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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is a remake of one of the best adventure games in history, prepared by developers from LucasArts.

Adventure | point-and-click | Pirates | 2D | humorous | reeditions/remasters/remakes | PS Plus Premium

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition Release Date

15Jul2009

X360 PC

22Apr2010

PS3

developer: LucasArts publisher: LucasArts

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Pirates! Adventure! Monkeys! Relive the hilarious swashbuckling misadventures of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood as he attempts to become the most infamous pirate in the Caribbean! Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic pirate adventure game from LucasArts in gorgeous HD detail.

Featuring an all new re-imagined contemporary art style, hand-drawn and presented in 1080p, complete voice over by members of the original Monkey Island franchise cast, a re-mastered musical score using live instruments, plus scene-for scene-hot swap to seamlessly transition between Special Edition and Classic modes at anytime.

Hilarious swashbuckling misadventures: Embark on a bumbling misadventure in an attempt to become the most infamous pirate in the Caribbean, win the heart of the beautiful governor, Elaine Marley, and confront the evil ghost pirate, LeChuck!

High-definition graphics: The game is all-new and re-imagined with a contemporary art style, hand-drawn and presented in 1080p.

Voiceover talent: Complete voice over using original Monkey Island franchise cast members brings the story and characters to life like never before.

Renewed music score: Enjoy the re-mastered and re-recorded musical score using live instruments.

Special Edition and Classic modes: Scene-for-scene hot swap lets you seamlessly transition between Special Edition and Classic modes at anytime during gameplay.

Enhanced gameplay: The all-new intuitive game interface and controls provide a more interactive gameplay experience.

Hint system: Not sure what to do next? The in-game puzzle hint system keeps the puzzles fresh and fun.

Last updated on 23 July 2009

Game mode: single player  

User score: 8.5 / 10 based on 382 votes.

Pre-release expectations: 9.2 / 10 based on 19 votes.

PEGI rating The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition System requirements

Microsoft Xbox 360

Xbox 360

  • Uses:
  • Xbox Live
PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Recommended:
  • Pentium 4 3 GHz
  • 1 GB RAM
  • graphic card 128 MB (GeForce FX 5700 or better)
  • 2.5 GB HDD
  • Windows XP/Vista
Sony PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

  • Uses:
  • PlayStation Network
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