The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

Relive the swashbuckling humorous misadventures of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood! Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the…

80 15 July 2009

Adventure Point-and-click Puzzle Comedy Historical

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is an adventure developed by LucasArts, released 15 July 2009 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and Mac. The main story takes about 11.8 hrs to finish.

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What The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is an adventure game developed by LucasArts and released in 2009. It was published by Aspyr Media. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Secret of Monkey Island is a 1990 point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It takes place in a fictional version of the Caribbean during the age of piracy. The player assumes the role of Guybrush Threepwood, a young man who dreams of becoming a pirate, and explores fictional islands while solving puzzles.

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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 169 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 11.8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 18.8 hrs, roughly 1.6 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista and 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 3GB.

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What it launched against

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition launched on 15 July 2009, within three weeks of Trine Enchanted Edition, Wii Sports Resort, Trine and Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Trine Enchanted Edition, Wii Sports Resort, Trine, Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition gameplay screenshot

Parents

The Secret of Monkey Island

1 October 1990

Quick answers

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition — frequently asked questions

When did The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition come out?

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition was released on 15 July 2009 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition?

At minimum, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition needs Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista, 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability graphics, 2.5GB free hard drive space of storage.

How long does it take to beat The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition?

The main story of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition takes around 11.8 hrs, or 18.8 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition?

The PC version needs about 2.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2.5GB free hard drive space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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