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 spelling (traditional)
- "猴岛大逃亡" -- Chinese spelling (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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Trivia
In the German gaming magazine GameStar (issue 04/2009)
Escape from Monkey Island was named as one of the "10 Most Terrible Sequels". It changed the handling to annoying keyboard controls and many puzzles defy every logic and have to be solved through trial and error. The atmosphere suffers from sterile backgrounds and modern consumption criticism. Because of its humour and the lack of competition it is still the best adventure released in 2000.
