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Links
- Adventure Collective: End of an Era
http://www.adventurecollective.com/reviews/emi.htm - "Escape from Monkey Island is not a bad game at all, but it is definitely not the best of the series." By Kamal Bhatt.
- Just Adventure Review
http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/EMI/EMI.shtm - Rated C by Randy Sluganski. "If you have yet to play a Monkey Island game, then don't let EFMI be your introduction to the series."
- Brass Lantern Review
http://www.brasslantern.org/reviews/graphic/emi.html - Rated 10/11 by Stephen Granade. "It's one heck of a game, but there are some problems with it."
- Armchair Empire Review
http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/escape_from_monkey_island.htm - Rated 9.4/10. "Escape from Monkey Island (EFMI) is a solid fix for adventure gamers going through severe withdrawal."
- Gamezilla Review (PS2)
http://www.gamezilla.com/review.aspx?review=7098 - "What you'll get with Escape From Monkey Island is a rich adventure game that entertains with its quick wit and colorful characters." By Jim Weber.
- Gamezilla Review (PC)
http://www.gamezilla.com/review.aspx?review=7097 - "Although not the high point of the Monkey Island series, Escape from Monkey Island earns an overall score of 80 as a worthy addition to the adventure game genre." By Suzanne Houghton.
- Universal Hint System Review (PC)
http://www.uhs-hints.com/articles/reviews/monkey4.php - Rated 4/5 by Jason Strautman. "A generally funny and challenging adventure, but some of the in-jokes and the awful Monkey Kombat sequences can get tiresome."
- Quandary Review
http://www.quandaryland.com/jsp/dispArticle.jsp?index=338 - "I found this to be the least humorous and immersive of the series and it falls short of the overall quality of Grim Fandango." By Gordon Aplin.
- GameSpot Review (PS2)
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/escapefrommonkeyisland/ - PlayStation 2 version rated 8.1/10 by Greg Kasavin. "It loses nothing in translation, and its graphics fare even better on the PlayStation 2."
- GameSpot Review (PC)
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/escapefrommonkeyisland/ - PC version rated 8.1/10 by Ron Dulin. "Veterans of the Monkey Island series will surely enjoy the game in spite of its occasional problems."
- GameZone - Review
http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r14985.htm - Reviewer: Michael Lafferty [8.5 out of 10] "The humor is droll but affecting, and the game play so well laid out that this program has to be considered a worthy sequel to its predecessor."
- GameZone
http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r14985.htm - Rated 8.5/10 by Michael Lafferty. "The laughs, the subtle humor keeps coming in the latest Monkey Island release."
- Game Industry News
http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=397 - Reviewed by Greg Crowe, score: 3-1/2 out of 5.
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