For years after the release of Escape From Monkey Island, fans of the series were left desperate for more of Guybrush's adventures. Many thought the point-and-click genre would never be returned to and that Monkey Island was dead. But Telltale Games saved the day in 2009 when they released Tales of Monkey Island, a humourous adventure split into five parts. I can't compare this to the other titles in the series because I have never actually played them, but this is a game that stands up on it's own merits. The first episode is a very respectable start, featuring a good story and some tough puzzles that get your mind working. This is by no means excellent, but it's a  Read the complete review

With a nine year absence from the games industry, Monkey Island seemed dead. That was until E3 2009 when not only was a remake of the first game announced, but also Tales of Monkey Island, a new game in the series that would be released episodically. 'Launch of the Screaming Narwhal' is the first chapter of five, which collectively make up Tales of Monkey Island. _________________ First, let's get the boring bits out of the way with the system requirements: Processor - 2GHz (3 recommended) RAM - 512MB (1GB recommended) Video Card - 64MB (128MB recommended) DirectX 9 or better They aren't high system requirements and are ...  Read the complete review

While the humble point-and-click adventure was thought to have died many years ago, hardcore fans have long kept the faith, and they've now been rewarded with a reignited interest in the genre. Still, if you'd told them during those wilderness years that one day there'd be a new installment in the most revered adventure series of all time there'd have been few, if any, who'd have believed you. And yet here we are, with Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, the first episode in a five part series developed by Telltale Games and the first Monkey Island game in nine years. Guybrush Threepwood - mighty pirate - returns, along with his beloved ...  Read the complete review

After a nine-year hiatus, Monkey Island is back, bringing its unique wit, puzzles and characters along too. Launch of the Screaming Narwhal is the first of five downloadable chapters which will be released monthly, and is a completely new adventure for Guybrush Threepwood unlike The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition released at roughly the same time. Gameplay and puzzles are at their usual high standard, with the right mixture of clever but obvious to the tricky but hilarious, as Guybrush tries to escape from an island despite strong winds mysteriously constantly blowing inland. Players may want to take note of the hints option in ...  Read the complete review

Everyones favorite mighty pirate Guybrush Threepwood is back in the Tales of Mokney Island. The Launch of the Screaming Narwhal is the first of the 5 chapters each of which will be released in a months time. The monkey island game started of in 2d years ago and has seen progress into the cartoon stage as well as the 3D phase. This game though shown to have better graphics has kept the cartoony structure we all love and adore and fits in nicely with the funny theme of the game The game focuses on the good for nothing yet loved by all pirate as he tries to rescue his wife from the ghost/demon/zombie pirate lechuck. However things go wrong and guybrush causes the ...  Read the complete review