Escape from Monkey Island

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. All Game Guide
    80
    A great example of how to make an entertaining comic adventure.
  2. Core Magazine
    75
    A breath of fresh air in a market saturated with generic driving and shooting titles.
  3. Electric Playground
    88
    You hardcore adventurers already love it, and you newbies out there are in for a real treat, and you are to be envied.
  5. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    90
    You really can’t go wrong with this finale to a LucasArts legacy, so be sure not to miss the boat. [Aug 2001, p.111]
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  6. Game Revolution
    83
    The voice acting is superb and the dialogue is witty. Couple that with a ridiculous story and you're guaranteed to at one point or another actually laugh out loud. Like the time when.... er...guess I'll be giving stuff away....crap.
  7. GamePen
    80
    Escape from Monkey Island is a wonderful romp filled with memorable characters, excellent voice acting, and clever puzzles.
  8. GamePro
    100
    Everything that made EFMI so great on the PC arrives on the PS2 perfectly intact. The game’s many puzzles are perfectly balanced.
  9. GamerWeb Sony
    75
    There were so many hilarious phrases and humorous insults in this game that I can't even begin to remember them all.
  10. GameSpot
    81
    It's one of the more unusual games available to date for the PS2, and its warm, tropical environments and great cast of characters will make you feel right at home right away.
  11. GameSpy
    91
    Great graphics that remain true to the series' roots, wonderful animation, the classic Monkey Island humor is present in full force.
  12. Gamezilla!
    86
    What you'll get with EFMI is a rich adventure game that entertains with its quick wit and colorful characters.
  13. GameZone
    79
    This one delivers on the most part, but I would have liked to see a little less humor and a little more in challenges to be met.
  14. Gaming Maxx
    87
    Not a traditional type of game we expect to see on a home console. This quality PC conversion only begs the question, "why haven't we?" May the seaweed be with you!
  15. Hot Games
    80
    The game’s best aspect by far is the sound – and the hours of dialogue which make up the base of the game’s audio.
  16. IGN
    87
    It looks good, it's easy to control, it has classic puzzles, and more than anything, it's a heck of a laugh. All that, and monkeys to boot.
  17. Maxim Online
    60
    If you’re keen on tasteless, tongue-in-cheek jokes, smooth sailing lies ahead.
  18. PSX Nation
    60
    If it were just a little less linear, a little bit longer and a little less unforgiving in some of its latter stumpers (lots of 'littles' for a game trying to compensate for its lack of... well, you know!)
  19. Total Video Games
    80
    Simply the greatest point-and-click adventure game to date, whilst it may seam a little strange at time hang on there you will be rewarded in the end.
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  20. TotalGames.net
    83
    Graphically the game is excellent and there are lots of quirky touches, such as the darts players in the local inn who throw a dart directly at the camera ''smashing'' the screen.
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  21. XGP Gaming
    85
    I do not recommend trying to drink anything while conversations are going on. The laughs come fast and furious, usually when you least expect them.
  22. Yahoo!
    80
    Quite simply it's very funny, great fun to play, but infuriatingly difficult and obscure in places. It's well animated, really colourful, beautifully voiced, original and lengthy.

Awards & Rankings

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#29 Best PS2 Game of 2001
89
#89 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
37
#37 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001

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User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Rox22
    Sep 24, 2014
    7
    It shames me to say this, but this was the first Monkey Island game I played.

    I had known of the series for a long time and it just never    It shames me to say this, but this was the first Monkey Island game I played.

    I had known of the series for a long time and it just never appealed to me. But after much curiosity I had to see what all the fuss was about. To my surprise I liked it. An old school adventure game on the PS2, was a refreshing break from everything else that was out at the time. Also, there were very few games that could be labeled (primarily) as a comedy. Comedy based triple A titles are very few.

    The art style is beautiful, the jokes, while a little childish, are funny and made smile and laugh allot. But for all its praise, I can see why there were so few of these games in its day on console. It's style simply just wasn't a good fit anymore.

    Overall:
    Thanks to this game, I fell in love with the Monkey Island series and I am glad I got a chance to play this.    … Full Review »
  2. DerekG.
    Sep 20, 2005
    10
    I want monkey island 4.
  3. MortenR.
    Feb 5, 2002
    9
    I love it. Funnier than ever. The graphics rock!
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