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  
Amazon
Escape from Monkey Island PlayStation 2 $8.15  
Escape from Monkey Island (Mac) Macintosh $29.20  
Escape from Monkey Island Windows $8.96  
Escape from Monkey Island (Jewel Case) Windows $7.00  
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Escape from Monkey Island    
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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 (60141)
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 (117)
Christ! Not another Monkey Island 4 review... Windows Black Wolf (37231)
One of the worst games ever made. Windows Pavan Shamdasani (6)

The Press Says

GamePro PlayStation 2 Jun 18, 2001 5 out of 5 100
Absolute Games (AG.ru) Windows Nov 11, 2000 90 out of 100 90
4Players.de Windows Nov 24, 2000 88 out of 100 88
CyberJoy Windows Jan 28, 2001 4.2 out of 5 84
Game Informer Magazine PlayStation 2 Sep, 2001 8 out of 10 80
All Game Guide PlayStation 2 2001 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
AppleLinks.Com Macintosh May 23, 2001 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Gameplanet PlayStation 2 Jul 11, 2001 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Gamezone (Germany) PlayStation 2 Jul 05, 2001 7 out of 10 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 (10784)
Jun 21, 2007

Trivia

The PC version came with a "quick-path" walkthrough that explained how to beat the entire game. However, not much detail was put into it, and no secrets were revealed (both persons to try and persuade the player to buy the full strategy guide).


This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66164), Ryan Prendiville (704) and Grant McLellan (555)
 

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