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Generally favorable reviews- based on 52 Ratings

  • Summary: A scurvy-inducing new chapter in the legendary Monkey Island adventure series unfolds in rollicking 3-D. Developed by the team who created LucasArts' irreverent classic "Sam & Max Hit The Road," Escape features an original cinematic story full of drama, intrigue, and, of course, side-splitting humor. [LucasArts] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 32
  2. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. The best adventure game we've played in recent years, and an instant classic.
  2. In short, Monkey Island has amazing production value, great graphics, good comedy, and a compelling story.
  3. The humor is droll but affecting, and the game play so well laid out that this program has to be considered a worthy sequel to its predecessor.
  4. Though many Monkey Island fans will disagree I found this to be the least humorous and immersive of the series and it falls short of the overall quality of "Grim Fandango."

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. MitrengaG.
    10
    It is excellent! It has everything in it : Fun (lots of it) , adventure , fighting and what i like the most , mindless chatting and mindless actions. Hahaha excellent game. Expand
  2. MatthewJ.
    10
    This game is a great adventure which really gets you involved. A good one even if you are not a fan of the adventure games!
  3. Kon
    8
    This game has a lot of humor and color in it, the characters are very well developed and consistent (with the visual exception) throughout the series. The controls can be a bit awkward, especially with a fixed angle camera on every area. A very decent game for it's genre. Expand
  4. SarahK.
    7
    Fun game, but disappointing ending. Monkey Kombat is not as witty as previous MI games' insult fighting. I ran across a few technical glitches in the game play. The best part is exploring the islands, and talking with characters, but the puzzles themselves are a bit boring. Expand

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