Curse of Monkey Island (PC)

I loved this game and think it's the best one of the Monkey Islad series. Background Once again you take on the role as Guybrush Threepwood who is still desperately in love with Elaine. Yet again, his arch enemy, LeChuck, is brought back from the dead and wants revenge on the young pirate. You start off in LeChuck's grasp with an all too familiar face! Quite a tricky opening puzzle but you'll get there! Once you have escaped, you and Elaine will get engaged, which is when the adventure really starts - she turns into a gold statue! The voodoo lady from the last game is on hand to help you, but Elaine gets stolen and it is down to ...  Read the complete review

(THIS REVIEW CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON WWW.UK.BEST-PRICE.COM) To tell you right from the start: I am not a gamer. I never played computer games. I never wanted to play them ;) but then one day it was my 24th birthday and my boyfriend had this cd-like present for me. I opened it and held in my hands the Monkey Island game for Windows. Part 3, The Curse of Monkey Island. I didnt really know what to say. But his enthusiam and the funny CD cover sparked my interest. Why not try something new? The cover: The cover shows the comic illustration of the evil undead pirate LeChuck holding a sword in his hand, fighting against our (anti-)heroe, the ...  Read the complete review

Yes, still an oldie but i have a little obsession with the Monkey Island series at the moment, and feel that i should give this one a try, considering i enjoyed the memories (of the weekend) of looking back on the Secret of Monkey Island. Story. ****** First off i'd like to explain the story. Guybrush Threepwood loves Elaine and since the first game has now become a pirate. He has had to stop the evil pirate LeChuck and his cronies twice and is still alive. Aarg! After a bit of a loss in Monkey Island 2: LeChucks Revenge, our character ends up in the middle of the ocean, stranded on a bumper car basically and writing a letter saying he has no ...  Read the complete review

The Curse of Monkey Island is a compelling, funny, and intelligent adventure from start to finish. You are Guybrush Threepwood once again and must get together a crew of mighty pirates who are willing to venture off to the dreaded Blood Island in hopes of turning your true love, Elaine, a now golden statue, back to normal, while fending off LeChuck and whatever minions he decides to throw at you. Like most other LucasArts games of the adventure genre, The Curse of Monkey Island uses the excellent point-and-click interface. With it, you can look at objects and pick them up and speak to the many people you will find throughout the game. Players will ...  Read the complete review

Once in a while a game comes out that, whilst still being a game, can take a step back, look at itself and realise that games aren’t just about ultra-realistic simulations, picture perfect graphics and serious plotlines. The Curse of Monkey Island is one of those games, and I love it. Humour is the vital element of the Monkey Island quartet, and this is certainly prevalent in this title. One good example of this in the options screen, which features a button reading ‘Enable 3D acceleration’. Great, I’m sure my computer can handle it, and I’d certainly appreciate the opportunity to see Monkey Island in 3D. So I, like the gullible ...  Read the complete review