Rather than attempting to included a standard sword-fighting section in the game, the designers have taken a different approach. No-one's going to take you on if you can't hold your own in a battle. Of course, if you want to be a pirate, you've got to master the sword. Just about all of these having something worthwhile to say, give or sell to you. There are a lot of people to meet too, not just the token wise man and a beggar. Even if the character doesn't have any vital information (which is unlikely), you can still yak away for quite a while before you've exhausted the possible conversation topics.
From the start, you have access to the whole town, and are free to roam around at will, sticking your nose in wherever you fancy.Ĭonversation plays a big part in the game, and you can talk to virtually anyone you meet.
You're never stuck for somewhere to go, or someone to talk to. Monkey Island's designers have made a big effort to avoid any such situations.
If your worst computer-gaming phobia is being trapped in a bare prison cell with absolutely nothing in your inventory, don't worry. Report back to the pirate leaders with proof of your achievements, and everything will be rosy, or so it seems. Fortunately for you though, the local pirate crews are a bit undermanned at the moment, so they decide to take you on if you can show your worth by accomplishing three assignments. As you might imagine, he's not given a very warm reception when he arrives at Melee Island. Young, clean-cut Mr Threepwood isn't exactly tailor-made for the life of a pirate. However, your ambitious efforts lead you into all sorts of trouble, and at times, captaining your own pirate ship is the last thing on your mind. As Guybrush Threepwood, it's your goal in life to become a pirate, splicing the mainbrace on the high seas, and all that sort of thing. Monkey Island doesn't start out by setting you the hackneyed task of defeating some wicked overlord. Unlike your conventional adventure game or RPG. If for example, you want to pick up an object, you just click on the words "pick up", from the menu, and then click on the object in the picture. It does however, retain a vocabulary which is used to guide your character around the game. Monkey Island is operated on a "point and click" basis. Instead of using the old-style text entry system. It's here! Lucasfilm's latest adventure has arrived, and it's their best yet! Fans of Lucasfilm's previous adventures will instantly recognise the unique mouse-driven environment, used once again for The Secret of Monkey Island. Fans of previous LucasArts adventures will recognize the SCUMM point-and-click interface, which involves selecting verbs from a predefined list before clicking on an object to initiate the action. Trade insults with rivals, solve humorous puzzles, interact with eccentric characters, and engage in a three-way battle for the affections of a lovely lass named Elaine Marley. Finishing all three will allow Threepwood to form a crew and set sail to the fabled Monkey Island, where he'll need to defeat an evil ghost pirate known as LeChuck. Starting in a place called Melee Island, young Threepwood must complete three trials before he can become a booty-seeking buccaneer: mastering the sword, mastering the art of thievery, and mastering the art of treasure. If clever enough, he will win the confidence of Mêlée's pirates and find himself blown by the winds of fate toward the terrifying and legendary Monkey Island - an adventure that would chill the bones of even the most bloodthirsty buccaneer.Help a scrawny lad named Guybrush Threepwood realize his lifelong dream of becoming a swashbuckling pirate in this tongue-in-cheek adventure from LucasArts. Tales of pirate wealth lure him to the port of Mêlée with high hopes, no money, and insatiable curiosity. The game's twisty plot leads our naive hero on a hilarious, swash-buckling search for the fabled secret of Monkey Island. Purists will also delight in the ability to seamlessly switch between the updated hand-drawn re-imagining and the original classic version.
The development team at LucasArts is bringing the game into the modern era with an all new re-imagined contemporary art style, a re-mastered musical score, full voiceover, and an in-depth hint system to help players through the game’s side-splitting puzzles. Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.