<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
released	O
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
,	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
five	O
episodic	O
segments	O
,	O
between	O
July	O
and	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Telltale	O
's	O
previous	O
episodic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
whose	O
chapters	O
told	O
discrete	O
stories	O
,	O
each	O
chapter	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
ongoing	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
digitally	O
distributed	O
through	O
WiiWare	O
and	O
Telltale	O
's	O
own	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
were	O
released	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
series	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
concurrently	O
with	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
1990	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
;	O
LucasArts	O
oversaw	O
production	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ensured	O
that	O
it	O
matched	O
the	O
remake	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
art	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
;	O
franchise	O
creator	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
project	O
planning	O
,	O
while	O
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
,	O
who	O
co-designed	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Michael	O
Land	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
core	O
cast	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
reprised	O
their	O
voice	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
garnered	O
several	O
industry	O
awards	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
Telltale	O
's	O
most	O
commercially	O
successful	O
project	O
until	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
by	O
publisher	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
,	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
and	O
Terrible	O
Toybox	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
in	O
an	O
interactive	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
driven	O
by	O
the	O
exploration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
three-dimensional	O
(	O
3D	O
)	O
environments	O
and	O
by	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
previous	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
combine	O
certain	O
items	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
items	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
combine	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
voodoo	O
ingredients	O
with	O
a	O
cutlass	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
magical	O
cutlass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
world	O
is	O
explored	O
with	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
,	O
or	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Nunchuk	O
's	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
meeting	O
a	O
dead-end	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
access	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
locate	O
maps	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
hidden	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Telltale	O
website	O
and	O
three	O
participating	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
fansites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
set	O
several	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
LeChuck	O
vies	O
for	O
the	O
love	O
of	O
Elaine	O
Marley-Threepwood	O
(	O
Alexandra	O
Boyd	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
wife	O
of	O
Guybrush	O
Threepwood	O
and	O
former	O
governor	O
of	O
the	O
Tri-Island	O
Area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
ancillary	O
characters	O
from	O
earlier	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
return	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Voodoo	O
Lady	O
(	O
Alison	O
Ewing	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
enigmatic	O
voodoo	O
priestess	O
who	O
advises	O
Guybrush	O
in	O
his	O
quests	O
;	O
Stan	O
(	O
Gavin	O
Hammon	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
stereotypical	O
salesman	O
and	O
business	O
opportunist	O
;	O
and	O
Murray	B-Application
(	O
Denny	O
Delk	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
talking	O
skull	O
with	O
delusions	O
of	O
grandeur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
new	O
characters	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Morgan	B-Application
LeFlay	I-Application
(	O
Nicki	O
Rapp	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
competent	O
and	O
athletic	O
female	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
who	O
idolizes	O
Guybrush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
cast	O
include	O
Coronado	O
DeCava	O
,	O
an	O
explorer	O
and	O
former	O
lover	O
of	O
the	O
Voodoo	O
Lady	O
(	O
Andrew	O
Chaikin	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Marquis	B-Application
de	I-Application
Singe	I-Application
(	O
Jared	O
Emerson-Johnson	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
antagonistic	O
French	O
nobleman	O
and	O
doctor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Marquis	B-Application
de	I-Application
Singe	I-Application
is	O
using	O
the	O
machine	O
to	O
bring	O
pirates	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
for	O
his	O
medical	O
experiments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
De	O
Singe	O
hires	O
a	O
pirate	O
hunter	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Morgan	B-Application
LeFlay	I-Application
to	O
capture	O
Guybrush	O
;	O
en	O
route	O
to	O
the	O
Jerkbait	O
Islands	O
,	O
she	O
boards	O
the	O
Screaming	O
Narwhal	O
and	O
cuts	O
off	O
Guybrush	O
's	O
pox-infected	O
hand	O
in	O
a	O
duel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chapter	O
Release	O
date	O
Windows	B-Application
release	O
WiiWare	O
release	O
"	O
Launch	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Screaming	I-Application
Narwhal	I-Application
"	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
NA	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2009PAL	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2009	O
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
accidentally	O
releasing	O
a	O
voodoo	O
pox	O
while	O
