The Pinnacle of Adventure Gaming
Well, getting back to the subject at hand, this game was released at the zenith of the popularity of the genre. When the market was focusing all of its attention on games like Myst, LucasArts released the third, and best, sequel of the Monkey Island series.
The series included full voice-over acting for all of the main characters and several of the supporting character. Detailed animation was added to the story scenes that drove the story and greatly added to the comedic elements. Deep story lines and well thought out puzzles are in this title that was not seen in a lot of other titles released at the time. It is so good that it that it made just about all other titles shrink in comparison. It could be the type of title that people would enjoy so much that they look into other titles and it disappoints them so much because it did not live up to the enjoyment that Monkey Island brings.
One of the best elements of this game is that it was 100% CD ROM while the previous two titles were DOS run and cannot run on current PC machines. To play my copies of the first two games, I have to use a DOS emulator and it glitches and does not read the games well and I have yet to find an application that can read my games. The same goes for Maniac Mansion 2, but that is a review for another time.
This game, for those who have never played an adventure game, is the title to at least check out the genre. It will make you laugh and genuinely drive you to advance in the game to completion. You should be able to locate a copy for as little as $5 in the discount software section. I highly recommend dropping the five and grabbing a copy.