Escape from Monkey Island

by Aspyr

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005A1PB
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 17, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,098 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #81 in Video Games > Mac Games > Adventure
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Mac | Edition: Standard

Amazon.com Review

LucasArts' Monkey Island adventure game series has been missed of late. It has been too long since we've visited the anachronistic Tri-Island area in a Monkey game stuffed with vivid characters, zany plot twists, and liberal use of awful and awfully funny puns. Thank goodness that the clumsy, bumbling, and utterly charming pirate hero Guybrush Threepwood returns in Escape from Monkey Island. Luckily for him so does his bride, Elaine Marley Threepwood; unluckily, it looks like the stubborn ghost pirate LeChuck may be back as well. Or is he? We'd tell you but that would give away too much of the vibrant and hilarious story line.

This is adventure gaming at its very best: sharp graphics, excellent voice acting and writing, and solid puzzles throughout. LucasArts even included a walk-through that'll get any new players into the right mindset to solve the bizarre, convoluted, and convulsively funny pun-ridden puzzles in the game. But players who rely on it are missing out. Sometimes it's much funnier to do things the wrong way, because the sharp-minded developers probably already thought of it and are ready to reward you with a humorous comment or action. Completely hilarious, drop-dead gorgeous, and always innovative LucasArts proves once and for all there is ample life left in the adventure genre. --Andrew S. Bub

Pros:

• Excellent voice acting and writing
• Very funny
• Challenging for players of all skill levels

Cons:

• The controls could be a little more streamlined

Amazon.com 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's irreverent classic Sam and Max Hit the Road, Escape features an original cinematic story full of drama, intrigue, and of course, sidesplitting humor. The game is highlighted by hundreds of challenging puzzles, set amidst dozens of rich and brilliantly rendered backgrounds.

The day fast approaches when 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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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Escape from Monkey Island is worth the money!, April 20, 2002

By 

Hannah Story - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (Mac) (CD-ROM)

As some of you may know, this game is the fourth in a series of four (so far). Even though it's the first and only one I have, I absolutely loved it. The storyline is intriguing, the characters are charming, and the graphics are fantastic. I'd really like to rate this 4 1/2 stars, but it compensated in addictive gameplay what it lost in other areas. My only complaints are that the puzzle solutions (if you can call them puzzles) are hard to figure out on your own, and I didn't get far without help from a hint guide. But this is one of those games that you can experience without having to figure out for yourself, and I enjoyed it just as much with help. Although it is a Mac OS 9 application, it works seamlessly with OS X and caused me no technical problems. Definitely a good buy!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This monkey rocks!, June 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (Mac) (CD-ROM)

I just ordered the new Monkey Island, and it's awesome! Great humor, storyline, and graphics! The only problem is some bugs, which don't matter because Aspyr already has an update out. This is a great way to return to the Monkey Island series and LucasArts games on the Mac. Hopefully, LucasArts will let Aspyr port over some other games soon.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good game, bad compatibility, March 23, 2004

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"myjelleo" (Fairbanks, AK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (Mac) (CD-ROM)

The excitement that was about to explode from within me the moment I received my copy of Escape from Monkey Island (Mac) was impossible to describe in words. However, that excitement quickly became that of sorrow when I realized that this game is not very compatible with OS X 3.

The game is playable, but the in-game movies don't seem to like playing. The sound comes out crystal clear, but unless you enjoy being in a simulation of playing a game in a pitch black cave, you'll probably find it as annoying as I did.

And to make sure I was not the only one to have this problem I searched forum after forum only to find out that there are many other people suffering from the same ailment.

If you're running OS 9 to OS X 2, get the game, it's a definite buy -- funny and smart. If you're running OS X 3, beware of some annoyances that will probably stick its ugly head out.

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