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- The fourth pirate adventure in LucasArts' beloved Monkey Island series
- Play as Guybrush Threepwood, newly returned from his honeymoon with Governor Elaine Marley-Threepwood
- Features the artistic style of Curse of Monkey Island, now presented with the 3-D engine from Grim Fandango
- Explore the Tri-Island area of LucasArts' anachronistic Caribbean to stop the villainous Charles L. Charles and his Ultimate Insult
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Monkey Island tales jumped onto our screens a long time ago and charmed us with intriguing storylines and chirpy dialogue. Now after a wait that seems like an eternity, Guybrush Threepwood and his trusty band of friends are back in the fourth instalment, Escape from Monkey Island.
Carrying on where Curse of Monkey Island left off, Escape from Monkey Island starts with Guybrush and his now-wife Elaine Marley-Threepwood, The Governor of the Tri-islands, returning back to the peaceful island of Mêlée, only to find that not all is what it seems, and while they have been battling the high seas, the evil villain Charles L. Charles has plotted to take over the islands.
All sounds hectic stuff, and you would be right in thinking so, but Escape from Monkey Island is not about being hectic, so sit back, take a sip of that tea you've got next to the computer and let's take it easy.
For those not aware of the series, Monkey Island is your average point-and-click game: search around, ask some questions, pick up some stuff, ask some more questions and so on and so on, but where Escape from Monkey Island differs is in the execution.
With its superb 3-D graphics--the others didn't have 3-D graphics--that lusciously depict the Tri-island area, the graphics are the first thing that will catch you eye. Couple this with a witty, clever and at times wonderful script and you've got a game that will have you chuckling out loud as Guybrush spins puns, jokes and insults aplenty.
If you are a fan of the point-and-click genre, or the Monkey Island series for that matter, then this is definitely going to be your cup of tea with intriguing challenges and humour you have come to appreciate from a game like this.
If, however, like a lot of people, you are wary of point-and-click games, this is the perfect starting point, with the game slowly easing you into the wonderful world that is Monkey Island. --Stuart Miles
Product Description
Escape from Monkey Island continues in the hilarious tradition of its critically hailed and award-winning predecessors, The Secret of Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: Le Chuck's Revenge and The Curse of Monkey Island. Developed by the team who created LucasArts' irreverent classic Sam and Max Hit the Road, Escape features an original cinematic story full of drama, intrigue and of course, side-splitting humour. The game is highlighted by hundreds of challenging puzzles, set amid dozens of rich and brilliantly rendered backgrounds.
Guybrush Threepwood, Elaine Marley-Threepwood, Stan of Stan's Previously Owned Vessels, and the other bizarre characters from the beloved, anachronistic Monkey series come back to PC shores.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great! I'm a devoted MI Fan!!,
This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (PC) (Video Game)
Brilliant game, but doesn't quite match up to CMI, Curse of Monkey Island. It's excellent in many ways and should be bought by all adventure gamers. The only draw-back is the so called 'ancient art' of Monkey Kombat. The only words that can truly describe this process are; Profoundly Irritating and an utter waste of time. If you have the patience to see it through to the end as I did, you'll feel all the better for beating it, and the ending is pretty good. Herman Toothrot comes out with a blinder of a plot twist though! A must buy!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
By far the funniest, but also the least challenging...,
By Christopher Morris (Durham, england) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (PC) (Video Game)
I unfortunatly completed this game within three days of opening the box!!! Three days solid playing admittedly, but it still wasn't as hard as any of the other monkey island adventures...unfortunatly.The point and click interface has been replaced by a clever little joystick interface. This sometimes made guybrush difficult to control as when the camera angle changed he would suddenly walk in the opposite direction!!! although the onre liners and jokes were of the highest standard, the overall game was far more simplistic than the others and the fans of the old games will be dissapointed with the final version
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Its just Fab,
By A Customer
This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (PC) (Video Game)
The first thing you see of the game after the nice into movie, is the graphics, which are aldo very nice, not earth shattering, but nice. But then this type of game is not renouned for amazing graphics. The gameplay however is fantastic, Guybrush has been converted well to the strange world of 3D. The controls do take a bit of getting used to, sometimes Guybrush will walk off in completely the wrong direction or just refuse to look at something or other. Once you get used to them though they are just as effective as the point and clicking of the previous games. The script is witty and funny as we have come to expect from the Monkey Island series, and the voice acting is excellent, Guybrush in particular. I would recomend this game to anyone who likes adventure games, especially if they have already played a previous Monkey Island game. The puzzles can be a bit comfusing sometimes, but are always imaginative. Who wants easy puzzles anyway? If you do get completely stuck, there are always websites where you can get some help, most of which are cunningly organised so as to give you tips in small amounts so as not to spoil the story. This is a very Good Game and a very welcome addition to the series.
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