He settles their quarrel, then recovers a magical "voodoo root" from LeChuck's ship for the cannibals, who provide him with a seltzer bottle of "voodoo root elixir" that can destroy ghosts. On Monkey Island, Guybrush discovers a village of cannibals in a dispute with Herman Toothrot, a castaway marooned there. Guybrush buys a ship and hires Carla, Otis, and Meathook as crew before setting sail. However, as he completes the tasks set for him, the island is raided by LeChuck and his undead crew, who abduct Elaine and retreat to their secret hideout on Monkey Island.
Guybrush encounters Elaine and is smitten, and she soon reciprocates. Guybrush meets several characters of interest, including a local voodoo priestess, Stan the Used Boat Salesman, Carla the Sword Master, a prisoner named Otis, and Meathook, whose hands have been replaced by hooks. These quests take Guybrush throughout the island, where he hears of stories of the ghost pirate LeChuck, who apparently died in an expedition to the mysterious Monkey Island, an act that was meant to win the love of the governor, Elaine Marley. He seeks out the island's pirate leaders, who set him three trials: winning a sword duel against Carla, the island's resident swordmaster finding a buried treasure and stealing a valuable idol from the governor's mansion. See also: Monkey Island (series) § SettingĪ youth named Guybrush Threepwood arrives on Mêlée Island, hoping to become a pirate. Like other LucasArts adventure games, The Secret of Monkey Island features a design philosophy that makes the player character's death nearly impossible (Guybrush does drown if he stays underwater for more than ten minutes). The in-game action is frequently interrupted by cutscenes. While conversing with other characters, the player may choose between topics for discussion that are listed in a dialog tree the game is one of the first to incorporate such a system. Via a point-and-click interface, the player guides protagonist Guybrush Threepwood through the game's world and interacts with the environment by selecting from twelve verb commands (nine in newer versions) such as "talk to" for communicating with characters and "pick up" for collecting items between commands and the world's objects in order to successfully solve puzzles and thus progress in the game. The Secret of Monkey Island is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. LucasArts released a remake of the original in 2009, which was also well received by the gaming press. Gilbert, Schafer and Grossman also led the development of the sequel Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge. The game spawned a number of sequels, collectively known as the Monkey Island series. Several publications list it among the greatest video games of all time. The Secret of Monkey Island was the fifth game built with the SCUMM engine, which was heavily modified to include a more user-friendly interface.Ĭritics praised The Secret of Monkey Island for its humor, audiovisuals, and gameplay. The atmosphere was based on that of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride. Gilbert's frustrations with contemporary adventure titles led him to make the player character's death almost impossible, which meant that gameplay focused on exploration. The game was conceived in 1988 by Lucasfilm employee Ron Gilbert, who designed it with Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman.
The player assumes the role of Guybrush Threepwood, a young man who dreams of becoming a pirate, and explores fictional islands while solving puzzles. It takes place in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy. The Secret of Monkey Island is a 1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games.
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