Tales of Monkey Island Review
Once clear of its port of origin, this clever, humorous tale unfurls its sails and becomes a thoroughly entertaining swashbuckling adventure.
Once clear of its port of origin, this clever, humorous tale unfurls its sails and becomes a thoroughly entertaining swashbuckling adventure.
Once clear of its port of origin, this clever, humorous tale unfurls its sails and becomes a thoroughly entertaining swashbuckling adventure.
This humorous and enjoyable adventure is seaworthy, despite some visual choppiness.
The signature quality of the Monkey Island series, since it was first developed by Ron Gilbert and Lucasfilm Games in 1992, has been its self-awareness and depreciative humour. Before the outbreak of military simulations... Read Full Review
11 of 13 users found the following review helpful"Tales of Monkey Island" (hereby "Tales", for simplicity) is the 5th game in what by now has become one of the most famous franchises in gaming history. While Telltale Games have apparently managed to successfully revive... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulTales of Monkey Island is the fifth instalment in the point-and-click adventure series and was released in 5 episodes and later sold as a complete package. Although you could play a random episode and find enjoyment with... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulLike many others, I am a huge fan of old school Lucasarts (and some Sierra) adventures, the tales of Guybrush Threepwood have been part of my gaming life a long time and the third part in the series (Curse of Monkey Isla... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulI've been a long time fan of the Monkey Island series of games, and I have been waiting for a long time for this installment. The developers have improved on the clumsy control system present in Monkey Island 4. You... Read Full Review
0 of 7 users found the following review helpfullet me start off by saying this is the first monkey island game that i have played but hopefully wont be my last. Graphics: though this game doesn't really try to make the graphics anything mind blowing the graphics s... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulAh, the good old days, when the first thing that came to mind when one heard "PC gaming" was not FPSes or MMOs, but in fact was the adventure game genre. After having given us a long overdue spiritual sequel to Lucas Art... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpfulOne of the most famous adventure games released in 2009 with a new story! Telltale games developped "Tales of Monkey Island" and Guybrush Threepwood began his new epic saga! It is a game with lots of humor, excellent ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulThey repeated a lot of stuff from previous MI's: find a crew (one test which each one), resolve 3 puzzles, fix 3 things, etc. Generally there are not many variables involved. Then the classic "learn stuff to fight" is us... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpfulIt is a coincidence that my second review has to be a Monkey Island game. This is a resurrection of a dead series, yes... not even death can kill Guybrush Threepwood. After the crime that is called "Escape from Monkey... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful*Note: This is a review of the full season. Both the PC/Mac and Wiiware versions are here. All chapters will be covered.* Many of you old-school gamers might have heard of or played the Secret of Monkey Island. Releas... Read Full Review
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