<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1997	O
videogame	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
GrimE	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
upgraded	O
from	O
its	O
first	O
use	O
in	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
Guybrush	O
Threepwood	O
,	O
who	O
returns	O
home	O
with	O
his	O
wife	O
Elaine	O
Marley	O
after	O
their	O
honeymoon	O
,	O
to	O
find	O
her	O
erroneously	O
declared	O
dead	O
,	O
and	O
her	O
office	O
of	O
governor	O
up	O
for	O
election	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
won	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
moderate	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ultimately	O
the	O
last	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
later	O
projects	O
Full	O
Throttle	O
:	O
Hell	O
on	O
Wheels	O
and	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
were	O
canceled	O
in	O
2003	O
and	O
2004	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
consists	O
of	O
dialogue	O
with	O
characters	O
and	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
controlled	O
entirely	O
with	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
or	O
alternatively	O
with	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
only	O
non-point-and-click	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
hallmark	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
insult	O
swordfighting	O
—	O
the	O
sword	O
duels	O
which	O
were	O
won	O
by	O
knowing	O
the	O
appropriate	O
insults	O
and	O
responses	O
—	O
is	O
briefly	O
touched	O
upon	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
insult	O
armwrestling	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
an	O
unwinnable	O
insult	O
duel	O
against	O
Ozzie	O
Mandrill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
insult	O
games	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
"	O
Monkey	O
Kombat	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
being	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
with	O
a	O
symbol	O
to	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquiring	O
the	O
legal	O
deeds	O
and	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
manor	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
and	O
Elaine	O
discover	O
that	O
Charles	O
L	O
.	O
Charles	O
is	O
really	O
the	O
shape-shifting	O
Demon	O
Pirate	B-Application
LeChuck	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
freed	O
from	O
his	O
ice	O
prison	O
and	O
seeking	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Insult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
villains	O
are	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
together	O
,	O
with	O
Ozzie	O
to	O
rid	O
of	O
all	O
pirates	B-Application
and	O
turn	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
into	O
a	O
resort	O
and	O
LeChuck	O
out	O
of	O
debt	O
to	O
Ozzie	O
for	O
freeing	O
him	O
from	O
his	O
icy	O
tomb	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Insult	O
to	O
break	O
Elaine	O
and	O
marry	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feeling	O
they	O
might	O
need	O
Guybrush	O
as	O
a	O
hostage	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
dump	O
him	O
on	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
learns	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
Monkey	O
Kombat	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
monkey	O
prince	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
"	O
and	O
,	O
upon	O
restoring	O
the	O
hermit	O
Herman	O
Toothrot	O
's	O
memory	O
,	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
old	O
man	O
is	O
actually	O
Elaine	O
's	O
missing	O
grandfather	O
,	O
having	O
contracted	O
amnesia	B-Application
twenty	O
years	O
prior	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
pushed	O
into	O
a	O
whirlpool	O
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Australia	O
by	O
Ozzie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guybrush	O
and	O
Elaine	O
are	O
reunited	O
and	O
Grandpa	O
Marley	O
resumes	O
being	O
the	O
governor	O
of	O
Mêlée	O
Island	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
couple	O
can	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
being	O
pirates	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
with	O
Sean	O
Clark	O
and	O
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
as	O
lead	O
designers	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
worked	O
on	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
previous	O
adventure	O
titles	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
and	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Clark	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
Loom	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	O
uses	O
a	O
slightly	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GrimE	B-Application
engine	O
introduced	O
by	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
scripting	B-Language
language	I-Language
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Lua	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
referenced	O
in-game	O
;	O
the	O
pirate-themed	O
SCUMM	B-Application
Bar	O
,	O
which	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
is	O
replaced	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
tropical-themed	O
Lua	B-Language
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iMUSE	B-Application
interactive	O
music	O
system	O
incorporating	O
MP3	B-Application
compression	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
changes	O
,	O
was	O
built	O
and	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interactive	O
programming	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
ambiance	O
streams	O
in	O
the	O
iMUSE	B-Application
system	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
lead	O
sound	O
designer	O
Larry	O
the	O
O	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	O
's	O
introductory	O
music	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
earlier	O
sequels	O
which	O
featured	O
newly	O
composed	O
remixes	O
of	O
the	O
well-known	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clint	O
Bajakian	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
an	O
additional	O
composer	O
on	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	O
:	O
LeChuck	O
's	O
Revenge	O
,	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
composer	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
tracks	O
by	O
Michael	O
Land	O
(	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
lead	O
composer	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
)	O
,	O
Peter	O
McConnell	O
,	O
Anna	O
Karney	O
,	O
and	O
Michael	O
Lande	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Michael	O
Land	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
characters	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
appeared	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Carla	O
,	O
Otis	O
and	O
Herman	O
Toothrot	O
,	O
are	O
heard	O
with	O
voice	O
actors	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
obvious	O
control	O
differences	O
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
only	O
varies	O
by	O
a	O
slightly	O
higher	O
polygon	O
count	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
less	O
pre-rendered	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
game	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
console	O
release	O
,	O
following	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Heinrich	O
Lenhardt	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
,	O
"[I]f	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
for	O
the	O
sales	O
figures	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
probably	O
would	O
n't	O
have	O
bothered	O
doing	O
another	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
"	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
and	O
the	O
viability	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
market	O
,	O
Tom	O
Sarris	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
defended	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
make	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
made	O
a	O
profit	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
answer	O
is	O
yes	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
viable	O
from	O
a	O
financial	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussing	O
Escape	O
from	O
Monkey	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
performance	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
Simon	O
Jeffery	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
"	O
really	O
happy	O
with	O
the	O
 [ game's ] 	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
he	O
reported	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
heard	O
rumor	O
of	O
...	O
abysmal	O
"	O
sales	O
for	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
received	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
interface	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
keyboard	B-Device
or	O
joystick	B-Device
control	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
mouse	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Monkey	O
Kombat	O
"	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
GameSpot	O
review	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
single	O
biggest	O
problem	O
in	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reviewer	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
designers	O
presumably	O
figured	O
that	O
combining	O
insult	O
fighting	O
,	O
cute	O
monkeys	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
spoof	O
would	O
work	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
gave	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
quality	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
restyling	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
locations	O
on	O
Mêlée	O
Island	O
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
satisfied	O
with	O
game	O
's	O
ending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playboy	O
gave	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
captures	O
aging	O
Marx	O
Brothers	O
appeal	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
modern-day	O
flair	O
,	O
also	O
having	O
high	O
remarks	O
of	O
gameplay	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
puzzles	O
are	O
confusing	O
,	O
but	O
recommended	O
to	O
the	O
gamers	O
who	O
have	O
a	O
patience	O
to	O
solve	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
,	O
The	O
Electric	O
Playgrounds	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
awards	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
computer	O
adventure	O
title	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
editors	O
remarked	O
that	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
fun	O
and	O
is	O
strongly	O
recommended	O
to	O
fans	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
few	O
jokes	O
and	O
puzzles	O
short	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
classic	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
over	O
The	B-Application
Longest	I-Application
Journey	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
"	O
imagine	O
a	O
better	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
"	O
than	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
their	O
overall	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
similarly	O
nominated	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
their	O
2000	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
