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Summary: Best of the bunch
Review: "Escape From Monkey Island" has the distinction of being the very first PC game i ever played, and finished. From the very beginning, it draws you into it's wacky world of pirates (living and undead), and it keeps you glued to the PC until you've unlocked all the mysteries to be found. It's not the hardest game to master, but in all honesty...you stick with it because it's always entertaining and different. I've since played the other MI games, and this is by far the best one....it has just the right mixture of sarcastic humor, and unique puzzle solving. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Top-notch sequel in "Escape From Monkey Island"
Review: "Escape from Monkey Island" is the fourth game in the "Monkey Island" series, which follow the adventures of wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood and the love of his life, Governor Elaine Marley, as they battle against the evil undead pirate Chuck LeChuck (who just won't stay dead after three games). In "Escape from Monkey Island" Guybrush returns from his honeymoon with Elaine to find out that they have been declared dead. Now he must investigate a slimy Australian developer who is buying up all of the Tri-Island area and "reforming" the pirates into docile citizens. In the meantime Elaine is running for governor against Charles L. Charles, a suspiciously familiar face. Once again Guybrush gets to rescue the damsel in distress, fight monkeys in Monkey Kombat (a hilarious Mortal Kombat spoof you have to see to believe), and test his wit at Insult Arm Wrestling, as well as downing Groggoccinos from Starbuccaneers and visiting his own theme restaurant Planet Threepwood (sound familiar?), all while trying to find a powerful Voodoo charm, the Ultimate Insult, before the bad guys do."EFMI" is the first game to feature 3D characters, and all of the familiar faces (Guybrush, Elaine, Carla, Otis, Herman) translate well to their new medium. The game's engine is basically an upgraded Grim Fandango GRIME system, but the graphics are gorgeous (and eccentric: the familiar swirly clouds, watercolour stars, nifty maps and gaudy costumes look great). The music is a mysterious blend of Caribbean and sweeping scores worthy of John Williams (steel drums, rowdy pirate music, Muzak in Starbuccaneers and Jambalaya Island (the same theme changes to a minor key once you visit Nuttin Atoll, nice touch) string-driven themes). The voice acting is superb, with Dominic Armato returning as Guybrush, Charity James as Elaine, Earl Boen as LeChuck, Tom Kane (Darwin on "The Wild Thornberries"), and Nick Tate as Ozzie. The dialogue is as sharp as any of the previous games (I loved listening to Ozzie Mandrill spouting Australian insults and throwing around Aussie slang at every opportunity), and the storyline is always a surprise. I had a few small technical problems even after installing the patch, but I found workarounds, and other than that the game ran great (it does require 3D acceleration, however). A pleasure from beginning to end, I only hope that there will be more "Monkey Islands" in the future!
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Summary: Best of the bunch
Review: "Escape From Monkey Island" has the distinction of being the very first PC game i ever played, and finished. From the very beginning, it draws you into it's wacky world of pirates (living and undead), and it keeps you glued to the PC until you've unlocked all the mysteries to be found. It's not the hardest game to master, but in all honesty...you stick with it because it's always entertaining and different. I've since played the other MI games, and this is by far the best one....it has just the right mixture of sarcastic humor, and unique puzzle solving. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Nice game, but...
Review: A great game for beginners, still better than Curse of Monkey Island, for sure. Nice jokes, puzzles, cool animations... But it is definitely not the sequel we, old classic-adventurers, have been waiting for so many years. I got very disappointed when I first played CMI. After I finished the game I was like: "So what!" Perhaps I was expecting too much from it. It was a sequel for the best adventure games made ever: Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island II, made by Ron Gilbert, the magnificient. So it had to be perfect, but it was not. Many of the questions, which remain open after the mysterious end-scene of MI2, were still not answered. So I did not expect too much this time when I bought EMI. The story of the game tries to fill in the gaps of the previous games but is still weak. The interface is disastrous. The interfaces of the first two games have been cornerstones for most of the game-programmers; many nice games have been written thereafter imitating MI interfaces. But in EMI, for a reason that I did not understand, programmers felt that they are forced to or have to use new 3D accelerator's "advantages", which make the game nothing but one of the ordinary games of the last few years. The game brings nothing new for classic-adventure fans but if you are looking just for fun for a couple of hours, it may be a good one.?
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Summary: Escape from Monkey Island (Jewel Case)
Review: Escape from Monkey Island (Jewel Case) is an amazing with great graphics, amazing sound and lots of fun. I love this series.
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Summary: A delicious little tidbit
Review: Escape to Monkey Island is the last in the Monkey Island series and it is a follow up to the Curse of Monkey Island in which Guybrush and Elaine were married. In this game, trouble is afoot. The Governor's mansion is being torn down, LeChuck is back and he is looking for a vile vodoo talisman called the Ultimate Insult. This horrific weapon will make anyone's soul a permanent egoless lump of goop. Help Guybrush to oust this wicked demon pirate and save Elaine. I gave this game a 4 because at one point the game froze and some of the puzzles like finding Tiny Lafeet's hat, the boulder puzzle, and the Matrimonial Lava Plunge were pretty annoying. Overall, this is a pretty good game.
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Summary: great game
Review: I am one to usually get bored of games and just stop playing them after a while but this one was great cause it just had me coming back for more. the puzzles in the game are just ones that u have to know on how to slove them. this is a great game.
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Summary: Great Game- a true classic
Review: I cannot even begin to tell you how much fun this game is to play. The gameplay is smooth, and the graphics are great. I Enjoyed every moment of this game, and i would reccomend it to anyone who likes a well-made game with comedy in it too. THe only slight problem was that my friends older computer had trouble running it. Other than that, this game is one of my favorites. (The old monkey islands are great too!)
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Summary: A GOD GAME
Review: I love every single monkey island game, even the ones with the [bad]... graphics, and I have to say they just keep getting better. I love this game, and i am hooked, i have beaten this game 3 times and I still love it. NICE WORK!
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Summary: Escape from Monkey Island, tops all other Monkey Islands
Review: I played the Curse of Monkey island - it was great! It was so much fun, that I went and bought Monkey Island 2, not as good because it was made for old computer system with large pixels. I thought no other game could beat the excitement of the Curse of Monkey Island, until...I played Escape from Monkey Island. Not only is it like the amazing game of the Curse of Monkey Island, it is much better and has 3D graphics. You will have a great time with this game as you, Guybrush Threepwood have your journey as you ESCAPE from MONKEY ISLAND! This game is A+++! Excellent!!...I also recommend Grim Fandango!
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