The Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition (PC)

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I enjoy reflecting upon my experiences with my Granny Molly. She died when I was only eight years old but I have beautiful memories of her tucking me up in bed and telling me brilliant stories... more

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Renza

Member since 17/01/2009

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A bucketful of nostalgia and a bottle of rum!
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01/01/2012

User recommends the product

Advantages Gorgeous graphics, colourful characters, funny dialogue, fun gameplay and a fabulous soundtrack!
Disadvantages A seeming difficulty to combine inventory items in new version and that I never wanted it to end.

I enjoy reflecting upon my experiences with my Granny Molly. She died when I was only eight years old but I have beautiful memories of her tucking me up in bed and telling me brilliant stories about living in wartime Glasgow and the day she was saved by a bowl of porridge (true story). Thinking about her bedtime stories fills me up with a warmth and sentimentality. The Monkey Island game series transports me back to a similarly innocent and cosy place. It summons up within me a warm nostalgia that goes beyond Pokemon cards, Tamagochis and any other tat that I accumulated during my 90s ... more
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PCLM

Essential Gaming 24/03/2010

User recommends the product

Advantages Hilarious, engaging gameplay/storyline, enjoyable puzzles, new graphics and voices/score are great
Disadvantages The new version's animation looks too basic and underdone

The Secret of Monkey Island is the archetypal point and click graphical adventure game, setting the bar far above the heads of rival games, even games from the same developers, and even games which use the latest gaming technology. The Special Edition version contains the original game in all of its pixelated glory and also the updated version of the game with full voice acting and orchestral score, hand-drawn artwork and new animation built directly on top of the original. You can switch between the original and the new, prettier version at any time, seamlessly from within the game simply by ... more