Vegetarian cannibals, feral chickens, and a barber pirate named SnuggleCakes... Another instant classic, Mr. Driftwood!
User Rating: 9.6 | The Curse of Monkey Island PC
I have always loved Monkey Island. I played the original back on Sega CD. And while the minute-long loading times got very irritating, the REST of the game was priceless: great story, humorous slap-stick comedy, a three-headed monkey, and the great Secret of Monkey Island. (So great, I STILL don't know what it is.) I have yet to play MI 2, but this third installment, aptly titled Curse of Monkey Island, is just spectacular. Once again, Guybrush Threepwood - mighty pirate - is sailing the high seas of the Carribean, in search of a cure for his one true love, Governor Elaine Marley, who has been turned into a solid gold statue. Along the way, you'll encounter a pirate vessel manned by a crew of poo-slinging apes, a cosmopolitan/Voodoo Priestess, a talking demonic skull named Murry... umm... fierce feral chickens, an overly-superstitious gypsy, a drunken bartender, vegetarian cannibals, and a pirate named SnuggleCakes! With it's crisp (hand-drawn) cartoon classics, carrbiean-themed musical score and it's hilarious dialogue, Curse of Monkey Island is a sure classic for any Monkey Island vet... And something you new guys will definitely like. And the plot's great, too. Along with it's many puzzles that are sure to turn your brain inside out, there's TWICE the puzzle-solving goodness - this game has two difficulty levels: Classic and Mega-Monkey. Mega Monkey is similar to Classic, except that there more puzzles to solve, and some of the puzzles that you can solve in Classic need to be taken a further step, while others must be solved in a totally different manner altogether. While the swordplay level could've been a little better and the last level couldn't been JUST a tad longer, this game has to be, without a doubt, one of THE best adventure games I have ever played, second only to the legendary Myst trilogy. Even after playing it straight through TWICE, you may feel compelled to play it yet again - the script (especially it's humor) is a masterpiece. You're sure to love it!
