The internet is a funny place. It's either wrought with misinformation, speculation and rumour, or factual authoritative information; both of the official and leaked kind. The latter has seen the invariable announcement of the existence of cult classic, The Secret of Monkey Island, as an Xbox Live Arcade release thanks to a German ratings board.
Since the gaming community at large have run with the info, the official link on the USK rating board has been pulled, but not soon enough for us to get our saliva glands gushing.
Of course it would make sense to release such an iconic title on XBLA, and given the original source of the information, we're filing this one as pretty much confirmed.
Posted 12:10pm 21/5/09
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Posted 12:26pm 21/5/09
Thank god they've got with Secret, not 3 or 4. The worst part is that it's another XBLA game I'd happily buy, as opposed to very very few retail/full games that appeal. Wierd.
Would've liked to seen it come out for the Wii's VC or on DSi, but can't complain one way or another!
Posted 12:27pm 21/5/09
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Posted 06:45pm 21/5/09
Totally worth it.
Posted 06:53pm 21/5/09
Posted 06:54pm 21/5/09
That's just how hardcore I am.
Posted 08:23pm 21/5/09
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Posted 09:18pm 21/5/09
You're thinking of anything by Sierra or Infocom. Pretty much anything from that era that allowed you to put the game into an unwinnable state.
Posted 09:21am 02/6/09
Mixed feelings, but new Monkey Island is possibly too good to be true. Hopefully it'll be a success and they can get onto re-releasing Full Throttle (and finish the sequel!).
Posted 10:38am 02/6/09
Bollocks! The Curse of Monkey Island is my favourite, it definitely deserves to be rated with 1 and 2.
4 was alright, the 3D ruined it though... Grim Fandango was badass, Monkey 4, not so good.
last edited by CHUB at 10:38:53 02/Jun/09
Posted 10:40am 02/6/09
- Official website
- Xbox Live Arcade / PC
- Remastered graphics, sound and complete voice over
- Switch between new and old graphics with the press of a button
- Voice by Dominic Armato
Tales of Monkey Island
-Official Website
- Created by Telltale games (Sam and Max, Strongbad, Wallace and Gromit)
- WiiWare and PC
- 5 Episodes
- Monkey Island 2 Era Guybrush
- Episode List:
- Launch of the Screaming Narwhal
- The Siege of Spinner Cay
- Lair of the Leviathan
- The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood
- Rise of the Pirate God
Posted 02:07pm 02/6/09