The Secret of Monkey Island

by Lucasfilm Games LLC

Product Features

• MS-DOS

Product Details

• ASIN: B000C0OF40
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,821 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Deep in the Caribbean lies Melee Island, ruled by the beautiful governor Elaine Marley. The cruel pirate LeChuck is deeply in love with her - so deeply that he refuses to accept his own death! As a ghost, he dwells with his undead crew somewhere near the mysterious Monkey Island. You are Guybrush Threepwood, a young man whose only wish is to become a real pirate. At the Scumm Bar you meet three pirates who tell you'll have to complete three difficult tasks in order to be worthy of this title. Could Guybrush ever suspect that while trying to complete those tasks, he will encounter the governor Elaine Marley, fall in love with her, and face the anger of the dreadful ghost pirate LeChuck?! This is when Guybrush' adventure truly begins! The Secret of Monkey Island is an adventure game that utilizes the command verb-based SCUMM interface first introduced in Maniac Mansion: you construct commands for Guybrush by clicking on the appropriate verb, and then clicking on the inventory item or an object in the room you want to interact with. It is the first LucasArts' adventure game in which it is impossible to get irrevocably stuck or to die. The branching dialogue system, where you choose one of the available responses while talking to people, allows you to talk to characters in different ways without fearing a wrong choice. There are plenty of inventory-based puzzles to solve, and even "insult sword-fighting" to participate in, where Guybrush has to prove his wit is as sharp as his sword!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Started a revolution, April 19, 2006

By 

IRate - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

One of the first real adventure games also happened to be one of the funniest and most memorable..All I can say is that if you havent had the privilage of experiencing this game when it came out, you probally will not be able to now unless your threshold for graphics is extremely high..I hope and pray that adventure games will undergo another renaisance and offer up such unique, genuinely involving experiences as this one did

2 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wondrous first TI adventure, February 14, 2005

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Fenn Denwood "tower island rocks!!" (NC) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Don't you love this nostalgic adventure game?Who could hate the ambitions of goofy moron Guybrush to get off Wannaweep Island,to get
Elaine to love you,to find fabled Tower Island,and to end Thai Shrimp and Sesame Noodles.Not to mention see your father,a mutant,an
outhouse cleaner,and many more...