While conversing with other characters, the player may choose between topics for discussion that are listed in a dialog tree the game is one of the first to incorporate such a system. Via a point-and-click interface, the player guides protagonist Guybrush Threepwood through the game's world and interacts with the environment by selecting from twelve verb commands (nine in newer versions) such as 'talk to' for communicating with characters and 'pick up' for collecting items between commands and the world's objects in order to successfully solve puzzles and thus progress in the game. The Secret of Monkey Island is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. LucasArts released a remake of the original in 2009, which was also well received by the gaming press. Gilbert, Schafer and Grossman also led the development of the sequel Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge. The game spawned a number of sequels, collectively known as the Monkey Island series.

Several publications list it among the greatest video games of all time. The Secret of Monkey Island was the fifth game built with the SCUMM engine, which was heavily modified to include a more user-friendly interface.Ĭritics praised The Secret of Monkey Island for its humor, audiovisuals, and gameplay. The atmosphere was based on that of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride. Gilbert's frustrations with contemporary adventure titles led him to make the player character's death almost impossible, which meant that gameplay focused on exploration. The game was conceived in 1988 by Lucasfilm employee Ron Gilbert, who designed it with Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman. The player assumes the role of Guybrush Threepwood, a young man who dreams of becoming a pirate, and explores fictional islands while solving puzzles. It takes place in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy. The Secret of Monkey Island is a 1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games.

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