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Nintendo have just released Boom Street in Australia and although the cover looks like some strange version of Mario Party, it's actually far from it. Boom Street is a virtual board game that is oozing with Nintendo goodness that combines elements from popular games such as Monopoly and the Game Of Life which creates an interactive board game experience on your TV.

Allowing up to four players locally and even an online mode, Boom Street definitely ticks all the right boxes for not only paying homage to the original board game premise but creating a uniquely colourful and entertaining experience as you attempt to "strike gold" with the markets on Boom Street! As you become involved in property purchases, gamble with the market and even engage in takeovers, it's like your part of some strange cartoon like Wall Street that actually works.

1. at appears to be a simple property-buying board game offers multiple levels of money-maximising opportunities:

Apart from the unique gaming, characters play an integral role to the fun factor and fortunately Nintendo allowed Square Enix, the developers of Boom Street access to their diverse collection of characters from Super Mario and Dragon Quest. These two universes also influence the graphical worlds of these fifteen board games as well and needless to say, the gaming environments look quite impressive. Animation is smooth and there's some great colourful special effects used to spice things up. Music even comes from the aforementioned Nintendo titles as well! Sound effects are boppy and fun that enhance the fun gameplay.

If you're looking for a game for the whole family to play or you're a lover of well made board games, than you really should investigate Boom Street for the Nintendo Wii. Not only do the developers pay homage to the board games of yesteryear but it has this real 21st century feel to it, especially with the smooth animation and fun characters.

Consider it the Mario Party of the board game world!