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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

July 15, 2009 $4.99
Windows

Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike.

About

Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike. The development team at LucasArts is bringing the game into the modern era with an all new re-imagined contemporary art style, a re-mastered musical score, full voiceover, and an in-depth hint system to help players through the game’s side-splitting puzzles. Purists will also delight in the ability to seamlessly switch between the updated hand-drawn re-imagining and the original classic version. The game's twisty plot leads our naive hero on a hilarious, swash-buckling search for the fabled secret of Monkey Island. Tales of pirate wealth lure him to the port of Mêlée with high hopes, no money, and insatiable curiosity. If clever enough, he will win the confidence of Mêlée's pirates and find himself blown by the winds of fate toward the terrifying and legendary Monkey Island -- an adventure that would chill the bones of even the most bloodthirsty buccaneer. Relive the swashbuckling humorous misadventures of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood Go on a daring adventure in your attempt to become the most infamous pirate in the Caribbean Win the heart of the beautiful governor, Elaine Marley Along the way, confront the evil ghost pirate, LeChuck Play it again for the first time All new re-imagined contemporary art style, hand-drawn to feature animation quality Re-mastered music score presented in full orchestrated detail Complete voice over using the original Monkey Island™ franchise cast brings the story and characters of the original adventures to life like never before Scene-for-scene hot swap allows for seamless transition between special edition and classic modes anywhere and at any time Includes all new features All new intuitive game interface and controls provide a more interactive gameplay experience In-game puzzle hint system keeps the puzzles fresh and fun

Description

Return to Monkey Island About the Game Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike. The development team at LucasArts is bringing the game into the modern era with an all new re-imagined contemporary art style, a re-mastered musical score, full voiceover, and an in-depth hint system to help players through the game’s side-splitting puzzles. Purists will also delight in the ability to seamlessly switch between the updated hand-drawn re-imagining and the original classic version. The game's twisty plot leads our naive hero on a hilarious, swash-buckling search for the fabled secret of Monkey Island. Tales of pirate wealth lure him to the port of Mêlée with high hopes, no money, and insatiable curiosity. If clever enough, he will win the confidence of Mêlée's pirates and find himself blown by the winds of fate toward the terrifying and legendary Monkey Island -- an adventure that would chill the bones of even the most bloodthirsty buccaneer. Relive the swashbuckling humorous misadventures of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood Go on a daring adventure in your attempt to become the most infamous pirate in the Caribbean Win the heart of the beautiful governor, Elaine Marley Along the way, confront the evil ghost pirate, LeChuck Play it again for the first time All new re-imagined contemporary art style, hand-drawn to feature animation quality Re-mastered music score presented in full orchestrated detail Complete voice over using the original Monkey Island™ franchise cast brings the story and characters of the original adventures to life like never before Scene-for-scene hot swap allows for seamless transition between special edition and classic modes anywhere and at any time Includes all new features All new intuitive game interface and controls provide a more interactive gameplay experience In-game puzzle hint system keeps the puzzles fresh and fun

86 Metacritic
5529 Positive
270 Negative
5136 Recommendations
16 Peak CCU

Developer

LucasArts

Publishers

LucasArts, Lucasfilm, Disney

Genres

Adventure

Categories

Single-player, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Full controller support, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet

Tags

Point & Click (374) Adventure (322) Comedy (217) Classic (205) Pirates (162) Funny (152) Remake (151) Singleplayer (127) Puzzle (125) 1990's (122) 2D (111) Great Soundtrack (107) Story Rich (100) Cult Classic (95) Retro (94) Pixel Graphics (33) Nostalgia (28) Atmospheric (12) Escape Room (7) Family Friendly (6)

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About

Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike. The development team at LucasArts is bringing the game into the modern era with an all new re-imagined contemporary art style, a re-mastered musical score, full voiceover, and an in-depth hint system to help players through the game’s side-splitting puzzles. Purists will also delight in the ability to seamlessly switch between the updated hand-drawn re-imagining and the original classic version. The game's twisty plot leads our naive hero on a hilarious, swash-buckling search for the fabled secret of Monkey Island. Tales of pirate wealth lure him to the port of Mêlée with high hopes, no money, and insatiable curiosity. If clever enough, he will win the confidence of Mêlée's pirates and find himself blown by the winds of fate toward the terrifying and legendary Monkey Island -- an adventure that would chill the bones of even the most bloodthirsty buccaneer. Relive the swashbuckling humorous misadventures of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood Go on a daring adventure in your attempt to become the most infamous pirate in the Caribbean Win the heart of the beautiful governor, Elaine Marley Along the way, confront the evil ghost pirate, LeChuck Play it again for the first time All new re-imagined contemporary art style, hand-drawn to feature animation quality Re-mastered music score presented in full orchestrated detail Complete voice over using the original Monkey Island™ franchise cast brings the story and characters of the original adventures to life like never before Scene-for-scene hot swap allows for seamless transition between special edition and classic modes anywhere and at any time Includes all new features All new intuitive game interface and controls provide a more interactive gameplay experience In-game puzzle hint system keeps the puzzles fresh and fun

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