The first game in the legendary Monkey Island series. Guybrush's desire to become a swashbuckling pirate gets him more adventure than he bargained for.
threeolivez's The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (Xbox 360 Games Store) review
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is a fairly clever adventure game that starts out strong and never really lets up.
I missed the original game when it first came out and I was very excited to try this one out when the remake was released. The game looks very sharp and the art style is very clean and realized. The Humor is pretty good, and that is a real compliment because humor in video games has been very hard to achieve. The game as a whole really knows what it is trying to do and focuses on simply nailing the pirate thing. The sound is probably the best feature of the game. The voice acting is very well done and the delivery of the lines adds a layer of sarcasm and punch that would be lost on just text. The musical tracks layered underneath what you are doing really keeps the game light and atmospheric. When your sailing around Monkey Island there are carribean' congos playing. When you are figuring out a puzzle in the depths of hell the music and mood are kept very light which kept the game experience very consistent. At no point in the whole experience did the game take itself to seriously.the pirate swinging on the chandlier is perfect!
The last thing I really enjoyed about the game was that it was a welcome change from FPS's,RPG's and open world games (which are in abundance as of late). I felt the same way about TRINE which is to say that the adventure game was a nice change of pace and continually reminded me of the different ways to enjoy a video game besides getting a "headshot".
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition(Xbox 360 Games Store) by vidiot on July 22, 2009
It’s possible to not like The Secret Monkey Island. It’s also possible to not like good things in general. I’ve always wondered what makes old games age well. What tangible component that a game could have, mechanically or from a presentation standpoint that allows a gamer to pick up a game, ten, or in this case twenty years later and still enjoy it. My conclusion is that it’s a combination of things, entirely dependent of the game and in many cases the time period that the game was made. The ...
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition(Xbox 360 Games Store) by canuckeh on August 12, 2009
I quickly found myself relating to Guybrush Threepwood’s voyage into the mysterious and deadly . I was also venturing to a strange and foreign land, that being the forsaken territory of the point and click adventure genre. I’ve always preferred the dry lands of the consoles over the PC’s treacherous waters and torrential system requirements. So this review for Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition may come off as a bit naïve, like I’m way out of my league by trying to review this mystical s...
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