Search Results for: Monkey Island
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Nightshift Legacy: The Jaguar’s Eye (PC)
Reviews by Carl Houghton on 
1 ...right direction for the ol’ p‘n’c games. However, on stepping into Jaguar’s Eye, I soon realized this was not quite the Monkey Island or Fate of Atlantis that I expected…....
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Sam & Max Hit the Road (PC)
Reviews by Carl Houghton on ...for replayability, the game differs a bit from the likes of Fate of Atlantis, Monkey Island 2, and The Last Crusade. There are no various team paths, no IQ points...
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Emerald City Confidential (PC)
Reviews by Michael Gray on 2 ...typical adventure game in the style of Monkey Island or testgame. You walk around and explore various places, talk to various characters, pick up items and solve puzzles. The only...
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Gamer Girlfriend: The Tables are Turning
Columns by Vangie Ridgaway on 1 ...departure from most puzzle adventure games, in which the puzzles are directly tied to the plot (think Monkey Island), the puzzles in Professor Layton are both independent of, and closely...
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Dear Readers: Stupid Things Developers do to Ruin Their Awesome Games: Part 3
Columns by Paul Franzen on 1 ...if you’re into MMA sims. Ocarina of Time‘s Navi is actually useful in this month’s edition of “Quantum Geek.” In “Mid-Boss,” Mid-Boss talks about how no videogames—not even Monkey Island—are...
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Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures: Episode 1 – Fright of the Bumblebees (X360-XBLA)
Reviews by Elizabeth Medina-Gray on 3 ...roll every time I tried to solve this puzzle, but I’d like to think that it wasn’t just a fluke. 8. Especially with the new Monkey Island games coming out!...
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The Ten Reasons: Decade Edition
Columns by Michael Gray on ...best games were mostly a complete surprise. In May, there were surpise announcements about a number of games, including Tales of Monkey Island, Super Mario Bros. Wii and Professor Layton...
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Maniac Mansion (PC)
Reviews by Carl Houghton on 4 ...could play it before you’ve played the later and better games. Otherwise, coming to this after the likes of the Monkey Island series (yes—even 4), Grim Fandango, and Loom is...
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Loom (PC)
Reviews by Carl Houghton on 2 ...So he hasn’t had a sequel, he’s certainly had a much more developed storyline than the Monkey Island series could ever hope for. By the end of Loom, you’ll be...
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HIVESWAP: Act 2 (PC)
Reviews by Robyn Tyrfing on ...recommend it if you’re looking for a new game. It may not leave a legacy like Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Island, or Longest Journey, but it’s worth a shot....