May the luck of the dice be with you…

A dynamic team-based twist on the world’s favourites family board game from Hasbro, Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains offers reimagined gameplay with cinematic moments, themed spaces, and dynamic elements so that no two matches are the same. Build teams with iconic Star Wars heroes and villains, each of whom brings unique abilities that can shape strategy and turn the tide in your favour with every roll of the dice. Teamwork and hero combinations play a pivotal role in securing victory. Custom Monopoly board featuring iconic locations from the Star Wars saga and reimagined special tiles. Competitive two-versus-two and three-versus-three modes. Choose from a large roster of characters like Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Darth Maul, and more. Distinct hero abilities, creating a new adventure every match. Dice challenges and new GO events that introduce game-altering twists.

Monopoly crossovers are nothing new. It seems that there’s a Monopoly version of everything these days and there’s more than one Star Wars edition. Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains is a more fast-paced, team-based version of the popular board game. It provides the odd cutscene depicting scenes from the various films and mixes things up with dice challenges, GO events and things like shops you can spend money at to either help you or hinder your opponents.

There’s no trading as a result of the team-based mechanic and properties can be bought off each other after landing on it, as long as you want to and have enough cash to do it. The game lasts a number of rounds before ending and whoever has the most “influence” wins. Influence is earned by the number of properties and how much they are improved, all of which adds to the score.

The game can be played locally or online with friends and AI. I enjoyed the first few games, but ultimately, it’s a game that does run out of steam after this. The dice challenges are essentially random roll dices and the cutscenes are trying to have a Lego style of humour without looking like Lego Star Wars. It’s definitely not in the same ball -park as Lego Star Wars’ humour. Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains

The visuals are simple but get the job done. Character models are decent enough and you can tell who each character is, but you can tell its fairly low budget. Framerate is consistent and I didn’t come across any glitches during my playthrough.

The Verdict

is a good twist on the Monopoly formula. Unfortunately, it does wear thin after a couple of games and the cutscenes aren’t the best, but if you’re looking for a new way to play Monopoly and love Star Wars then it’s worth a go for a few rounds.

Score: 6.5