers from low frames per second at times, it's a minor issue due to the Switch hardware, but still it adds up to the feel of the slow game pace.

    If they could update and make some options for speeding of the game by
    - Make dice physics faster or an option to use just instant dice roll randomizer.
    - Skip button on most camera direction sequences when it does nothing to the board game play wise.
    - Improve the frames per second esp. on living city and other graphics intensive boards.
    - Not sure if the AI contributes to the slow pace, but they should find ways to optimize it for faster gameplay.

    I like the game, and I know Monopoly board game really does take time in real life, but simulation should have options to make it faster and with the modern game technology we have today. I just find it too slow.    … Expand
  7. LuissDt
    Apr 28, 2022
    4
    nintendo switch monopoly is too boring but it manages to make the family come together... this last one is not at all a positive way
  8. GeekyGamerLife
    Apr 20, 2022
    1
    I love Monopoly and Monopoly games. I got this one on sale some time ago and tried to pick it up again recently.

    Alas, there is never anyone online (literally... never...) and that makes it a bummer for a single player consolist like myself.

    As others have mentioned, I found it very heavy and it runs slow on the switch as well, which is not great. All in all, spend your money elsewhere.
  9. SAWAMY
    Apr 6, 2022
    0
    How can a game released on modern hardware be this much worse than Monopoly Party, released on GameCube, PS2 and Xbox in 2002? That game trumps this one in about every way: speed of play, creative themes, rules settings, character selection... I’d give this game a negative rating if I could.
  10. shw079
    Feb 4, 2022
    5
    Okay game but it would be nice to speed things up. It takes too much time to finish a game.
  11. Tyrallion
    Jan 5, 2022
    0
    Holy crap SOOOO sloooooowwww. It'd be orders of magnitude faster to play a real game; and that's including if you have to take the time to go to the store to buy it. The animations are painfully slow and you can't skip literally any of it. It's insane!
  12. josip1333
    Apr 8, 2021
    1
    Gameplay is attorciously slow, worst digital adaption of mobile monopoly. Better to buy a mobile phone version.
    This game also has a lot of bugs in it.
  13. Fallconex
    Jan 3, 2021
    7
    Just an average Monopoly game brought to the digital world, it's comfortable to play using joy-cons with a friend, well-made multiplayer
  14. Atothek88
    Dec 29, 2020
    1
    I love Monopoly but this version sucks and I already bought it on sale for 9,99Euro. Still regretting it because the AI moves rediculusly slow! If you play with more than one other player the waiting time becomes unbearable! Why do I have to watch the dice fall and roll every single time and why do they have to remind every player of their activity cards with every move!

    Also if you run    I love Monopoly but this version sucks and I already bought it on sale for 9,99Euro. Still regretting it because the AI moves rediculusly slow! If you play with more than one other player the waiting time becomes unbearable! Why do I have to watch the dice fall and roll every single time and why do they have to remind every player of their activity cards with every move!

    Also if you run out of money all players can auction for a super cheap price for the card you are landing on. So they will always make a bargain in case you run out of money. No fun at all with this very! I know Apps that are for free that work better!    … Expand
  15. dejhigh
    Nov 10, 2020
    0
    Would have rated it good but it seems 8 out of 10 times the game is rigged in favor of the AI. Every start I have is bad, I could go 4 turns from start and not land on a single property 8 times out of 10. Isn't dice result supposed to be random? Here it just seems you are set up to fail everytime. I can't have a bad start virtually every game. That is so unrealistic. Asides from the DiceWould have rated it good but it seems 8 out of 10 times the game is rigged in favor of the AI. Every start I have is bad, I could go 4 turns from start and not land on a single property 8 times out of 10. Isn't dice result supposed to be random? Here it just seems you are set up to fail everytime. I can't have a bad start virtually every game. That is so unrealistic. Asides from the Dice issue, lovely game.… Expand
  16. EMPRR
    Nov 9, 2020
    8
    Monopoly for Switch is a great game to play with friends while having a game night. The best thing is that you can save your game and pick up where you left off later and don't need to put away all the money and pieces yourself after playing.

    I see a lot of complaints about playing online, although I haven't played the game online, it's still a great game to play with friends.
  17. jimmytsai
    Sep 25, 2020
    2
    This game is slow. Not friendly for single player and beginner. Always close up to the token not the whole map.

