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| Developer(s) | Deep Red Games |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames |
| Version | 1.4 |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Release date(s) | September 30, 2001 (US) |
| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Multiplayer (LAN) |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone |
| System requirements | Win95, P266MHz, 64MB RAM, 90MB free disk space |
| Input methods | Keyboard, Mouse |
Monopoly Tycoon is a PC based game that is derived from the Monopoly board game, published in 2001. However, instead of using dice, the game relies more on the speed and innovativeness of the players. In the standard mode, the user plays against the AI opponents. In the multiplayer version, players go against other online players in order to gain victory.
There are various levels with varying difficulty. Some involve just financial prosperity of the businesses while others involve success in the political arena. But the primary objective of most levels is to accumulate the most wealth in the given time.
There are a total of 16 levels in Monopoly Tycoon. The following is a description of those levels and one bonus level that you could unlock if you finish all of the regular levels.
In this level, its just you and the city, which is filled with apartments. All you have to do is make a few stores to reach a target of 100 sales. There is no time limit in this level, so you have as much time as possible.
This level is different to the previous level, there are no people in the city.
In this level, you must compete against one opponent and try to reach the target amount of 200 sales. This is the first level where you actually compete against somebody else. If you are any character, except for Iron, you compete against Iron. But if you are Iron, you compete against Battleship instead.
In this level, you have to try to be the first to make $3,000 in daily profit before any of your opponents. Each day at midnight, your daily profit resets at zero, as a new day has begun. This level is the first level to feature property auctions for different blocks, like Boardwalk (Mayfair), Illinois Avenue (Trafalgar Square), or Connecticut Avenue (Pentonville Road). Later in the game, there is a similar level called $6,000 Daily Profit. The only difference between these two levels is the target daily profit level.
In this level, all you have to do is try to reach a target empire value of $20,000 before up to five opponents. Later in the game, there are two slightly different variants of this level: First to be Worth $25,000 and First to be Worth $40,000. The only difference between these three levels is the target empire value.
In this level, you have to try to get the highest empire value by the selected target date at midnight (1945). You have only 15 years to do so against up to four opponents. Biggest Empire Value by 1960 and Wealthiest by 2000 are similar versions of this level. The only difference is the target date and the title for "Wealthiest by 2000".
To beat this level, you have to build, own, and beautify the city to win three rosettes to become mayor. From 1940 on at 6 p.m., the city votes for one player to win a rosette. The first player to have three rosettes wins. The Race for Mayor is a slightly different variant of this level because you have to get 5 rosettes instead of only 3.
This level is much like the 2nd level (A Homely City). But instead of a target of 200 sales, the target is raised to 3,000 sales. The first player to get 3,000 sales wins.
In this level, there are a total of six players. From 1940 on, the city will vote for which player is supporting (building businesses, landscapes, apartments, etc.) the city the most. The player with the least percentage will be eliminated. The level ends when one player is left in the city. That player wins.
This level is similar to the $3,000 Daily Profit Level, but the target has been raised to $6,000.
This level is similar to Greatest Empire Value by 1945, but you have twice as much time to get the empire value (1960). You have 30 years instead of 15 to do so.
This level is similar to First to be Worth $20,000, but the target empire value has been raised to $25,000 instead of $20,000.
This level is similar to Level 7, but you have to get 5 rosettes instead of 3.
This level is similar to the levels First to be Worth $20,000 and $25,000, but the target empire value has been raised again to $40,000.
This Level is similar to Last Man Standing, but you are playing against 5 opponents and the first elimination is in 1945 (the fourth day), not 1940 (the third day).
In the final level of the game, you have to play against 5 challenging opponents to try to have the biggest empire value by the year 2000. This level is similar to the "Biggest Empire Value By 1945 or 1960" levels, but you have 40 more years than the "Biggest Empire Value by 1960" level (Level 11). You have a total of 70 years to win. This is the only level in the game where all of the day and night businesses are guaranteed to be open and available by 2000 (by at least 20 years).
After you have unlocked (and beat) all 16 levels, you unlock a bonus level called "My Mega Metropolis". In this bonus level, the building restrictions have been banished and you can create the city of your dreams. On Easy, you have $40,000,000 at the start. You have only $20,000,000 on Hard. You can build as many (or as little) stores as you want, and, all of the properties have not been built on by the city at all.
The characters available in the game are based on the tokens available for the standard Monopoly Board Game. Each has a short description in the game describing the tokens' strengths. Also, each token has their own color which is used in the game on the store awnings, the player comparison bar, the big city map, and to represent that token. These tokens are:
Time in the game is different than real time. The game starts at 9 AM in the year 1930, and the year goes up every day at midnight. The years go up by five years every day. In each year from 1930 to 1995, there is corresponding music from each decade from the 30s to the 90s. The 90s music continues until 2030 (this year can only be reached on some levels). When you get to 2030, original 1930s music plays again until whenever the level is over.
A day in Monopoly Tycoon is 24 hours long, like a regular day. The day starts at midnight (starting in 1935). Then, all businesses are closed until the day businesses open hours later.
