90
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.1
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

"...I barely escaped LeChuck's dreadful amusement park. I am now stuck in the middle of the sea, with nothing in my boat but a sausage and the diary I'm writing now. Oh my beloved Elaine, where are you?!.. If I only could hear your voice again, I'd die as a happy man..."

But not all is over, Guybrush Threepwood! The mighty pirate-wannabe from the first two games is back in his third adventure. And so is his archenemy LeChuck. Once again, Guybrush saves his beloved Elaine from the claws of his undead rival. In the midst of the treasure that belonged to the defeated fiend Guybrush finds a ring. Overwhelmed by his love to Elaine, he proposes marriage to her and gives her the ring. What he doesn't know is that the ring is cursed! Before he is able to realize what is happening, Elaine is turned into a gold statue. Will Guybrush be able to lift the curse and to save his one and only love?

This third installment of the legendary series features a similar kind of gameplay with wacky characters and insane puzzles. The interface is more simple and comfortable, and the graphics are now sharp, cartoon-style SVGA.

Alternate Titles

  • "猴島小英雄III:猴島的詛咒" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
  • "猴岛小英雄3:猴岛的诅咒" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "Проклятье Острова Обезьян" -- Russian spelling
  • "Prokljatje Ostrova Obez'jan" -- Russian title
  • "Monkey Island 3" -- Informal name
  • "MI3" -- Common abbreviation
  • "La maledizione di Monkey Island" -- Italian title
  • "La Malédiction De l'Ile aux Singes" -- French title
  • "CMI" -- Common abbreviation
  • "A Maldição da Ilha dos Macacos" -- Brazilian title
  • "원숭이섬의 저주 " -- Korean spelling

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User Reviews

All's well that ends well Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (63268) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars
Am I the only dissenting voice here? Shazbut (155) unrated
LucasArts' Heyday Dustin Neal (9) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Nice for Monkey Island fans quark schiz (28) 3.33 Stars3.33 Stars3.33 Stars3.33 Stars3.33 Stars
Lovable, beautiful; a masterpiece. Quackbal (46) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Another day, another Monkey Island 3 review Black Wolf (37232) unrated
Yet another gem in a lovable series. Rensch (165) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
A beauty, and arguably best of the bunch jossiejojo (45) 4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars4.4 Stars
No Gilbert, but still rather good considering what it had to live up to. Zovni (9138) 4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars4.2 Stars
Yikes, I turned the woman I love into a gold statue! Jim Fun (226) unrated

The Press Says

Just Adventure 2003 A 100
Adventure Classic Gaming Jan 10, 1998 5 out of 5 100
Gamezilla Jan 12, 2001 98 out of 100 98
Mega Score Feb, 1998 95 out of 100 95
GameStar (Germany) Dec, 1997 92 out of 100 92
Quandary Dec, 1997 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Computer Games Magazine 1997 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
JeuxVideoPC.com Jul 03, 2006 17 out of 20 85
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault) Jan 16, 1998 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Aventura y Cía Aug 14, 2001 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80

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Trivia

Ron Gilbert said that the game was done well considering the tough job they had, but his biggest complaint was that Elaine fell in love with Guybrush. Gilbert says that Elaine thinks of Guybrush as more of a brother, and she would never do something like that.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by robotriot Bronze Star Contributing Member (6380) on Dec 07, 1999.
 

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