BEVERLY, Mass. (May 12, 1999) Hasbro InteractiveÕs crown jewel, the interactive Monopoly¨ game, is expanding its Òreal estate__ in the computer and video games aisle this year. Proving that family-oriented games for the mass-market are red-hot properties, Hasbro Interactive will extend the fun wheeling and dealing with four new Monopoly games: an all-new version of the hit Monopoly CD-ROM, a Monopoly Nintendo¨ 64 game, Monopoly Casino CD-ROM and Monopoly Jr. CD-ROM.
New in 1999
A new Monopoly CD-ROM is on its way to the PC in Õ99. Featuring newly designed graphics and expanded features, this new version of Monopoly is a true interactive family experience. Players can choose new options like customizing the board to reflect a theme or the playersÕ hometown; using their own names and scanned-in pictures to personalize real estate properties; instituting their own house rules; and choosing one of 10 different city boards: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, and Washington, D.C.
Making its debut on the Nintendo 64 platform, Monopoly N64 takes the fun of the classic Monopoly game into a vibrant 3D world, bringing to life classic properties like Boardwalk and Reading Railroad. In true Nintendo game style, the tokens are fully animated 3D characters with loads of personality.
Vegas thrills with a Monopoly twist: Monopoly Casino CD-ROM takes the excitement of Las Vegas gambling to the computer, featuring more than 40 Monopoly-themed casino games including some of the hottest slots in casinos today! Mr. Monopoly deals up the fun with Monopoly-themed Poker, Blackjack, Baccarat and more.
For the youngest tycoons in the house Mr. Monopoly and his mischievous nephew and niece, Peter and Penny, are the hosts in Monopoly Jr. CD-ROM. Set in a beautifully 3D-animated amusement park, the game lets kids get to buy and experience some of the coolest rides.
All games will be available in Fall Õ99.
Hasbro Interactive, Inc. is a global interactive entertainment industry leader, innovating new ways to play and developing, publishing and distributing the highest quality interactive games, toys and lifestyle products for a full range of genres and platforms. Its premier brands include Hasbro Interactive ChildrenÕs and Family Entertainment, Atari¨, MicroProse¨, Avalon Hill¨, Hasbro Sports and Europress. Among the many award-winning titles published by Hasbro Interactive are: Frogger¨, Monopoly¨, Wheel of Fortune¨, Jeopardy¨, Tonka¨ Construction, Tonka¨ Workshop, Risk¨, Roller Coaster Tycoon¨, MechWarrior 3¨ and Falcon 4.0¨. A subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), Hasbro Interactive has offices in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada and Germany and internal development studios in the U.S. and U.K. For further information, visit Hasbro InteractiveÕs Web site at http://www.hasbro-interactive.com.
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