stock market beginner|Fortune Street
- Go for broke with Mario and the whole Mushroom Kingdom gang in this exciting interactive board game.
- Snatch up properties, invest in shops, charge your foes and drain their bank accounts, and play the stock market like a true tycoon. That’s how you earn the big bucks on Fortune Street.
- Players can choose to play as a variety of Mushroom Kingdom characters, as DRAGON QUEST characters or even as their own Mii characters.
- The beginner setting called “easy rules” helps newcomers learn the basics, while the more advanced, “standard rules” introduces more challenges and deeper strategy options.
- Play against friends with the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.
Join in the market mayhem with Mario and friends on Fortune Street! Go for broke with your favorite Super Mario characters in this exciting new kind of board game. Snatch up properties invest in shops charge your foes out the nose buy stocks low and sell ‘em high…that’s how you earn the big bucks on Fortune Street! Mario and friends strike it rich! Worlds collide in this thrilling game of finance and strategy when beloved Super Mario characters like Mario Donkey Kong Yoshi and Bowser face off against such Dragon Quest favorites as Slime Angelo and Jessica–all on each others’ home turfs. A board game on your Wii console! Get an insider’s view of insider trading as you acquire stock invest in properties drive up prices and sell off shares to make a fortune in gold. Twists of fate and fortune pop up with every roll of the die! Plan a night of family fun! Play through more than 15 interactive boards based on famous Super Mario and Dragon Quest locales. You can even customize your Mii character with amazing outfits and accessories and jump right into the game or play as one of more than 25 characters from the Super Mario and Dragon Quest franchises!
List Price: $ 49.99
Price: $ 31.20
December 22nd, 2011 - 11:45
A fun Monopoly style game if you put the time into itand NO this is NOT like Mario Party!,
It seems too many people can’t do a little research on the games they buy or even bother to look at the back of the packaging either. Fortune Street is the newest game on the Nintendo Wii featuring characters from the Super Mario games and Dragon Quest series coming together to play a board game very much in style to Monopoly. If you can’t stand Monopoly or slower, strategic board games, this is not going to be the game for you especially if you only want quick play sessions.
Yes, there is an easier mode where they take away the stock market trading but again, this is a board game in play. It will take you a while to finish a game. Don’t really expect fast play sessions here. If you enjoy Monopoly and understand this is not trying to be Mario Party, you will enjoy and have a lot of fun with this game!
As for an age group, I would say this game is more for the older crowds, if your child has a short attention span or doesn’t like waiting, family game nights are going to be hard to all stay together in one room without the little ones wanting to leave very quickly. For an actual age, I would say maybe seven or eight and up here? It is hard to say, remember, think Monopoly in play style, if your child can’t keep occupied playing the board game version, they are not going to stay interested in this video game version even though Mario and friends are up on the screen. Just a small “warning” for the parents out there of younger children who may look at Mario on the cover and think “perfect!”
This is a really great game if you enjoy the Monopoly style of play (Yes, I have said this many times, so please no Mario Party thoughts!) and wanting to experience a fun take on that same style of gameplay, give Fortune Street a chance, you will have a lot of fun but you have to be patient with this title as it plays a little slower compared to other Mario spin-off titles.
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|December 22nd, 2011 - 11:51
Excellent multiplayer game,
As everyone has said, Fortune Street is not like Mario Party. It is closer to Monopoly, with the added ability to purchase stock in various districts. If you think someone is about to do some major upgrades to their property, make sure you buy some shares beforehand, so you can make money from their work and expenditures. There are bonuses and minigames that add to the fun. I usually get dominated by the computer, but maybe I just need more experience. Online multiplayer is solid, and it is fun to know that you are playing with people from all over the world. (sometimes their name is in Japanese) You can also play with your friends, by trading your friend code. There is a tutorial level that takes about 20-25 minutes to beat, and it teaches you everything. I had no difficulty jumping into the game after playing the tutorial. The levels are a mix of Dragon Quest and Mario environments, divided accordingly. I would recommend the game for anyone eight years old and up, because it does involve a bit of thinking. There is an easier mode for beginners, but I skipped it. I think it removes the districts, so there is no stock option. If you are looking for a new addition to your family game night, this is one worth picking up.
Parents shouldn’t worry about their children getting online to play this one, because the only interaction the players have is through a set of emoticons. (smiley faces) Send them a thumbs up when they make a mistake that works in your favor.
Bottom line: This game offers limitless replay value, because every game session is different. Buy it.
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