Escape from Monkey Island

by LucasArts Entertainment

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005AW20
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 19, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,022 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation2 | Edition: Standard

Amazon.com Review

In a world dominated by grim and gritty console games, it's difficult to find a madcap adventure about the triumphs of a goofball would-be pirate. Yet that's exactly what we have in Escape from Monkey Island. This PC port follows the latest misadventures of Guybrush Threepwood as he tries to make sense of his ridiculous world. The PC-style gameplay consists of conversing, exploring, and lots of puzzle solving. Gamers who lack patience or who loathe Myst-like puzzles might want to skip this game, but they'll be missing on one of the most unique console experiences on the market.

The game's forte is clearly its style. Its dialogue, while sometimes lengthy, is often witty and boisterously entertaining. Its characters and environments are bright and vibrant. Its puzzles--in which you often match wacky objects in bizarre situations--are straight out of a Looney Tunes cartoon. Few games can match Escape from Monkey Island's humor, and none of them are on the PlayStation2.

Although the character designers and animators were able to achieve a playful style, some of the series' personality was lost in the translation from 2-D sprite-based graphics to 3-D polygons. Still, there's really nothing else like it on the PlayStation2. Gamers looking for something different or wanting to take a break from saving the world from cataclysmic menaces should give this game a shot. --Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

• A unique, lighthearted, hilarious adventure
• Playful graphics
• Side-splitting dialogue

Cons:

• Some puzzles are tricky, with unobvious solutions
• Myst-like gameplay mechanics may bore some players
• Some conversations are unnecessarily long

Product Description

This is the game Escape from Monkey Island for the Playstation 2. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Load times are almost unbearable, but minus that, great game, June 21, 2001

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Olaf the Bear (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (Video Game)

The monkey island series are perhaps the greatest video game series ever, even pitting up against the likes of Final Fantasy, Zelda and all the other great ones.

It's a shame not too many people have actually played the games.

But perhaps this, now on a mainstream platform, will change things.

For those familiar with the older games, there is no such thing as monkey lite on this thing. It's hard right from the get go. I feel sorta dumb after the fact, but the cannon puzzle really had me stumped. (I won't spoil it for you) :)

But the main con to this game is the horrendously slow loadtimes and sometimes choppy animation. Whenever a monkey comes on screen, it's not smooth AT ALL. It's pretty embarrassing if you focus on that, but luckily, not a lot of action takes place int he game. It's more a thinker game.

Do yourself a favor and pick this one up.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Hilarious, February 22, 2003

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"mary_anne123" (CT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (Video Game)

You could say I've been living under a rock, but this is my first Monkey Island game. I've rented it at least three times (I don't know why I just don't buy it). The game in itself is hilarious, with the crazy characters and odd gameplay. I love this game especially, though, becuase of it's magnificent level of difficulty. It definitely isn;t easy, but I've never been frustrated or thought it was hard. I also love the way that it's not a normal game in the sense that you have to collect golden coins or kill enemies. You don't just have to press buttons-you actually have to think about the solutions to the strange puzzles. Lastly, the graphics and sound are of a good quality. If you have never tried a Monkey Island game before and have somewhat older kidsm just trust us on this one and buy this game. It's awesome!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly Original, November 24, 2004

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Rebecca (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Escape from Monkey Island (Video Game)

I suppose you could say that I've been living underground, as this is the first exposure that I've had to the Monkey Island series. I bought this game based on the cover art and the concept. I was looking for an inventive game, and boy, did I get one. I've never encountered a game quite like Escape from Monkey Island, and it depresses me that it is the last game in the series. The puzzles are challenging, but only because they require thought. The jokes are incredibly funny, and they last through the entire game. Although I've never played any of the other Monkey Island or LucasArt games, I picked up on a lot of the inside jokes and laughed some more. The interaction with the settings was unique, as were the responses from other characters. The music was fitted perfectly to the theme, and was highly addictive without being annoying. The gameplay was slick. The graphics were sharp and colorful. The only drawback I can think of is the insanity of Monkey Kombat. I didn't like that I had to go online to figure out how to win Monkey Kombat and advance to the end of the game. The designers could have come up with something less involved in that situation, which is the singular reason why I gave the game only 4 stars.

Overall, this is a wonderful game. I highly recommend that you check it out.

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