Almost everyone has a dream of what he or she wants to become when they grow up. Some of us wanted to become cops and others wanted to be teachers. All Guybrush Threepwood ever wanted is to become a pirate. That's why he came to Melee Island. Unfortunately, accomplishing his dream wasn't going to be as easy as he expected. To become a pirate, he has to pass the three trials. On one of these trials he will meet Elaine Marley, the governor of Melee Island and fall desperately in love with her. Because of that, he will eventually have to face the fearsome ghost pirate LeChuck who is also in love in Elaine, armed only with his sharp wit and even sharper tongue.
Secret of Monkey Island is the ultimate adventuring game, a true legend of its genre, a classic if you will. Even though it's sound and graphics aren't exactly breathtaking today and probably not when it was released either, it's game play value is matched by only a few more games in the entire history of gaming. This game simply has that something. Puzzles are all funny and interesting, not too challenging, but not too simple either.
Interface is very user-friendly, simple but powerful, with command lines you choose with your mouse and pictures of items in your inventory in the later version; in the earlier version the items were only listed. Atmosphere is also very good, slowly dragging you inside the Monkey island world, but definitely the best thing in this game is its humour. This game is full of it: irony, sarcasm, parodies ... The funniest and the best part of the game is Insult Sword fighting, a very original concept that became somewhat of a trademark of the Monkey island series, especially the fourth part.
What can I say? This game simply has that magic inside that chains you to your PC and holds you until you finish it. That's right. Sooner or later you will come to that sad moment when you realize that your journey is over. And what then? Well, there are always sequels...
Written by:
~niklas
