Customer Reviews
Good adventure but not true to the series - By: APJ, 25 Jul 2006 
For those who have never played an adventure game, like Escape From Monkey Island, the gameplay of this genre focuses on risk-free exploring of locations, finding items, interacting with characters & solving puzzles, rather than jumping across platforms or shooting deadly enemies. I would recommend that newcomers to the Monkey Island series try any of the three previous (PC) games before this one.
An important thing to say is that there are only a couple of differences, mostly not related to gameplay, between this edition of Escape From Monkey Island & the PC version.
The essence of the story is that pirate Guybrush Threepwood finds out that a sinister Australian is planning to take over his homeland of Melee Island, & that his mansion is up for demolition. Things get worse when he stumbles upon an ancient curse callled the Ultimate Insult, & must learn more about it in an attempt to stop it getting into the wrong hands.
The most obvious change is that the game is in 3D. It may have been a step forward for the series in graphical technology, but I personallly preferred the style of the previous game, the Curse of Monkey Island. If it's a quirky, humourous game, I think it should have a cartoony look.
The control system has changed too. Rather than selecting the point where you want Guybrush to move to, you move him directly with the analogue stick. Interactions are carried out by selecting from a list of options, which vary with each object or character. The irritating thing is that you only have to walk up to a door for Guybrush to go through it, so you can accidently keep entering or exiting a location! It's a good change though, as the old system would not have worked well on the PS2.
Unlike the previous games, this one isn't very piratey. You don't meet many pirate characters & rather than attacking ships & looking for priceless artefacts, your journey will inolve wandering around banks & coffee shops! The biggest letdown is that there is none of the enjoyable Insult Sword Fighting.
If you loved the old LucasArts adventure games, you'll probably enjoy this, but fans of the series are bound to feel let down.
WHAT WENT WRONG??? - By: , 03 Dec 2005 
This is the worst Monkey Island game out of alll of them - it is simply terrible! Each Monkey Island game went from strength to strength (2 & 3 being the best) but this has hit rock bottom! For a start it has some of the most rushed & crap graphics of a game in recent years & it just isn't... FUNNY!!!! Please avoid, buy the curse of monkey island instead, it is much better! This is very, very bad & an insult to alll Monkey Island fans!
The Monkey Island series kicks ass! - By: , 08 Aug 2005 
I was bought this version of Escape for the Christmas that PS2 came out, & I absolutely loved the whole way you go about playing & the way the puzzles make you think in a certain "Guybrushesque" style. So I set about playing the others in the series (thankfully finding out a friend owned the first 2 & was also a devotee), & am now a devoted fan. Some people might find it a little difficult to get in to, but once you've got the mindset it's a great game! Be prepared for a little craziness, & a heck of a lot of fun with Guybrush, the ultimate piratng hero! Everyone should own this game!
Fustrating - By: , 24 May 2005 I got this game for christmas. It was cool at first & i thought it was brilliant. But that's when i found out that alll you do in the game is say the right things to the right people & you get rewarded. That sound fun? Well it's not. It takes ages to get rewarded & it's just fustrating that you can't draw a sword out it's sheath & slash your enemy to pieces.
Shiver me timbers this is a good game! - By: Mrs. K. Horne, 28 Jul 2004 Escape from Monkey Island is a top game if anyone reads this you will want to buy it. Escape from Monkey Island is based on a not so swashbuckling pirate named Guybrush Threepwood. As with the other monkey island games it's a real puzzler from the first to the last puzzle. In Escape from Monkey Island you will reallly have to rack your brains. This is the first & sadly maybe the last Monkey Island game that is in the series of four to be in 3-D it has lush graphics, beautiful backgrounds & some hilarious charcters. This game will last you a long time, a good 25-30 hours. The controls are pretty good & you can save anywhere you want. I think this is a brilliant game & so do other customers on Amazon but I would try to complete the other three before you begin. Top marks from me! P.S my favourite charcter is Otis.
