Escape from Monkey Island

November 1, 2000 LucasArts Aspyr Media, LucasArts
Point-and-click Puzzle Adventure
PC Mac PS2
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This is the fourth chapter of the Monkey Island series. As normal, prepare to find lots of salty humor and engaging game play from this legendary series. Loaded with lusciously rendered backgrounds and more monkeys than you can handle, Escape from Monkey features an original cinematic story full of drama. The game is highlighted by hundreds of challenging puzzles.
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82.3
Total Score
155
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Release Date November 1, 2000
Developer LucasArts
Publisher Aspyr Media, LucasArts
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Fantasy, Historical, Comedy
Escape from Monkey Island

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