

But little does Guybrush know, his quest is part of a larger, more sinister plot, and good and evil are not always as they seem. Pursued by a notorious cut-throat Pirate Hunter and a creepy French Physician who believes that Guybrush's eerily-infected hand holds the secret of eternal life, Threepwood sails the seven seas in search of La Esponja Grande, a legendary sea sponge with unparalleled voodoo exfoliating abilities.

So have our sound effects, which are backed by a captivating calypso and reggae music track.While explosively stripping the evil pirate LeChuck of his demonic mojo, Guybrush Threepwood inadvertently infects the entire Caribbean with the arch-fiend's expelled voodoo, which threatens to transform buccaneers into unruly pirate monsters. Our acclaimed point 'n' click interface has been improved even more. Now The Secret of Monkey Island ups the standards a few more notches with stunning 256-color VGA graphics (16-color EGA version also available), proportionally scaled animated characters, and cinematic pans and camera angles. Lucasfilm Games set today's graphic standards with games like Loom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. And if that's not enough, you'll have to figure out whether the 300-pound voodoo priestess covets your rubber chicken, fetid fish, pack of breath mints, orâââ¬Ã¦ Just as soon as you've completed three tiny trials.Īmong other things, you'll need to sedate some piranha poodles, burglarize the governor's mansion, and do business with the scum of the earth. Explaining to anyone who'll listen that you want to be a pirate.īeing the easy-going types they are, your new pirate pals invite you into the club.

You'll also hunt for buried treasure, chase after a beautiful woman, and - perhaps - unravel one of the twistiest plots in the history of adventure gaming.Īnd you're just arrived on Island seeking fame and fortune. In The Secret of Monkey Island, you'll sling one-liners with a fast-talking used ship salesman, a sarcastic swordmaster, a wisecracking corpse, and a prisoner whose breath would stop a horse.

"Lucasfilm Games' swashbuckling new graphic adventure lets you trade insults with some of the saltiest seamen to ever sail the seven seas.
