
The Secret of Monkey Island
Lucasfilm Games
Taste attributes: adventurecomedyhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalromancesexvehiclesunsavouryimaginaryglossyall consuming questfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA stylised puzzle game, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like polish over grit.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
IGDB rating
83 / 100
496 ratings
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About This Game
I cursed my luck again as I slid down the monkey's throat. Have my dreams of guzzling grog and plundering galleons been reduced to this? "Three small trials and you're a pirate like us," they said. Fair enough. If only I could stomach the foul brew these scurvy seadogs swilled, the rest would be easy. How could I have known I'd meet a powerful and beautiful woman with a jealous suitor too stupid to realize he'd been dead for years? And how can I crawl through this great stone monkey to find a man who walks three inches above the ground and sets fire to his beard every morning? Do business with quaint and humble shopkeepers. Participate in complex and meaningful dialogues. Visit interesting places and steal stuff. Experience the never-ending nightlife of Melee Island.
Summary: IGDB
Story
Guybrush Threepwood, a young man with desires to become a mighty pirate, travels to Melee Island, a pirate haven. Upon arrival he meets three " important looking pirates" in the SCUMM Bar who set him three challenges to test his worthiness. These entail defeating the legendary insult sword fighting master Carla, finding buried treasure and stealing a statue from the governors mansion. During a botched break-in to the mansion he meets and subsequently falls in love with the governor Elaine Marley. Elsewhere the ghost pirate LeChuck is seen pining after the love of his life, the same Elaine...
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- Developer
- Lucasfilm Games
- Publishers
- Lucasfilm Games, JVC Musical Industries
- Released
- 1 October 1990
- Series
- Monkey Island
- Platforms
- Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Sega CD
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Time to beat
- 9h rushed, 7h normally, 23h complete
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