    If you are buying this for casual time playing, don't wast your money.
    The android one is much better
  18. Ernest_Figueroa
    Jul 5, 2020
    5
    Nada que decir, cumple muy bien un clasico monoplpy en switch y me ha salvado un par de tardes de cuarentena. Lo pillé barato en la eshop.
  19. JoOc85
    Jun 9, 2020
    8
    entertains!
    bankruptcy would not give the money only to those who put you in it but to whoever has the biggest house and would give you a percentage not complete the money as for the rest would play with more new chips and some more cards ... you can play
  20. jorgeadp
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    I bought this title on the switch store to play with friends during the epidemic. The software was all up to date and my internet connection was good. I was having a fun time playing with my friends but about 2 hours in I clicked the button to make a trade and the game suddenly had an error and booted me from the online game. The game does not allow you to rejoin a game in progress andI bought this title on the switch store to play with friends during the epidemic. The software was all up to date and my internet connection was good. I was having a fun time playing with my friends but about 2 hours in I clicked the button to make a trade and the game suddenly had an error and booted me from the online game. The game does not allow you to rejoin a game in progress and put my assets were up for auction to my friends who were still online. It's untrustworthy and will waste your time by not allowing you to finish games you start. The graphics and game play aren't very advanced and this game is a few years old so I really can't fathom how they haven't worked out most bugs. Their support team also wasn't very helpful. I would say avoid this game until another company besides Ubisoft remakes it.… Expand
  21. Alberto_Rahl
    Mar 4, 2020
    5
    Incluso jugando uno solo es muy lento. no hay forma de acelerar el juego y te obliga a ver las mismas animaciones de los rivales una y otra vez. lo que podría ser un juego muy divertido acaba siendo lento y repetitivo. se solucionaría con un. botón para acelerar o saltar animaciones. pero dudo que a estas alturas lo actualicen.
  22. Billycrumble
    Dec 27, 2019
    2
    Monopoly is a classic game and I’ve had it and enjoyed it on a couple of digital platforms and though I’d buy this new one on switch because it’s the perfect game for handheld. Unfortunately though it is slow and over animated, honestly it’s unbearable. Playing with anything more than 2 players is just too slow, it takes about 5 minutes just for a rotation of 3 players, it’s pathetic. DoMonopoly is a classic game and I’ve had it and enjoyed it on a couple of digital platforms and though I’d buy this new one on switch because it’s the perfect game for handheld. Unfortunately though it is slow and over animated, honestly it’s unbearable. Playing with anything more than 2 players is just too slow, it takes about 5 minutes just for a rotation of 3 players, it’s pathetic. Do not buy unless you wanna waste away into a corse! It looks quite nicely designed and inviting to play but is a sheer waste of time because of said reasons.… Expand
  23. ENERGONX
    Sep 2, 2019
    6
    Este juego para jugar con los amigos puede ser muy divertido!Yo lo recomiendo
  24. KeegzX21
    Jun 19, 2019
    8
    I wouldn't recommend, BUT I LOVE THIS GAME. I play this with my family all the time. Its just slow on Switch. The menu has really bad latency. Otherwise, very great game. 8/10
  25. maverick83
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Abysmal. Worst Monopoly game I've ever played. How do you manage to make a Monopoly game with no option to turn auctions off? Especially when previous versions for other systems have included that option. I'd like to be able to name the AI too, since they're given stupid names.
  26. ElleryHQ
    Jan 26, 2019
    6
    Версия для портативной консоли понравилась мне больше, чем версия для ps4. Размахивать джойконом чтобы бросить кубики, это довольно весело. Жаль лишь, что кубики все равно летят куда им заблагорассудится. Раздражают очень недалекий искусственный интеллект (боты на максимальной сложности отдадут тебе монополию за выход из тюрьмы), периодические критические ошибки, после которых игруВерсия для портативной консоли понравилась мне больше, чем версия для ps4. Размахивать джойконом чтобы бросить кубики, это довольно весело. Жаль лишь, что кубики все равно летят куда им заблагорассудится. Раздражают очень недалекий искусственный интеллект (боты на максимальной сложности отдадут тебе монополию за выход из тюрьмы), периодические критические ошибки, после которых игру необходимо начинать сначала, а также очень продолжительное время хода ботов. Добавьте больше карт, пофиксите баги и это будет лучшей версией игры на консолях.… Expand
  27. hiltong55
    Aug 20, 2018
    6
    Usually, I go into a lot of detail and opinion in my reviews but how much could I possibly write about Monopoly. The game has been around longer than anyone reading this has been alive and has probably been on every major console in the history of gaming. The biggest difference now is that it is on a legit portable console. However, Ubisoft did not really take advantage of this.

