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Good, but not as good as the last one.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed this game, I really did. However, I liked Curse of Monkey Island better. Why? Well, for one I found the climax of this game rather lame and silly. Can't say more than that without giving stuff away.

Also, I was annoyed by the unnecessary system requirement inflation. In my opinion, the "animated movie" look of the last installment fit this series PERFECTLY. Pushing this one into 3D added nothing to the gameplay, and made the look WORSE, in my opinion. All it did was raise the system requirements for no reason at all, just because "EVERY new game MUST be 3D!!!!"

Excellent Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Slight complaints about the controls but I got used to it quickly and dealing with that was worth it.

From the galactic bumblings of Roger Wilco to the grog swilling piratey fun of Monkey Island I love adventure games. Unfortunately the general public would rather blast away in mind numbing multi-player games, hit the console games, or play racing games/flight sims (Whats dumber than a flight sim. I hate flight sims) Sierra has cought onto this and they killed their adventure line. Yes, the sequel police finally got the best of Roger Wilco. But LucasArts is the only company where you can find entertaining games that make you think. They may anger you at times but, they make you think. I hope EMI is a huge sucess because that would mean there is going to be a sequel. (crosses fingers) This game is truely for someone who loves adventure games.

The voicing is superb. The grapics are excellent. The humor is great. As long as LucasArts puts out adventure games they will be getting my money.

Wow!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 14
Date: June 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Wow Lucas arts did it again. this game has almost all of your favorite charectars ( sorry) in the last 3 monkey islands. The 3D looks cool but the mouths don't move, something in 3D game that Lucas arts makes. The gameplay and storyline is awesome. Buy this game!

Wonderful fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

There's not much left to say about this one that hasn't been said before, but I'll add my vote to those who think this is a real treat. It's fun, not too difficult (and except for a few exceptions, the puzzles make at least a bit of sense), great graphics and music.

One of the best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Monkey Island 4 is really great. I really love the music in it too.Despite the all the long series of talking sequences,(which is okay), I think its great! It has Murray, and Stan! I would also reccomend Grim Fandango too. That is also a great game. I'd say buy Monkey Island 4, and any other Lucasarts game!!

Ok game...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a well scripted game. It plays like a movie. There are puzzles that will stop you and you have to figure them out before you can progress. There are funny jokes, and some running jokes from the previous games that I didn't really get, since I never played them.

Negatives on this game is I can't do a full or partial install, I can only play it off the CD. Of course it is one of those linear adventure games, so if you can't think of the exact thing to do, and you're stumped for long periods of time, it can get frustrating.

Can't Go Wrong With Monkey Island

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've been following the Monkey Island series since it's debut. Needless to say, I have extreme respect for Lucas Arts and their work. This is a series that I have enjoyed more with each addition to the line. For past Monkey fans, the largest change will be the conversion to the 3D engine. My biggest caveat is the navigation system, it's keyboard only. Having said that, I found it to be usable, yet it is a far cry from the extremely pleasent and functional point and click system of Curse of Monkey Island (Monkey Island 3). Having acknowledged this, the game is up to Monkey Island standards, and immerses you in the satirical world of Guybrush Threepwood, famous pirate. As always, Guybrush blunders his way through the game, with peril nipping at his feet.

For Monkey fans and new players alike, this series is already a classic, pick up Lucas Arts' new star.

A Very Cool Adventure Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best adventure game I have ever played. It is very funny and everything is top notch, from the effects to the voicework. I have played Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine but that wasn't near as cool or fun as this one. Another thing that I liked was that there was no killing(except in one sequence where you meet your future self and after he gives you a gun you can shoot him with it if you want to, but that really isn't a good idea). The puzzles are cool and most -if not all- are logical. The voicework is superb and the insults can be very funny. The characters are really great and they each have a different personality. What's really funny is when you find pop-culture references. For Example:You may be exploring in the Mysts O' Tyme Marsh and in the swamp there's an X-Wing fighter(from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back). All in all, this game is really neat.

The Great Escape

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ahoy there, monkey-island buccaneers and landlubbers alike! Lucas Arts is back with its much-adored 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise, and are they back with a bang! Though not quite as absorbing as its 3 predecessors, it's definitely a rollicking adventure, and best of all, far exceeds what many thought would be a final tying up episode.
At the end of the Curse of Monkey Island, we had our wannabe pirate hero Guybrush Threepwood finally marrying Elaine Marley, the Governor of Melée Island. So we begin with her returning to her own mansion, only to find that her extended absence has misled people into believing she's dead. The search for the required documents leads Guybrush to Lucre Island, and from here unravels a whole new plot. Events force Guybrush to set sail in search of the Ultimate Insult, a terrifyingly powerful Voodoo weapon. Worse, he has on his trail the slimy Ozzie Mandrill. He's a bent old Australian developer bent on converting the pirate paradise into a wholesome tourist attraction. On his quest, Guybrush must accomplish Herculean tasks and ultimately make the eponymous Escape from Monkey Island.

