Don’t spill the beans
Mediatonic’s frantic, clumsy, huggable battle royale gameFall Guys: Ultimate Knockouthas fusedwithMonopoly, and I feel like these are two wild extremes colliding together.
I rarely end a session ofFall Guysfeeling bummed out — even if I botched my chance at claiming the crown at the very last second. On the flip side, Ineverget through a game ofMonopolywithout hating myself and everybody around me. There’s something in the air. As much as there is a running joke about tensions being high inMonopoly, it’s totally true.
Monopoly Fall Guysincorporates elements from the game like Crowns and Kudos. Instead of scooping up properties, players compete to buy Rounds, and there plastic obstacles in the mix like the See Saw and Big Yeetus. If you’re out of the loop onFall Guys, you kinda had to be there, but Big Yeetus is a hammer. Look, I don’t know either, but it’s zany.
“When a player begins their turn, they’ll roll the Knockout die. This will let them do things such as activate obstacles, collect Kudos, or even move other players,” reads the description. “Move around the board buying as many Rounds as possible. When passing Go, collect a Crown! Each one hauls in 10,000 Kudos at the end of the game.”
“I swear, if you Yeet meone moretime…”
In the US, the game is up onAmazonfor $26.49 right now. According to theFall GuysTwitter account,Monopoly Fall Guyswill be available in the “rest of the world soonTM.”
While these sorts of pop-culture editions are common forMonopoly, I’ve never played one; not even the Nintendo variationwith the little Gyroid piece. I do like that fairly new, and seemingly very under-the-radarMonopoly Madnessparty game, though. It’s so fast.
If you’re just sitting here at the end of this article wondering what’s up withFall Guyson Nintendo Switch and Xbox, no news to report on that front, I’m afraid — those ports are expected to launch later this year after missinga prior summer release window.
