The Monkey Island series started in 1990 with the secret of Monkey Island, and then LeChuck’s Revenge followed by The Curse of Monkey Island. The voice acting in the game is excellent, perhaps the best yet on a console and should be the benchmark for all other games. We need more humour in videogames for sure, Conkers Bad Fur Day being the only recent example. One important element of the series is the humour on offer throughout and you can get a taste of this from the plot outline below. Instead it draws on the company’s film experience by bringing a compelling plot, character design, clever puzzles and mixing it all together in one package. Very much a stronghold of the PC, this type of adventure does not rely on guns, action or explosions. Brought to the PS2 by Lucas Arts it does not thankfully feature any Star Wars characters instead this game comes from their highly praised adventure series, Monkey Island and is the latest instalment. They say its good to have a change of pace and to try something different once in a while and this is the case with Escape From Monkey Island. Such games have fallen out of fashion yet offer a unique, challenging experience. Gamestyle Archive intro: Back in 2001 the arrival of Escape from Monkey Island on a home console felt like a novelty and it probably would still be the case today.
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