Tales of Monkey Island Chapter Five: Rise of the Pirate God Review

By Tera Kirk January 25, 2010 Reviews 0 comments

"Oh, Heck no. I am not Getting Stuck in this Afterlife."

HIGH: Needing to combine puzzle-solving with speed in the final sequence.

LOW: Needing to combine puzzle-solving with speed in the final sequence.

WTF: Noogie is dead!? Nooo!

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter Four: The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood Review

By Tera Kirk November 15, 2009 Reviews 0 comments

Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate-at-Law

HIGH The Harry Potter-esque way that the plotline connects back to Chapter 1.

LOW The gameplay connects back to Chapter 1 (i.e. the jungle) as well.

WTF Morgan?! Nooooooo!

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter Three: Lair of the Leviathan Review

By Tera Kirk October 18, 2009 Reviews 0 comments

"This should be interesting. Or fraught with peril."

HIGH Murray's rendition of the closing credits.

LOW These games are always over too soon.

WTF Much of the game takes place inside a giant manatee.

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter Two: The Siege of Spinner Cay Review

By Tera Kirk August 26, 2009 Reviews 0 comments

Something's fishy in Spinner Cay

HIGH The main characters are as strong as before—perhaps moreso.

LOW The secondary characters? Not so much.

WTF Swashbuckly ending! Wait—WHAT?!

Tales of Monkey Island Chapter One: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal Review

By Tera Kirk July 28, 2009 Reviews 0 comments

Won't anyone think of the monkeys?

HIGH Pink Pajama Pierre…say that three times fast.

LOW Wandering the jungle in circles, trying to figure out the map when you're not good with maps.

WTF Voodoo root-beer.