Escape from Monkey Island
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🙂 7.4/10
(Playstation 2 - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed by:
LucasArts
Published by:
Ubisoft
Released On:
01 Jan 2001
Guybrush Threepwood has finally defeated the zombie pirate LeChuck, and married his sweetheart Elaine Marley. The happy couple is returning home from an exciting honeymoon. But as they arrive on Melee Island, they notice some very strange changes. A mysterious stranger who calls himself Charles L. Charles is organizing a campaign to become the next governor. The Australian businessman Ozzie Mandrill is turning the Caribbean into an attraction for tourists. And on top of that, Elaine's mansion is being demolished! Naturally, it's up to our hero to revert the things back to normal, even if that means traveling to exotic islands and solving puzzles on the way.
Escape from Monkey Island is a direct sequel to The Curse of Monkey Island , and is the fourth game in the Monkey Island series. The gameplay relies mainly on inventory-based puzzles and branching dialogues, just like in the previous installments. The interface is similar to that of Grim Fandango : mouse is not used, and the interaction is done via context-sensitive commands that appear on the screen whenever you navigate Guybrush close to an object. The game utilizes pre-rendered backgrounds and 3D character models.
UPC-A:
023272110352 (United States)
eBay Product ID:
5615 (United States)
ASIN:
B00005AW20 (United States)
Sony PN:
SLUS-20181 (United States)
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Media Type:
DVD-ROM
Number of Offline Players:
1 Player
Save Game Methods:
External Storage
Input Device Features Supported:
Vibration
Controller Types Supported:
Analog Controller
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
This is a comedic adventure game where players embody Guybrush Threepwood, a hapless hero, as he thwarts the undead pirate LeChuck's attempts to win Elaine Marley and terrorize the Caribbean. The game involves solving puzzles and navigating humorous situations to defeat the recurring villain.
Story
The Demon Zombie
Ghost Pirate LeChuck
Even before he died, Captain LeChuck's name was feared throughout the Tri-Island Area. A sadistic jerk with an appetite for destruction, LeChuck pillaged and plundered his way across the seas.
He stopped only long enough to watch villages, ships, and the occasional puppy farm burn to the ground. His rampaging evil might have gone forever unchecked had he not happened upon Mêlée Island and its beautiful governor, Elaine Marley.
Feeling something soft and gooey in the black pit of his heart, LeChuck abandoned his reign of terror. He ardently wooed the unreceptive governor, who told him to drop dead.
Amazingly, he did. But then he came back, first as a ghost, then as a zombie, and finally as a demon. At each undead step, LeChuck's plans to win Elaine's hand were thwarted by Guybrush Threepwood.
Guybrush further infuriated the villain by successfully stealing Elaine's heart. As his resurrections and defeats piled up, LeChuck's obsessions threatened to consume Guybrush, Elaine, and every living soul in the Caribbean.
Luckily for everyone involved, the scourge of LeChuck has finally been eliminated, buried beneath a mountain of ice on Monkey Island. Or so it would seem.
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How to Play
Getting Started
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MAIN POWER Switch (Located on back of unit)
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Disc Tray
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RESET Button
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OPEN Button
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Controller Ports 1 & 2
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USB Connector
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S400 i.Link Connector
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Memory Card Slot 1
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Memory Card Slot 2
Escape from Monkey Island™ supports the PlayStation®2 DUALSHOCK™ 2 analog controller and the Memory Card (8 MB) (for PlayStation®2) if you wish to save your progress.
Set up the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system according to the instructions in its instruction manual. Make sure the MAIN POWER switch (located on the back of the console) is turned on.
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Press the RESET button.
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When the power indicator lights up, press the open button and the disc tray will open.
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Place the Escape from Monkey Island disc on the disc tray with the label side facing up.
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Press the open button again and the disc tray will close.
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Attach game controllers and other peripherals, as appropriate.
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Follow on-screen instructions and refer to this manual for information on using the software.
Playing the Game
The Start Game Screen
After you start the game, you'll reach the Start Game Screen. Here, you choose a previously saved game to play or start a new one.
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To move between slots, use and on the Directional Buttons, R1/R2 or and on the Left Analog Stick.
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Press the x Button to select a saved game to play.
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Press the Button to erase an existing game.
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Press the Button to copy a game.
Main Menu
Use the START Button to access the Main Menu from within the game.
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Resume • Continue your game.
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Save Game • At the start of the game, you choose a save game slot. During the course of the game, the player may save a game at any point by selecting Save from the Main Menu.
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Options • Options allows you to change various aspects of the game. See page 8 for details.
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Quit • Exit the game. Press Button to return to the game.
Movement
Move Guybrush around using the Directional Buttons or the Left Analog Stick. Movement in the game is camera relative, meaning movement is relative to the screen. moves toward the top of the screen, moves to the right of the screen, etc.
