The Secret of Monkey Island
Release Date: September 2, 1990
Adventure, point-and-click, pirates, 2D, humorous, singleplayer
The Secret of Monkey Island is a cult adventure game produced by LucasArts, which started one of the most famous cycles of the genre. The main character, Guybrush Threepwood, is a beginner pirate who wants to save his beloved Elain from the hands of cruel LeChucko. In order to do so, he has to complete the ship's crew and sail to the mysterious Monkey Island.
The Secret of Monkey Island is a classic adventure game that started the Monkey Island series. Its action takes place on the Carribean Island, inside a pirate “world”. Guybrush Threepwood is the protagonist who decides to become a fully-fledged pirate on Melee Island. Meanwhile, his beloved - governor Elaine - is kidnapped by an evil pirate called LeChuck who plans to marry her. In order to save her, Guybrush has to gather a crew for his ship and sail for the mysterious Monkey Island. Many adventures await him on the road, such as (mainly verbal) combat and lots of puzzles to solve.
Last updated on August 14, 2015
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[7:41] The Secret of Monkey Island the beginning of the game
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Monkey Island Series
The highly popular adventure game series. Father of the series is Ron Gilbert, and over the years such development studios as LucasArts, Telltale Games, and Terrible Toybox have worked on it.
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The Secret of Monkey Island Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Lucasfilm Games / LucasArts
Publisher: Lucasfilm Games / LucasArts
Age restrictions: none
The Secret of Monkey Island System Requirements
PC / Windows
Recommended: Intel 486 33 Mhz, 4 MB RAM
Anniversary Collector's Set of Monkey Island Games for $160
At the end of the month Limited Run Games will release a boxed collection of five installments of the Monkey Island series, complete with many gadgets for the fans.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 20, 2020
Anniversary Collector's Set of Monkey Island Games for $160
At the end of the month Limited Run Games will release a boxed collection of five installments of the Monkey Island series, complete with many gadgets for the fans.
video games
Adrian Werner
October 20, 2020