attempting	O
to	O
permanently	O
destroy	O
LeChuck	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
must	O
investigate	O
the	O
cause	O
of	O
winds	O
that	O
are	O
keeping	O
ships	O
from	O
leaving	O
Flotsam	O
Island	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
of	I-Application
Spinner	I-Application
Cay	I-Application
"	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
NA	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2009PAL	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Guybrush	O
travels	O
to	O
the	O
Jerkbait	O
Islands	O
to	O
learn	O
about	O
La	O
Esponja	O
Grande	O
,	O
a	O
voodoo	O
sea	O
sponge	O
capable	O
of	O
curing	O
the	O
pox	O
,	O
but	O
becomes	O
involved	O
in	O
a	O
volatile	O
dispute	O
between	O
pox-infected	O
pirates	O
and	O
the	O
resident	O
merfolk	O
"	O
Lair	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Leviathan	I-Application
"	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2009	O
NA	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2009PAL	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2009	O
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
their	O
ship	O
is	O
swallowed	O
by	O
a	O
giant	O
manatee	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
and	O
Morgan	B-Application
LeFlay	I-Application
must	O
escape	O
and	O
secure	O
La	O
Esponja	O
Grande	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Trial	I-Application
and	I-Application
Execution	I-Application
of	I-Application
Guybrush	I-Application
Threepwood	I-Application
"	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2009	O
NA	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2009PAL	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
Flotsam	O
Island	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
is	O
arrested	O
and	O
put	O
on	O
trial	O
for	O
misdemeanors	O
committed	O
during	O
his	O
last	O
visit	O
"	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
God	I-Application
"	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
NA	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2010PAL	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
Notes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
marked	O
a	O
first	O
collaboration	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
Games	O
had	O
been	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
LucasArts	O
employees	O
in	O
the	O
wake	O
of	O
the	O
2004	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
had	O
considered	O
developing	O
a	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
since	O
their	O
inception	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
design	O
director	O
,	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
,	O
credited	O
the	O
greenlighting	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
to	O
the	O
correct	O
alignment	O
of	O
interested	O
parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Darin	O
,	O
co-designer	O
and	O
writer	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
attributed	O
the	O
revival	O
of	O
interest	O
to	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
digital	O
distribution	O
within	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
which	O
—	O
by	O
reducing	O
financial	O
risk	O
—	O
allowed	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Telltale	O
to	O
develop	O
"	O
something	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
endless	O
clones	O
of	O
popular	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
started	O
designing	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2008	O
;	O
production	O
commenced	O
early	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
hints	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
soon	O
announce	O
a	O
major	O
new	O
series	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
June	O
2009	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
roughly	O
50	O
person	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
,	O
who	O
co-designed	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
co-designer	O
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
contributed	O
design	O
and	O
story	O
writing	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Mark	O
Darin	O
and	O
Sean	O
Vanaman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
counterparts	O
a	O
LucasArts-developed	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
Grossman	O
were	O
engaged	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	O
co-designer	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
two	O
games	O
,	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
limited-edition	O
slipcover	O
artwork	O
was	O
painted	O
by	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
creator	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
box	O
art	O
of	O
both	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
not	O
been	O
satisfied	O
with	O
Elaine	O
's	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Purcell	O
was	O
keen	O
to	O
have	O
another	O
attempt	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
his	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grossman	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
WiiWare	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
Telltale	O
's	O
business	O
model	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
alternates	O
its	O
game	O
releases	O
between	O
WiiWare	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
as	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
"	O
give	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
a	O
little	O
love	O
as	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concurrent	O
development	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
created	O
issues	O
;	O
last	O
minute	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
could	O
put	O
an	O
episode	O
over	O
the	O
size	O
limit	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
following	O
twenty	O
days	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
distributed	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
their	O
own	O
website	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
made	O
it	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	O
Live	O
was	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
both	O
Telltale	O
's	O
Wallace	B-Application
&	I-Application
Gromit	I-Application
