Group Description
Monkey Island is a series of comedy adventure games set in fictional 18th century-like Caribbean Islands, telling the story of the young wannabe-pirate Guybrush Threepwood. The series was originally envisioned as a trilogy by the main designer
Ron Gilbert, but he only completed the first two games; the
third and the
fourth were made without his participation. The latter signified the conclusion of the original series, being the last one developed by
LucasArts.
Like most LucasArts adventures,
Monkey Island games are "death-free" (the player character cannot die), have no "dead ends" (the player cannot get irrevocably stuck), and are based on inventory puzzles and branching dialogue. The series' first installment,
The Secret of Monkey Island (1990), was also the first adventure game made by LucasArts that answered all of the above requirements, defining the company's adventure game design philosophy.
In 2009,
Telltale licensed the property for a five-part episodic adventure game, which eventually became
Tales of Monkey Island.
Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #3 Most Memorable Game Hero (Guybrush Threepwood)
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) – #10 Most Memorable Game Villain (LeChuck)
Game Title | Year | Platform | Publisher | User Score |
Tales of Monkey Island: Collector's Edition | 2011 | Macintosh, Windows | Lace Mamba Global Ltd. | ... |
Tales of Monkey Island: Premium Edition | 2011 | Macintosh, Windows | Lace Mamba Global Ltd. | ... |
Monkey Island: Special Edition Bundle | 2010 | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC | ... |
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Special Edition | 2010 | Blacknut, iPad, iPhone, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | LucasArts | 3.75 |
Tales of Monkey Island (Deluxe Edition) | 2010 | Macintosh, Windows | Telltale, Inc. | ... |
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 5 - Rise of the Pirate God | 2009 | iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows | Telltale, Inc. | 4.20 |
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal | 2009 | iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows | Telltale, Inc. | 3.96 |
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | 2009 | Browser, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | LucasArts | 3.61 |
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 2 - The Siege of Spinner Cay | 2009 | iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows | Telltale, Inc. | 4.22 |
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 3 - Lair of the Leviathan | 2009 | iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows | Telltale, Inc. | 4.15 |
Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 4 - The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood | 2009 | iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows | Telltale, Inc. | 4.16 |
Tales of Monkey Island | 2009 | Macintosh, PlayStation 3, Windows | Daedalic Entertainment GmbH | 4.08 |
Escape from Monkey Island | 2000 | Macintosh, PlayStation 2, Windows | Aspyr Media, Inc. | 3.73 |
The Curse of Monkey Island | 1999 | DOS, Windows | LucasArts | 3.83 |
Monkey Island Madness | 1997 | DOS | LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC | ... |
Collection LucasArts: Aventure - The Secret of Monkey Island / Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1997 | DOS, Windows | Ubi Soft Entertainment Software | ... |
The Curse of Monkey Island | 1997 | Macintosh, Windows | LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC | 4.13 |
Monkey Island 1 & 2 | 1993 | Amiga | LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC | ... |
Monkey Island Special | 1997 | DOS | LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC | 3.71 |
The Secret of Monkey Island: Enhanced Version | 1993 | DOS | LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC | ... |
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 | Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh | Lucasfilm Games LLC | 4.03 |
The Secret of Monkey Island (Demo Version) | 1990 | Amiga, DOS | Lucasfilm Games LLC | 2.60 |
The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 | Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh, SEGA CD | JVC Musical Industries, Inc. | 4.02 |
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