Tales of Monkey Island: Chapter 1 - Launch of the Screaming Narwhal

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 17 expert reviews

Excellent:

9
Good:

7
Average:

0
Bad:

1

Pros:

Gameplay stays true to the series, Looks great, The Monkey Island humors intact
Feels like returning to an old friend
A great revival of the classic games; quirky humor; original voice actors make it feel like home.

Cons:

Just three hours of gameplay, No replay value
Having to wait for the next instalment

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Gameplay stays true to the series, Looks great, The Monkey Island humors intact
Feels like returning to an old friend
A great revival of the classic games; quirky humor; original voice actors make it feel like home
Challenging but logical puzzles, Brilliantine humor, Fantastic script, Beautiful art, It’s Monkey Island, as good as Monkey Island has ever been

Reviewers Didn't Like

Just three hours of gameplay, No replay value
Having to wait for the next instalment
Some annoying maze sequences; the art styles a little bit jarring compared with whats come before
An annoying maze section, A whole month until the next one, Needlessly altered control scheme

Expert reviews and ratings

9 years ago, yes 9 long years ago was the last time we had the chance to play a Monkey Island adventure game. Admittedly Escape from Monkey Island wasn’t the best of the series in my view, but it wasn’t bad either. The Curse of Monkey Island...

By ActiveWin on September 09, 2009

It’s a short ride, and not something you’ll probably be playing time and again. For what’s there, Chapter 1 certainly delivers an adequate adventure for a classic hero. It just seems like something new could have been done with...

By GameZone on August 26, 2009

You would think that being an editor of this site would mean I keep on top of all of the big releases, right? Wrong! It worries me when the first new game in 9 years is added to my favourite franchise, and the first I hear of it is a text message...

By Yet Another Review Site on July 29, 2009

Its been nine long years since the last Monkey Island game. With the bitter departure of LucasArts employees after the cancellation of 2004s Sam n Max and LucasArts subsequent abandonment of its adventure game roots, there seemed little hope that...

By AtomicGamer on July 26, 2009

Of all kinds of series redesigns, 2D to 3D transitions are the toughest to pull off successfully. The number of games that have failed on that front are a testament to the number of pitfalls a developer encounters when taking up such a venture -...

By Tech2 on July 25, 2009

The colorful and vibrant...

By BrightHub on July 21, 2009

Nostalgia? Please. As great as the original Secret of Monkey Island is, it’s a new adventure we’ve all been craving. Even though Tales is the first of the series not made by LucasArts (although Telltale have no shortage of people who worked...

By Games Radar on July 16, 2009

Ahhh, Melee Island... A tranquil little place filled with all the stereotypical aspects of a pirate town. There is a governor’s mansion where a fine young lass awaits for a handsome young man to whisk her away from her life of boredom. There is a...

By Hooked Gamers on July 14, 2009

Monkey Island was the quintessential adventure game back in its day. The point-and-click escapades of Guybrush Threepwood, wannabe pirate, provided the narrative for a comedic tribute to Disneylands Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and the triad of...

By GameSpy on July 09, 2009

Check out the Video Review.There are few video game series as loved as the Monkey Island games. Developed on the SCUMM engine by Ron Gilbert,...

By Gamervision on July 08, 2009

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