The Curse of Monkey Island

by LucasArts

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00000K518
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: October 30, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,635 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

In the annals of computer adventure gaming, LucasArts' epic The Secret of Monkey Island remains as engrossing today--despite its obviously dated visuals and sound effects--as when it was first released. With its timeless story line and humor, The Secret of Monkey Island shaped adventure games for many years to come.

To the relief of long-time fans, LucasArts finally released the third game in the trilogy: The Curse of Monkey Island. Thankfully, its technical superiority to its predecessors doesn't come at the expense of a delightful and hilarious story line--The Curse of Monkey Island is every bit as good as its prequels.

Players once again assume the role of Guybrush Threepwood, an aspiring pirate who lacks the coordination and muscle tone to succeed as a swashbuckler. After unknowingly slipping a cursed diamond ring on the finger of his long-time love, Elaine Marley, Guybrush finds himself--and the player along with him--again battling wits with the nefarious (and very dead) pirate, LeChuck.

Utilizing a simple point-and-click interface, players guide Guybrush through hundreds of beautifully rendered scenes, meeting unique characters, collecting dozens of objects, and solving puzzles. Interacting with the eccentric inhabitants of LucasArt's comic Caribbean is one of the adventure's highlights; the excellent writing and dialogue make each new encounter even better than the last. The Curse of Monkey Island, with its Saturday-morning-like animated graphics, is suitable for all ages, though the tricky puzzle solutions may be a tad obscure for younger gamers. --Doug Radcliffe

Pros:

• Delightful story line and excellent dialogue
• Colorful, animated graphics
• Simple, easy-to-use interface
• Suitable for all ages

Cons:

• Some puzzles may be a bit obscure

Product Description

Third in thel egendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures. Film quality animation, voice, sound and music - the undead come to life before your very eyes. A barrel of gameplay - estimated 30 plus hours. Two difficulty settings: regular and Mega Monkey (now with more puzzley goodness)! new and improved insults suitable for swordfights and other fun occasions.

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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 stars and even more, if i could, i'd grade it 6 stars!, April 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Curse of Monkey Island (CD-ROM)

It the best game i ever played,nothing beats it, lots of fun moments, a bunch of secrets and stuff you could only find if you pay good attention, game's puzzles are very funny and not impossibly hard to beat, there isn't a single moment out of which you could get your character out..., so you won't see your character die like in most Sierra adventures, Hilarious, i was laughing from the entrance cutsene 'till the end of the game, very high replayability, you'd want to find out what would the character answer if you said something else...? Cool music, astonishing music for every place you're in, every character's own voice..! Meet some old characters from the first and second monkey island, such as Stan, Lemonhead,Elaine,LeChuck,Wally and Guybrush!, the insult sword fight is back, only this time, on high seas,Be the king of the seas! all that and much much MUCH more is the Curse of Monkey Island! It is even as good as the first 2, believe it or not...

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lechuck Strikes Again!, December 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Curse of Monkey Island (CD-ROM)

This installment into the Monkey Island saga is probably the best, and most technologically advanced of the three. This game is a sequel to the previous one, Monkey Island 2: Lechuck's Revenge, so I suggest playing that one before playing Curse of Monkey Island. It will just help bring you up to speed. But what I do like about this game is that it offers the player two different skill levels. One offering the average amount of puzzles to solve, and the other one offering twice the amount. This helps keep the game from becoming old and boring, which is the problem with a lot of the role-playing puzzle games once they've been run through a couple of times. This has a great story, spanning two islands with tons of hilarious characters to interact with. Another point to note is that this game has a considerable amount of scenes that make the saga fan think back to previous games. A lot of series games tend to move on without any recollection or recognition of their humble beginnings, and I think the programmers wanted the players to know this. Either way, this game is excellent and pretty user friendly. I would recommend this game for people into parodies, slapstick humor, and the concept of role-playing. And, if you're a fan of the previous Monkey Island games, and you haven't gotten this game yet, you should act fast!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MY FAVORITE GAME!, August 4, 2000

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Branco Vlacich (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Curse of Monkey Island (CD-ROM)

The Curse of Monkey Island is my favorite game! It was the first adventure game I had bought. For about a week, I couldn't stop playing it! The graphics are extremely good for a game that came out several years ago. It looks cartoonish, which eliminates all the problems you have to worry about with 3D games. The user interface is outstanding. You just have to click to walk of interact with an item or person. The puzzles are hard, but not bad enough to have you stuck for hours. If you do get stuck, you can look for numerous fan pages on the internet. Almost all have a walkthrough section that you can find help on. The game is also the most hillarious one I've ever played. Many times I paused and laughed. All my friends complained how much I talked about the game. It had my attention the whole time. I realy recommend this game for any person who wants a game where you don't lose the whole thing for one mistake. You can never get stuck. For any fan of adventure games, this should be on your favorites list.