    I guess    Usually, I go into a lot of detail and opinion in my reviews but how much could I possibly write about Monopoly. The game has been around longer than anyone reading this has been alive and has probably been on every major console in the history of gaming. The biggest difference now is that it is on a legit portable console. However, Ubisoft did not really take advantage of this.

    I guess your expectations have to be a little different when you are playing a video game based on a board game. The first thing the game has to do be able to do is let you play Monopoly in a way that feels authentic to real life. I am happy to report that it does a very good job of this. Unfortunately, Ubisoft did not go much further than this in that it only gives you a few board pieces to collect through accomplishing certain achievements in the game and has a few custom boards such a haunted theme and a theme park theme. Other than that you do not get much else but at least there are options to customize your games and play with your own set of rules. The AI is also fairly competent.

    Not much more for me to say other than if this is on sale and you want to play monopoly on your Switch than go ahead and pick this one up. You are getting what you would expect. 6/10 Okay.    … Expand
  28. DarkPhantom
    Jul 21, 2018
    1
    Come on UbiSoft !! How can you release this buggy game. And price of EUR 40?? Are you kidding me? Rento Fortune is million times better and cheaper!
  29. Spazbo4
    Jul 11, 2018
    3
    Monopoly has always been a classic game to play, however when me and my family were playing the game it crashed and deleted our save file. We all wanted a refund immediately and sadly we got the digital version so this is impossible with the eshop since all sales are final for digital games. We were having such a fun time playing until this happened and we were so far in the game that weMonopoly has always been a classic game to play, however when me and my family were playing the game it crashed and deleted our save file. We all wanted a refund immediately and sadly we got the digital version so this is impossible with the eshop since all sales are final for digital games. We were having such a fun time playing until this happened and we were so far in the game that we just didn't want to start over.… Expand
  30. Shawndroid
    Jan 30, 2018
    8
    It's Monopoly, but slightly faster and fun.

    The main gameplay takes most of the hassle out and speeds up the game. There was just enough time to say something or grab a handful of chips between turns. Unlike early reviews, the frame rate is steady and load times fixed. The game worked great with 5 people on one Switch, everyone using their own JoyCon, JoyCon Grip, Pro and 8bitdo    It's Monopoly, but slightly faster and fun.

    The main gameplay takes most of the hassle out and speeds up the game. There was just enough time to say something or grab a handful of chips between turns. Unlike early reviews, the frame rate is steady and load times fixed.

    The game worked great with 5 people on one Switch, everyone using their own JoyCon, JoyCon Grip, Pro and 8bitdo controllers. It automatically pulled player names from user profiles, or lets you use "Player X."

    Problems:

    * Guests cannot set their name, and only the first 6 profiles can be used.
    * The menus for selling, mortgaging and trading take getting used and slow down the game a bit.
    * The bus on speed die rules doesn't always let you see where you will land. (I wish we could move the camera with the joystick.)
    * If you forget how much rent you have to pay, you have to exit out of the menus to sell or trade to see the amount. (Showing rent on the left, unused part of the screen would fix this.)    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Dec 22, 2017
    40
    With the load times, the cool but only once or twice modifiers and living boards that are all pretty much the same, it is probably a better idea, and a cheaper one, to just buy the physical board game, rather than invest in the electronic Switch version. Every know addition to the Switch's growing library is cool with me, but Monopoly is one you can probably take a pass on.
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  2. XGN
    Dec 21, 2017
    70
    Monopoly for Switch does about everything right. The game offers numerous boards and you can adjust the rules to suit every need. And you can play the game where ever you want with up to six players. The waiting time with six players is long though.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Dec 11, 2017
    50
    Overall Monopoly for the Switch does the job it advertises to do, like Monopoly for many previous consoles. The difference is, with this console you can take on the go and play multiplayer without needing to carry around the board game and all its pieces. Is it perfect? Definitely not. Especially with my gripes that I mentioned earlier, but if you want Monopoly on the go the game isn’t breaking the mold but it gets the job done. The $40 retail price point is a bit questionable, but I have already seen it on sale in the past few weeks for around $20, which is where I say this game should have been priced and shouldn’t be grabbed for anything more.
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