<s>
Monopoly	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Wars	I-Device
is	O
the	O
1997	O
Monopoly	B-Application
franchise	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
and	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fictional	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
many	O
Monopoly	B-Application
video	O
game	O
adaptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
employs	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
ruleset	O
of	O
traditional	O
Monopoly	B-Application
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
theme	O
includes	O
famous	O
characters	O
and	O
locales	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
pieces	O
and	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monopoly	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Wars	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multimedia	O
,	O
from	O
full-motion	B-Application
videos	I-Application
to	O
3D	O
animations	O
were	O
generally	O
praised	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
caused	O
criticism	O
due	O
to	O
slowing	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
soon	O
canceled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
begin	O
by	O
selecting	O
a	O
game	O
piece	O
,	O
each	O
modeled	O
after	O
famous	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
AI	B-Application
players	O
if	O
a	O
person	O
wishes	O
to	O
play	O
solo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traditional	O
Monopoly	B-Application
properties	O
are	O
replaces	O
with	O
various	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
locales	O
,	O
whilst	O
corner	O
spaces	O
such	O
as	O
Free	O
Parking	O
are	O
kept	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
LAN	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
observe	O
such	O
games	O
through	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Internet	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
through	O
agreements	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zone	O
Support	O
for	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
games	O
ceased	O
on	O
Juny	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRanger	B-Operating_System
has	O
since	O
enabled	O
support	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
reviving	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Monopoly	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
sold	O
very	O
well	O
;	O
1997	O
was	O
the	O
year	O
of	O
a	O
Special	O
Edition	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
original	O
trilogy	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Christmas	O
season	O
,	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
Monopoly	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anthony	O
Daniels	O
,	O
who	O
portrays	O
the	O
droid	O
C3PO	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
,	O
contributed	O
his	O
writing	O
skills	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
soon	O
canceled	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
Jack	O
Sorensen	O
,	O
president	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
explained	O
"	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
franchise	O
will	O
expand	O
to	O
a	O
much	O
broader	O
audience	O
who	O
will	O
now	O
have	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
experience	O
two	O
cultural	O
icons	O
in	O
a	O
whole	O
new	O
way.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Monopoly	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Wars	I-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
made	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
December	O
2016	O
list	O
of	O
notable	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
spinoffs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Smith	O
of	O
AllGame	O
liked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
more	O
than	O
simply	O
slap	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
name	O
on	O
a	O
Monopoly	B-Application
game	O
;	O
rather	O
the	O
design	O
authentically	O
incorporate	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
The	O
Adrenaline	O
Vault	O
's	O
Jim	O
Brambaugh	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
authenticity	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
a	O
quick	O
cash-in	O
through	O
the	O
merging	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
Monopoly	B-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cody	O
Williamson	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
multimedia	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
from	O
full-motion	B-Application
videos	I-Application
to	O
"	O
luscious	O
3D	O
animation	O
as	O
the	O
players	O
jump	O
,	O
duck	O
,	O
and	O
somersault	O
from	O
space	O
to	O
space	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
Williamson	O
noted	O
that	O
this	O
slows	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
he	O
turned	O
many	O
multimedia	O
features	O
off	O
,	O
which	O
left	O
him	O
with	O
little	O
change	O
from	O
a	O
standard	O
Monopoly	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