's	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
,	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
were	O
debuting	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Telltale	O
had	O
not	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
port	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
to	O
Mac	O
OS	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
so	O
on	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
newly	O
released	O
Mac	O
OS	O
Steam	B-Application
client	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2010	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
consumer	O
demand	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
possible	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
as	O
Telltale	O
's	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
not	O
built	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iPad-enhanced	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
in	O
2010	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
December	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
episodes	O
followed	O
on	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
Games	O
has	O
not	O
ruled	O
out	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
porting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Xbox	O
Live	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone-enhanced	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
four	O
remaining	O
episodes	O
that	O
followed	O
suit	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
,	O
ending	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Chapter	O
5	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
Telltale	O
's	O
other	O
products	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
five	O
episodic	O
segments	O
;	O
Grossman	O
explained	O
that	O
Telltale	O
prefers	O
to	O
tell	O
stories	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
continuous	O
narratives	O
that	O
are	O
too	O
long	O
for	O
people	O
to	O
play	O
comfortably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Grossman	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
set	O
after	O
an	O
"	O
imaginary	O
"	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
views	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
blockbuster	O
,	O
epic	O
40-hour	O
gigantic	O
experience	O
like	O
the	O
earlier	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
story	O
would	O
have	O
followed	O
Guybrush	O
's	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
time	O
between	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
;	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
would	O
have	O
marked	O
its	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grossman	O
maintained	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
were	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
for	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
history	O
will	O
add	O
a	O
nostalgic	O
layer	O
to	O
the	O
sly	O
references	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
by	O
no	O
means	O
necessary	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stemmle	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
episodic	O
development	O
to	O
a	O
relay	O
race	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
marathon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
few	O
environmental	O
resources	O
were	O
reused	O
between	O
episodes	O
;	O
while	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
had	O
built	O
previous	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Wallace	B-Application
&	I-Application
Gromit	I-Application
's	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
around	O
one	O
set	O
of	O
locations	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
protagonists	O
 '	O
homes	O
and	O
nearby	O
streets	O
consistently	O
in	O
each	O
episode	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
forwent	O
such	O
central	O
hubs	O
and	O
"	O
comfort	O
zones	O
"	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
instead	O
having	O
each	O
episode	O
move	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
primary	O
location	O
,	O
only	O
occasionally	O
revisiting	O
past	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artistic	O
direction	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
former	O
LucasArts	O
members	O
Derek	O
Sakai	O
and	O
Dave	O
Bogan	O
;	O
both	O
of	O
them	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
several	O
earlier	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
art	O
direction	O
was	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
realistic	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
with	O
the	O
whimsical	O
,	O
stylized	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
those	O
games	O
feature	O
entirely	O
two-dimensional	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
successor	O
,	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
is	O
largely	O
pre-rendered	O
,	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
rendered	O
in	O
full	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
necessity	O
of	O
this	O
position	O
was	O
highlighted	O
by	O
a	O
ship	O
battle	O
scene	O
in	O
"	O
Launch	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Screaming	I-Application
Narwhal	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
static	O
and	O
unexciting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
puzzle	O
design	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Stemmle	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
fellow	O
designers	O
—	O
when	O
they	O
were	O
younger	O
—	O
believed	O
that	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
"	O
stump	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
Stemmle	O
now	O
considers	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
better	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
players	O
feel	O
smart	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
point-and-click	O
controls	O
,	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Telltale	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
"	O
direct	O
control	O
"	O
method	O
-	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
seen	O
in	O
Wallace	B-Application
&	I-Application
Gromit	I-Application
's	I-Application
Grand	I-Application
