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| Developer(s) | Artech Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Hasbro Interactive |
| Series | Monopoly Star Wars |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | October 21, 1997[1] |
| Genre(s) | Strategy, board game |
Monopoly Star Wars is the 1997 Monopoly Star Wars video game based on the board game and set in the Star Wars fictional universe. It is one of many Monopoly video game adaptions. The game was developed by Artech Studios and published by Hasbro Interactive. It was released exclusively for Microsoft Windows computers. The game employs the same basic ruleset of traditional Monopoly gameplay, but the Star Wars theme includes famous characters and locales in place of the original game pieces and properties.
Monopoly Star Wars received mixed reviews upon its release. It won the 1998 Software Publishers Association Award for "Best Use of Visual Arts in Multimedia". The multimedia, from full-motion videos to 3D animations were generally praised, but also caused criticism due to slowing the pace of the game. A PlayStation version of the game was announced at E3 1997, but was soon canceled for unknown reasons.
- ^ Jebens, Harley (October 15, 1997). "Old Voice Graces New Game". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 2, 1999. Retrieved August 7, 2022.