Every day, at 6 AM, the players have to pay for stock and bills that go to the utilities (6 AM costs). Tenants in apartments also pay their rent. If the player has enough apartments, their cash can actually go up. Other ways that players can make money include owning utilities, railroads, and other blocks (where businesses pay rent).
At 9 AM, the "day businesses" open up until 5 PM when they close for the day. All businesses stay closed from 5 to 6 PM to close down or open up for the day/night.
At 6 PM, the "night businesses and entertainment" open up until midnight when another five years go by, a new day begins, and the night businesses close for the day. Then, all businesses stay closed from midnight to 9 AM for the night and the day starts over again.
When the game starts in the year 1930, "basic businesses" like grocery stores, clothes stores, and diners are automatically unlocked. Other businesses available at the start of the game include a bakery, book store, café, doctor's office, toy store, news stand, fish market, butcher store, jewelry store, souvenir shop, electrical store and hardware store. Original night businesses include a restaurant, a bar, a cinema, a theatre, and a ballroom.
By the year 1940, new businesses start to be unlocked until 1980. These businesses include an ice cream parlor (1940), an antique store (1940), a delicatessen or deli (1950), a sports store (1950), a music store (1950), a travel agent (1960), a general store (1960), a pharmacy (1960), a department store (1970), a health club (1970), a computer store (1980), cell phone shop (1980), an electronic superstore (1980), and a supermarket (1980).
The unlocking of night businesses in Monopoly Tycoon starts in the year 1940 and ends in the year 1970. That's because that all of the night businesses in the game that exist today already existed by 1975 to 1980 in real life. These businesses include a nightclub (1940), pool hall (1940), fast food outlet (1950), bowling alley (1960), amusement arcade (1970), and video store (1970).
In some levels not all of the day and night businesses unlock. For example, if you play the "Biggest Empire Value By 1960" level, only the original businesses, and the businesses that are unlocked from 1940 to 1950 are unlocked at the end of the level. In this case, the game ends at midnight 1960 so the 1960s businesses can't be unlocked because they are unlocked at 2 a.m. of each decade.
The music of the game is lighthearted and changes as the game progresses through the different decades. For example, in the 1970s (1970 and 1975 Monopoly Tycoon years), music from the 1970s can be heard. When you get to the year 1990, 1990s/modern day music plays. This music will play until you reach 2030 (this year can only be reached in the "My Mega Metropolis" level, "Starting Out", "A Homely City", "Sell, Sell, Sell", and the "First to be Worth $20,000, $25,000, or $40,000" levels). Then, music from the 1930s can be heard from then on.
After every two days at midnight, the music from the previous decade becomes quieter and fades away, while the music from the next decade starts at normal volume. For example, when midnight of 1960 occurs, the music from the 1950s fades away and the music from the 1960s plays at normal volume.
Other sounds indicate the time of day. People, cars, and the wind all make noises, in varying degrees depending on the time of day. For example, during the morning, footsteps of people waking up and coming out of their apartments is played to signify the time the city wakes up. Throughout the game, also, the sound of coins falling can be heard when the player makes money.
Monopoly Tycoon also includes support for multiplayer game play over a LAN or Internet connection. Additionally, there is support for finding live online opponents through the included GameSpy Arcade software.
| Standard Monopoly Board | Monopoly Tycoon |
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| There are four railroads (Reading, Pennsylvania, B & O, and Short Line) (or King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Marylebone and Fenchurch Street for UK version). | There are four railroads (Reading, Pennsylvania, B & O, and Short Line) (or King's Cross, Liverpool Street, Marylebone and Fenchurch Street for UK version), along with an "Airport", a "Bus/Taxi" square, a "School" square, a "University" square, and a "Museum" square. |
| Only has two utilities (Electric Company and Water Works). | Two original utilities (Electric and Water Works), plus two new utilities (Telecoms and Gasworks). |
| Mandatory to pick up and follow directions of Chance and Community Chest cards. | Not mandatory to "pick up" the Chance card. |
| Includes a Go To Jail space, a Jail space, and a Free Parking space. | Includes a Zoo, Campus, School, Hospital, Police and Marina spaces. Confinement into jail is not present. |
| Flat, two dimensional board. | Three dimensional environment with maneuverable camera and moving time. |
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| Developer(s) | Deep Red Games |
| Publisher(s) | Infogrames Entertainment |
| Latest version | 1.4 |
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| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| System(s) | Windows |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
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If you've played Monopoly, you'll have a fair idea of how this works. Of course, Monopoly Tycoon isn't completely true to the board game. If it were, the game would probably be uninteresting or too hard to play! Instead of buying property, houses, and hotels, you're concerned mostly with building and managing retail shops in Monopoly City (which is sort of like Atlantic City, but not). However, obtaining property, building apartments and hotels, and even chance cards still have a heavy influence on the game, and it is even possible to win (against CPU opponents, at least) without even building a single retail store in specific circumstances! How, you ask? Read on!
Monopoly Tycoon is a blend of Monopoly and the Tycoon series of games.
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