Adventures	I-Application
-	O
was	O
decided	O
upon	O
after	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
direct	O
control	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
designed	O
for	O
an	O
Xbox	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
reworked	O
the	O
idea	O
into	O
a	O
"	O
click-and-drag	O
"	O
mouse	O
system	O
for	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
providing	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
license	O
to	O
Telltale	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
involved	O
collaboration	O
and	O
approval	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
script	O
,	O
character	O
concept	O
art	O
and	O
puzzle	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
remake	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
had	O
begun	O
development	O
before	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
LucasArts	O
shared	O
their	O
art	O
style	O
guide	O
with	O
Telltale	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
products	O
 '	O
art	O
direction	O
would	O
be	O
similar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
largely	O
based	O
their	O
vision	O
for	O
Guybrush	O
's	O
new	O
visuals	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
on	O
how	O
the	O
character	O
appeared	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
integrating	O
various	O
aspects	O
from	O
LeChuck	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
that	O
commonly	O
resonated	O
through	O
fan	O
art	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
blue	O
coat	O
and	O
beard	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
using	O
their	O
own	O
stylized	O
art	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Land	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
behind	O
preceding	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
score	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-house	O
Telltale	O
composer	O
Jared	O
Emerson-Johnson	O
said	O
that	O
his	O
own	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
was	O
"	O
technical	O
and	O
administrative	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
willing	O
to	O
assist	O
Land	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
universe	I-Application
is	O
all	O
about	O
Mike	O
’s	O
vision	O
,	O
so	O
he	O
was	O
left	O
alone	O
to	O
'	O
do	O
his	O
thing	O
 '	O
as	O
only	O
he	O
can	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
recorded	O
in	O
MIDI	O
format	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
data	O
size	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
,	O
the	O
files	O
were	O
converted	O
to	O
WAV	O
for	O
increased	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dominic	O
Armato	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
actor	O
of	O
Guybrush	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
onward	O
,	O
reprises	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
that	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
encouraged	O
Telltale	O
to	O
retain	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
cast	O
as	O
possible	O
—	O
particularly	O
Armato	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
David	O
Collins	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
fanboy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armato	O
enjoyed	O
his	O
opportunity	O
to	O
voice	O
Guybrush	O
again	O
;	O
he	O
had	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
never	O
be	O
continued	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
time	O
since	O
Escape	O
from	O
Monkey	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armato	O
voiced	O
the	O
character	O
in	O
both	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
the	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
;	O
in	O
the	O
former	O
game	O
,	O
he	O
attempted	O
to	O
make	O
Guybrush	O
sound	O
more	O
mature	O
and	O
experienced	O
than	O
his	O
younger	O
incarnation	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elaine	O
Marley	O
's	O
voice	O
actress	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Alexandra	O
Boyd	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
brought	O
back	O
for	O
her	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boyd	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
travel	O
to	O
Telltale	O
's	O
studio	O
in	O
California	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
she	O
recorded	O
her	O
lines	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
while	O
communicating	O
with	O
the	O
voice	O
director	O
via	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
posted	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fan-made	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
short	I-Operating_System
films	I-Operating_System
on	O
their	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entitled	O
I	O
Wonder	O
What	O
Happens	O
in	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
German	O
animator	O
Marius	O
Fietzek	O
,	O
who	O
co-wrote	O
it	O
with	O
Andrei	O
Constantinescu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presented	O
as	O
a	O
cartoon	O
version	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
shorts	O
speculated	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
depicted	O
hypothetical	O
events	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
debuted	O
on	O
July	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
two	O
days	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
"	O
Launch	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Screaming	I-Application
Narwhal	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
produced	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
merchandise	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
sold	O
from	O
their	O
online	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
exceeded	O
Telltale	O
's	O
sales	O
projections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
figures	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
most	O
successful	O
project	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
outstripped	O
by	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
CEO	O
Dan	O
Conners	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
top	O
selling	O
product	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
