MobyRank MobyScore
Macintosh
75
4.4
PlayStation 2
81
3.8
Windows
80
3.9

Description

Guybrush Threepwood has finally defeated the zombie pirate LeChuck, and married his sweetheart Elaine Marley. The happy couple is returning home from an exciting honeymoon. But as they arrive on Melee Island, they notice some very strange changes. A mysterious stranger who calls himself Charles L. Charles is organizing a campaign to become the next governor. The Australian businessman Ozzie Mandrill is turning the Caribbean into an attraction for tourists. And on top of that, Elaine's mansion is being demolished! Naturally, it's up to our hero to revert the things back to normal, even if that means traveling to exotic islands and solving puzzles on the way.

Escape From Monkey Island is a direct sequel to The Curse of Monkey island, and is the fourth game in the Monkey Island series. The gameplay relies mainly on inventory-based puzzles and branching dialogues, just like in the previous installments. The interface is similar to that of Grim Fandango: mouse is not used, and the interaction is done via context-sensitive commands that appear on the screen whenever you navigate Guybrush close to an object. The game utilizes pre-rendered backgrounds and 3D character models.

Alternate Titles

  • "猴島小英雄4:逃離猴島" -- Chinese title (traditional)
  • "猴岛大逃亡" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Monkey Island 4" -- Working title
  • "MI4" -- Common abbreviation
  • "La Fuga de Monkey Island" -- Spanish title
  • "Houdao Da Taowang" -- Chinese title
  • "Fuga da Monkey Island" -- Italian title
  • "Fuga da Ilha dos Macacos" -- Brazilian title
  • "Flucht von Monkey Island" -- German title
  • "EFMI" -- Common abbreviation

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
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Escape from Monkey Island PlayStation 2 $8.45  
Escape from Monkey Island (Mac) Macintosh $28.49  
Escape from Monkey Island Windows $7.28  
Escape from Monkey Island (Jewel Case) Windows $5.96  
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User Reviews

Funny, yet disappointing... Windows Quackbal (46)
Somewhat fun, but too uncertain of itself. Windows Ola Sverre Bauge (236)
A brilliant game that died under the weight of the series Windows Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (63268)
Aye, ‘tis a black day for adventures: the last great series is dying. Windows -Chris (7376)
Can Monkey Island escape from Escape from Monkey Island? Windows jossiejojo (45)
No. Not very good. Don't you dare make another one Lucasarts! Windows Shazbut (155)
A wonderful game, and yet a terrible disappointment Windows El-ad Amir (111)
What happened? Windows NatsFan (118)
Christ! Not another Monkey Island 4 review... Windows Black Wolf (37232)
One of the worst games ever made. Windows Pavan Shamdasani (6)

The Press Says

JeuxVideoPC.com Windows Mar 31, 2003 18 out of 20 90
Futuregamez.net PlayStation 2 Jul 08, 2001 88 out of 100 88
PSX Extreme PlayStation 2 Jul 09, 2001 8.6 out of 10 86
CyberJoy Windows Jan 28, 2001 4.2 out of 5 84
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Windows Dec, 2000 81 out of 100 81
UHS (Universal Hint System) Windows Mar 18, 2001 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Gameplanet PlayStation 2 Jul 11, 2001 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Game Informer Magazine Windows Jan, 2001 7.5 out of 10 75
Game industry News (GiN) Windows 2001 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
La Aventura es la Aventura Windows Oct 03, 2006 49 out of 100 49

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
*Alarm bells ringing, sirens wailing...* 8 DJP Mom (10796)
Jun 21, 2007

Trivia

When you are in Lucre Island jail, if you look at the iron maiden, Guybrush would say, "Iron Maiden! Excellent!" This is refering to the movie Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, where they get arrested in ancient England, and the king says to send them to the iron maiden. Thinking they mean the rock band, Bill and Ted reply "Iron Maiden. Excellent!" then play the air guitar.


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66198), Ryan Prendiville (704) and Grant McLellan (555)
 

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