GameSpy writes: "If your response to "You fight like a dairy farmer" is anything other than an immediate "How appropriate, you fight like a cow," you probably aren't in on the joke. Monkey Island -- one of the most popular point-'n'-click adventure series of the 1990s, and the franchise that made guys like Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman household names -- returns this summer, thanks to a joint venture between IP-holder LucasArts and episodic adventure game developer/publisher Telltale Games (itself founded and staffed by a number of ex-LucasArts folks)."
Spiffy:
+The classic adventure game series returns to the limelight.
Iffy:
-I'm guessing we're never going to learn what the secret of Monkey Island is.
Cultured Vultures: We’ve taken into account every monkey, every eye patch and every undead pirate, so without further ado, here are the Monkey Island games across the franchise’s history ranked from worst to best.
The Humble Tales of Love & Adventure Game Bundle just launched today. It features Indivisible, Blacksad: Under the Skin, and Telltale Batman Shadows Edition, Tales of Monkey Island, and more. As usual, you pay what you want. A percentage goes to support charity.
HPP's I Coleman takes a good hard look at the Monkey Island series, and why the third, fourth, and fifth games in particular are so unfairly maligned.
