The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | |
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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | |
Platform | PC,[1] iPhone,[1] Mac OS X,[1] PlayStation Network[2] and Xbox 360 Live Arcade[3] |
Released | July 15, 2009 |
Genre | Graphic adventure game |
ESRB Rating | E10+ |
PEGI Rating | 12+ |
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is a game for the PC, iPhone, Mac OS X, PlayStation Network and Xbox 360 Live Arcade, and is a remake of the original The Secret of Monkey Island (the first game in the Monkey Island series).
Released on July 15, 2009, it is a pirate comedy about Guybrush Threepwood who wishes to become a mighty pirate. Guybrush falls in love with Elaine Marley and must rescue her from the ghost pirate LeChuck.
The game has numerous achievements on the Xbox Live Arcade, some of which are earned when completing the main parts of the game and others being easter eggs. There are 12 achievements overall, which add up to 200. The same achievements are avaiable as trophies on the PlayStation Network version of the game, where there are 7 bronze trophies, 4 silver trophies and 1 gold trophy.
Achievements/Trophies[]
Image | Name | Description | Value | Trophy |
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The Three Trials | Complete "Part One: The Three Trials". | 25 | Silver | |
The Journey | Complete "Part Two: The Journey". | 25 | Silver | |
Under Monkey Island | Complete "Part Three: Under Monkey Island". | 25 | Silver | |
The Wall | Complete "Last Part: Guybrush Kicks Butt", thus finishing the game. | 45 | Gold | |
Sharp Tongue | Learn all of the insults used in insult swordfighting. | 15 | Silver | |
Ten Minutes Later... | Stay underwater for more than 10 minutes (and die). | 10 | Bronze | |
Escape Artist | Escape from the cannibals who live on Monkey Island five times. | 10 | Bronze | |
Record Keeper | Collecte all of the notes and memos sent between Herman Toothrot, LeChuck and the Cannibals. | 10 | Bronze | |
Human Cannoball | Finish the game in record time. | 10 | Bronze | |
Old School | Switch to the original graphics from the non-special edition which was released in 1990. | 10 | Bronze | |
Determined | Complete the game without using hints. | 5 | Bronze | |
Marooned Everyone | Re-maroon Herman Toothrot, and maroon Carla, Otis and Meathook on Monkey Island. Requires beating both of the game's endings. | 10 | Bronze |