"	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
chapter	O
,	O
"	O
Launch	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Screaming	I-Application
Narwhal	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
respectable	O
start	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
staff	O
writer	O
Evan	O
Dickens	O
felt	O
that	O
writing	O
did	O
not	O
match	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
LeChuck	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
mostly	O
complimentary	O
toward	O
the	O
episode	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
with	O
New	O
Straits	O
Times	O
Bruno	O
Chan	O
and	O
The	O
Sunday	O
Times	O
David	O
Phelan	O
praising	O
the	O
updated	O
interpretation	O
of	O
The	O
Curse	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
art	O
style	O
while	O
com	O
's	O
Bob	O
Mackey	O
called	O
Guybrush	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
convincingly	O
expressive	O
Telltale	O
character	O
yet	O
"	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
concerns	O
were	O
voiced	O
over	O
erratic	O
graphical	O
quality	O
between	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	O
to	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Siege	I-Application
of	I-Application
Spinner	I-Application
Cay	I-Application
"	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
preceding	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
's	O
writing	O
was	O
lauded	O
by	O
reviewers	O
;	O
particular	O
praise	O
was	O
bestowed	O
on	O
the	O
chapter	O
's	O
opening	O
scene	O
,	O
which	O
introduces	O
Morgan	B-Application
LeFlay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphical	O
tweaks	O
over	O
"	O
The	O
Launch	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Screaming	I-Application
Narwhal	I-Application
"	O
were	O
also	O
appreciated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
considered	O
"	O
Lair	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Leviathan	I-Application
"	O
to	O
be	O
stronger	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
chapters	O
;	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
sites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
holds	O
the	O
highest	O
rating	O
out	O
of	O
all	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
's	O
puzzles	O
were	O
commended	O
;	O
IGN	O
's	O
Steve	O
Butts	O
opined	O
that	O
Telltale	O
's	O
puzzle	O
design	O
had	O
"	O
moved	O
forward	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
"	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
both	O
preceding	O
chapters	O
and	O
their	O
earlier	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dickens	O
described	O
the	O
chapter	O
's	O
story	O
as	O
"	O
strong	O
 [ and ] 	O
advancing	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Ghiggino	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
continued	O
the	O
fine	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
tradition	O
of	O
being	O
bizarre	O
,	O
hilarious	O
and	O
pretty	O
interesting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
's	O
writing	O
received	O
near	O
unanimous	O
praise	O
,	O
and	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
supporting	O
cast	O
was	O
much	O
improved	O
over	O
the	O
preceding	O
episodes	O
;	O
praise	O
centered	O
particularly	O
around	O
Murray	B-Application
,	O
a	O
demonic	O
,	O
disembodied	O
skull	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
of	O
"	O
Lair	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Leviathan	I-Application
"	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
chapter	O
's	O
brevity	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
varied	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
more	O
ambivalent	O
toward	O
the	O
fourth	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Trial	I-Application
and	I-Application
Execution	I-Application
of	I-Application
Guybrush	I-Application
Threepwood	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
's	O
writing	O
was	O
praised	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
returning	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
character	O
Stan	O
as	O
the	O
trial	O
's	O
prosecutor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
divided	O
over	O
the	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
reusing	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
"	O
Launch	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Screaming	I-Application
Narwhal	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Pirate	I-Application
God	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
thought	O
by	O
critics	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fitting	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
received	O
awards	O
and	O
award	O
nominations	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
publications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
IGN	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
Biggest	O
Surprise	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
at	O
the	O
convention	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
E3	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
later	O
nominated	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
third	O
chapters	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
adventure	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gamasutra	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
;	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
site	O
also	O
presented	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
with	O
an	O
honorable	O
mention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
nominated	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
their	O
awards	O
for	O
overall	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
best	O
WiiWare	O
game	O
and	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
publication	O
gave	O
Morgan	B-Application
LeFlay	I-Application
the	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Listing	O
the	O
best	O
and	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
2009	O
,	O
OC	O
Weekly	O
named	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Series	O
Revival	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About.com	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
US	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
