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Epinions Time Capsule: 'Star Wars Monopoly: CD-ROM Edition' Computer Game Review

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Author's Note: This is a very old review; I wrote it for Epinions back in 2003 when I started writing for the now dormant website. At the time, Epinions was owned by Shopping.com, and I was just a new reviewer at the site and still not quite sure how to write computer game reviews for a wide online audience.  I still have my CD-ROM disc somewhere, but I seriously doubt that a Windows 95 game will run on a PC with Windows 10.  Pros:  Good graphics, easy to handle, and lots of fun. Cons:  The film clips are nice but get boring after a while. Hasbro Interactive's Star Wars Monopoly: CD-ROM Edition is a fully animated interactive computer version of Parker Brothers' 1997 Monopoly board game, albeit with the 20th Anniversary "Special Edition" twist. Although the rules remain the same as the classic Monopoly game and the goal still is to buy up as many properties as possible and not becoming bankrupt, the setting is no longer Earthbound (as in Atlant...