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Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal
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Telltale resurrects the much-loved pirate adventure franchise with Tales of Monkey Island, a five-part episodic series continuing the adventures of Guybrush Threepwood, this being the first.
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"Telltale delivers a breezy pirate adventure with its first episode, easing into the fiction while still honoring the Monkey Island name."
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It retains the charm and wit of the series but the gameplay and v

Like many others, I am a huge fan of old school Lucasarts (and some Sierra) adventures, the tales of Guybrush Threepwood have been part of my gaming life a long time and the third part in the series (… Read more

A pirate's tale if me ever heard one!

While it's not my first adventure game, Tales of Monkey Island is probably the first one that I've actually begun getting into. Kind of a shame too since I always prefer a good story yet I ignore one… Read more

Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal

Tales of Monkey Island is another in a long string of successful adventure game series based on another license, although this one purports to have more of a focus on a continued storyline than a bunc… Read more

Pirate comedy, gold or garbage?

Tales of Monkey Island, as some of you may know, is a re-boot of the classic monkey island franchise. Like most adventure games today, it's episodic, and it's made by Telltale Games, who have pretty m… Read more

All Washed Up

After almost a decade of shore leave Guybrush Threepwood is at last hoisting the mainsails for a new piratey adventure, assisted this time by ragtag rabble of landlubbers Telltale Games and old seadog… Read more

Like the quiche of destiny, it girds the loins.

If looking at the title of this review you are a little flummoxed but inexplicably aroused, Monkey Island is the game for you. Forgo this review and buy it if you tingle. For the rest of you, less dis… Read more

"My Name Guybrush Threepwood and I'm a Mighty Pirate (tm)"

New logo for a new series If there was one game I regret not playing until now, its probably the first in the Monkey Island games from Lucasarts. These classic adventures are held among many as an exa… Read more

A Great Relaunch of the Franchise

The original Secret of Monkey Island series is a worthy set of games to make a follow up to. Ever since the original release of the series in 1990, people have fallen in love with Guybrush Threepwood… Read more

A fun and enjoyable return of a classic series. Yargh!

As a fan of the long running series, I was a bit worried when I first saw this game when they announced it. The graphics seemed not nearly as good as past games such as The Curse of Monkey Island . As… Read more

Sheepwood? It's Threepwood!

I'm sure I haven't mentioned this to the people at Giantbomb; I am a gigantic Monkey Island fan. I first played Monkey Island at the tender age of 8 in 1990. Although I was young, I instantly fell in… Read more

Guybrush Threepwood Sails Again!

Tales of Monkey Island: The Launch of the Screaming Narwhal is a Monkey Island game, or, at least, the first part of one. It looks like a Monkey Island game, it sounds like a Monkey Island game, it fe… Read more

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