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Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition

This release of Monopoly celebrates the national teams that participated in the 1998 World Cup (soccer). The usual tokens are replaced with little soccer players ; the coloured properties are no more streets…

31 December 1998

Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition is a card & board game developed by Minds Eye Productions, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition is

Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition is a card & board game game developed by Minds Eye Productions and released in 1998. It was published by Hasbro Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This release of Monopoly celebrates the national teams that participated in the 1998 World Cup (soccer). The usual tokens are replaced with little soccer players ; the coloured properties are no more streets but national football grounds ; the four stations are now the top four French venues for the 1998 World Cup. Also, green houses and red hotels are replaced by red terraces and blue stadiums. Up to six human players can play at once on one computer, their names can be edited. Most of the game is still the same but there are some extra features in this version. When you pass go you are allowed to take penalties, which when successful allow you to throw an extra dice. And teams can degrade…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective.

What it launched against

Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition come out?
Monopoly: World Cup France 98 Edition was released on 31 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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