You've got to hand it to these guys. They've convincingly managed to construct a whole new plot from what seemed to be the ashes of a completed trilogy. What's better is that they draw from the previous games' unanswered questions, bring in old characters, and huge revelations are made. All this while maintaining its freshness. Old islands like Melée and Monkey Island are accurately revamped , while new ones like Jambalaya and Lucre dazzle with their imaginativeness. The result is a coherent narrative.

Most prominently, the entire game now unfolds in 3d, leading to gorgeous graphics without destroying the cartoony appeal. The game runs on the Grim Fandango Engine, and therein lies the problem. It is a major ordeal to maneouvre your character by keyboard, and remember which key does what. Using inventory is a major headache and you can only interact with an object if its name appears. Getting your character to the right spot is sometimes more challenging than the puzzles. What a stark contrast to the simple CMI interface! This is a definite downside of the game.
Thanks to this hitch, one doesn't get to soak in completely the luscious backgrounds. The sea is stunning, the clouds and topiaries are as surreal as before. As for characters, I do admit I liked the lanky Guybrush of the previous game better, but his outfit makes up for it. We get to enjoy the amusing Guybrush- Elaine relationship, shown more tenderly than in all 3 previous games. Old characters like LeChuck (yes!), Carla and Otis, Murray, Stan, the Voodoo Lady and Herman Toothrot return. There aren't too many new ones- but Dead-Eye Dave, Admiral (Whatever) Casaba and Father Rasputin are quite fun.
Music too, is good, though not fantastic. Agreed, it can't match CMI and there is a lot of recycling and déjà vu. However, it is every bit foot-tapping and the scores of Lua Bar and Planet Threepwood are flashes of genius. Backgrounds, characters, music: when these three come together, we have a feast for the senses. Scumm Bar and Knuttin Atoll are textbooks in atmosphere building! Atmosphere, after all, is the pièce de resistance of the series.
Last of all, but probably most importantly, the puzzles are a pleasant surprise. Some like in Act 1 are a piece of cake, while others like Monkey Kombat and Mysts of Tyme are devilishly subtle. We still have the inventive use of inventory...like prosthetic skin as a trampoline and a dunce hat used to improve your diving score. You get most of it if you try hard enough (and conquer the keyboard interface). But I'm glad to say there's no repetition of puzzles from the previous games. There's a fair deal of real treasure-hunting, Matrimonial Lava Rides, boulder hurling, Insult Arm Wrestling and freeing yourself after being framed. The pirate world gets increasingly modern thanks to Mandrill- we now have banks, perfumes, Sushi-bars, theme restaurants, lawyers, groggeries and Star Buccaneers Coffee- things we couldn't even dream of in the prequels (unless you count the Carnival of the Dead). In short, they haven't limited their imaginations. All in all, the puzzles are just right- neither too tough or too easy. Some are outright silly, (like knocking an amnesiac's head in various ways) but all in all, the puzzles make a refreshingly novel cocktail.
In totality, this game is a joyride of clean, roll-on-floor fun from start to finish! It's especially so if you have the patience to get past the taxing `what-do-I-do-now' parts and the blasted keyboard. Another hitch is the boringly slow pace in the Monkey Island Act, the only place I lost interest. Overall storyline may be weak in places, but you hardly notice. But clever and witty dialogues, amazing cutscenes, absorbing characters and atmosphere and innovative puzzles, more than make up for that.
Some may love it, some may hate it, but surely no one can forget it.
Since every secret is unveiled here, there doesn't seem to be much chance of making a sequel without looking like a dragged soap opera. Thus, though it has its imperfections, Escape from Monkey Island makes a fitting conclusion- thoroughly satisfying for the discerning game-geek. This is one sea any parrot worth its pieces-of-eight will advise you to set sail in. It raaaaaaks.

Looks like a GREAT game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: August 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The Monkey Island Trilogy games are the Greatest Games I have Ever played on my Pc! Monkey Island is a legendary part of Advenure gaming..And now they have it in full-color high-quality 3d!!This game is A MUST BUY!

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