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Escape from Monkey Island PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: LucasArts
  • Release Date: Jun 18, 2001
  • Also On: PC
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Metascore
84 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Summary: Join pencil-neck pirate Guybrush Threepwood as one of the best graphical PC adventure games comes to the PS2 totally intact and offbeat as ever.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. GamePro
    100
    Everything that made EFMI so great on the PC arrives on the PS2 perfectly intact. The game’s many puzzles are perfectly balanced.
  2. GameSpy
    91
    Great graphics that remain true to the series' roots, wonderful animation, the classic Monkey Island humor is present in full force.
  3. PSX Nation
    60
    If it were just a little less linear, a little bit longer and a little less unforgiving in some of its latter stumpers (lots of 'littles' for a game trying to compensate for its lack of... well, you know!)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. DerekG.
    10
    I want monkey island 4.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. RhysP.
    9
    As a devoted Monkey Island fan, I found it to be an excellent 4th chapter in a great series of games. I preferred it in the classic cartoon media, but Lucasarts have pulled it off as a computer animated title that is a joy to play. Some problems with loading times.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MortenR.
    9
    I love it. Funnier than ever. The graphics rock!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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