Have you ever wanted to play a game that you loved 10-20 years ago only to walk away because of the out dated graphics? Today The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition was released for Xbox 360 and PC. The game was originally released in 1990 and the graphics have been updated and are now much more appealing for current gamers. The really great part is that when they updated the graphics they did not change the style or the feel. You really get the sense that this is what the original designers would have created if they could have.
If Myst had a cartoon pirate for a cousin it would be this game. Monkey Island is a puzzle adventure game. The player must use their brain to solve puzzles (like get past the guard dogs to get into the mansion) in order to help the main character fulfill his dream of becoming a pirate. While some of the puzzle solutions are somewhat obvious you can use the help feature if you get stuck.
The best part of this game, in my opinion, is that it is very stress free. You do not have to worry about kill or be killed or doing anything wrong and if you get stuck the game will give you hints if you ask for them. If that is not enough the game is actually funny! I actually found myself laughing aloud several times while playing.
The Secret of Monkey Island is a great game with a very low learning curve. The cartoon graphics might make the game seem like a piece of cake, but it does take some thought to solve the puzzles. With a price of 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live this game is a great value. Now, if only we could get more games like this!
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