Occasionally, Guybrush finds himself in a vehicle of some sort. In vehicles, directions for movement are compass directions. In other words, if Guybrush rows a boat and heads north, that boat would head towards the top of the screen. If he rows east, that would mean the boat moves to the right of the screen.
Interface
The buttons you need to interact are:
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Button Examine/Look At (Make Guybrush look at an object.)
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Button Use/Talk To (Make Guybrush use something, or talk to a person.)
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Button Pick Up/Put Away (Pick up an object. If Guybrush already holds an object, press the Button to put it away.)
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R1/R2 or and on the Right Analog Stick Scroll Through Action Choices Listed on Screen (R2 is also the Monkey Kombat Hint button during Monkey Kombat only.)
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× Button Selects the Highlighted Choice.
Inventory
The Inventory is the way Guybrush collects objects in the game. Access Guybrush's Inventory with the L2 Button. The Inventory appears as a floating orbital path of objects.
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You can move through this path by using the Directional Buttons, R1 and R2 Buttons or the Left Analog Stick.
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When you reach an object you wish Guybrush to use, use the Button and the object will appear in Guybrush's hand.
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If you want to combine an object in the Inventory with another item there, move the first item to the front so that its name is displayed.
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Now press the Button (Use) and the item will drop out of orbit.
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Now cycle through the items until you come to the second item and press the Button. If the two can be successfully combined, they will be.
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To exit the Inventory without using an item, use the L2 Button.
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If Guybrush is holding an item, you can return it to his Inventory by using the Button.
Talking
To talk to someone, just walk up and face him/her and a line should appear like "Talk to garbage collector." You will then be given a choice of dialogue options such as "Hello, garbage collector," or "Goodbye, garbage collector."
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Again, use R1/R2 Buttons or and on the Right Analog Stick to highlight the dialogue choice, then press the × Button.
Options Menu
To access the Options Menu press the START Button, then select Options from the Main Menu.
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Use the R1/R2 Buttons or and on the Right Analog Stick to scroll options.
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Press the x Button to select a choice.
Audio Options
Access the Audio Menu. Adjust music, sound effects and voice volume, mono/stereo or return to default settings. Adjust volume levels with the and on the Left Analog Stick or Directional Buttons.
Video Options
Access the Video Menu and the following options:
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Text Mode. This determines whether or not the voice lines will be displayed as text on screen.
Insult Arm Wrestling
When the insult arm wrestling begins, go down the insults from the top down. If he answers correctly, give him back the right answer when he insults you. Don'
Controls
L2 Button
Inventory
L1 Button
Skip Dialogue Line
R2 Button
Cycle Objects Down
R1 Button
Cycle Objects Up
Directional Buttons
Move Guybrush
△ Button
Use/Talk
○ Button
Look
× Button
Default Action
□ Button
Pick Up/Put Away
Left Analog Stick
Move Guybrush
L3 button
Quick Room Exit
Right Analog Stick
Cycle Objects
R3 button
Default Action
SELECT Button
Skip Cutscene
START Button
Menu
Enemies & Characters
Guybrush Threepwood
A young man who washed up on Mêlé Island, Guybrush wanted to be a pirate and eventually defeated the evil Ghost Pirate LeChuck multiple times.
Elaine Marley-Threepwood
The pirate governor of Mêlée Island and Guybrush's wife, she is smart, athletic, witty, a born leader, and one of the few pirates who knows all 37 verses of the song about the drunken sailor.
Tips & Maps
A Short Walkthrough
This walkthrough provides a sequential guide to the game, with N=Top, E=Right, S=Bottom, W=Left for screen directions, and numbered dialogue choices referring to options from top to bottom.
Opening
Use the brazier, pick up a coal, quickly turn right, and kick the coal at the loaded cannon.
Disarming the Catapult
Leave the mansion, go to the SCUMM Bar, look at the balloon at the back right table, talk to dart players using dialogue 1245, pick up pretzels, and talk to the sailor at the back left table using dialogue 1311211.
The Crew and the Ship
Go into the Governor's Mansion, pick up and look at the government paper, give it to Elaine to sign, talk to her about getting a ship and lacking authority, then leave. Go to Mêlée Town Hall, talk to the pirates outside using dialogue 14242, give them the signed cushy government job contract, then go to the harbor and use the Gubernatorial Symbol with the Harbor Mistress.
The Bank Robbery
Pick up the duck by the docks, go west to the perfume stand to pick up the spritzer and cologne, then go west to the lawyer's office to get a letter. Go west to the bank, talk to the teller to retrieve items from your safe deposit box, and once in the vault, pick up the sword, three sponges, handkerchief, music box, and fine grog. Use the sword with the bottom door hinge and the crack, use all three sponges with the crack, and then use the fine grog with the sponges in the crack. While visiting the jail, pick up the can of chicken grease under the iron maiden.
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