Review: Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal

Filed under: Features, Adventure, Opinion

Tales of Monkey Island is the kind of game that fans of classic LucasArts adventure games have been waiting for. Its mix of humor, puzzles and story about the adventures of a Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate are still remembered fondly among adventure gamers. Now Guybrush has a chance for a comeback, and no developer is as uniquely suited to bring about this revival than TellTale Games, which was founded by former LucasArts employees who wanted to focus on making adventure games. Similar to the Sam & Max series, Monkey Island gets the episodic treatment. So, instead of playing one long adventure, the story is divided into five parts to be released on a monthly schedule. The first episode, Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, brings Guybrush back in top form to foil the evil plans of his arch-nemesis, the ghost pirate LeChuck.

Gallery: Tales of Monkey Island