
In Escape for Monkey Island the player faces Ozzie Mandrill, but due to his thick Australian accent and gratuitous use of Australian slang it is impossible to defeat him. This happens again in the Curse of Monkey Island while facing Captain Rottingham. Carla is so good at insult sword fighting that the player can't insult, only retort. He is trained by the sword master Captain Smirk, and then must defeat the sword master Carla. Guybrush Threepwood, the protagonist of the Monkey Island series, must master insult sword fighting in order to complete the three trials to become a pirate. A pirate that wins three rounds consecutively (either defending or attacking) wins the fight. You fight like a cow.") will cause the "defending" pirate to lose the round. To start, one pirate opens with a line, such as, "People fall at my feet when they see me coming." The opponent then must retort with something that makes sense, such as, "Even before they smell your breath?" However, a nonsensical response ("How appropriate. The idea behind insult sword fighting is not about having the sharpest sword it is about having the sharpest wit. The graphics really bring the Tri-Islands and all the swashbuckling pirates to life.Insult sword fighting is a concept first introduced in The Secret of Monkey Island. The backgrounds are still 2D but look impressive.

The characters look bright and lively, like "real" cartoon pirates. It's time to whip out Guybrush's razor-sharp wit and straighten things out.Įscape From Monkey Island is the fourth in the series from Lucasarts and the first to go 3D. Did I mention the undead pirate LeChuck? He's back to make life miserable for Guybrush. Her house has been destroyed and an Australian gazillionaire is swindling all the pirates out of their hard-earned loot.

Guybrush Threepwood returns to the Tri-Islands with his new wife - Elaine Marley. Shiver some timbers and make way for the latest and greatest pirate adventure ever to hit the seven seas. Check out what Gary has to say about Lucasarts latest PS2 game and its not-so heroic hero, Guybrush Threepwood.


Arrr matey! This here game be a pirates booty of action, adventure and laughs.
