What Gamespot Users have to say about The Secret of Monkey Island
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Rating:8
Monkeys, bananas and ghosts!
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is exactly the same first entry in the Monkey Island series back from 1990 featuring improved visuals and brilliant voice acting that will make this an adventure you will neve... Read Full Review
2 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:7.5
The gameplay is unremarkable and the interface is clunky but the humor and story save it from complete disappointment.
To start off, let me say that I'm not a real big fan of point and click adventures. Therefore, those reading this who adore these types of games probably won't agree with my review, which is fine. But I think my opinio... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
If you love adventures with both humor and smarts in bucketloads, you can't go wrong with Secret of Monkey Island: SE.
SCORE: 8.3/10.0 Pros: +Incredibly funny story +Clever puzzles +Beautiful visuals and great soundtrack +Stellar voice acting Cons: -Awkward gameplay mechanics -Sometimes confusing goals Review: When it c... Read Full Review
4 of 5 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9
First time Monkey Island player. I Will defiantly be playing the others.
This game completely Blew away all of my expectations. I've never played any of the monkey island series before and on a whim I decided to try the first one on the xbox. At first I was a bit reluctant to play it fearing ... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
A classic revisited in HD like the fans wanted so bad. Monkey Island SE idea came from a '04 fan remake of Manic Mansion
In a sense, I don't really feel like Monkey Island needs much promotion from me, because adventure gaming was such a huge part of computer game history, and Monkey Island was perhaps the finest example of adventure gamin... Read Full Review
1 of 2 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:8
Monkey Island remade is a true treat for those who have never enjoyed sharp and witty fun and great revisit for fans!
There are plenty of reviews out there and most are probably from fans from the original so there really is no need to say more why this is a classic. Rest assured this is not the typical game trend being released nowaday... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:6
For some, this game is a classic. For others, it's a boring & overrated 'point-and-click' adventure game.
I know about 99% of people who would be reading this review will already have decided to hate my opening comment because of their love for this game. This is one of those 'cult-classic' games that people defend 'till the... Read Full Review
4 of 5 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9
Only Monkey Island could bring Adventure "click" games back!
I have been a Monkey Island fan since monkey island 3 (Im 22 years old never got the chance to play the ones before). So when I heard on xbox live that they where going to make an Special edition of Monkey island 1, I ju... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:9
A great trip down memory lane!
I remember years ago playing The Secret of Monkey Island and other great Lucas Arts classics. And I do have to say, with the graphical overhaul aside, this game is just as great as it was 20 years ago. The graphics are "... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpful -
Rating:10
Easily one of the funniest video games I've EVER played!
When my friend first brought this game to my house and we loaded it up on the computer, I was really expecting some dumb adventure game. Boy, was I surprised! In the opening sequence you are walking into a city and the... Read Full Review
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