<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
1991	O
's	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
the	O
twelfth	O
and	O
final	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
extensively	O
upgraded	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
a	O
full	O
musical	O
score	O
,	O
fully	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
which	O
again	O
took	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
in	O
new	O
directions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
used	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
interface	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
this	O
installment	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
verb	O
command	O
and	O
inventory	O
menus	O
which	O
previously	O
took	O
up	O
the	O
lower	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
pop-up	O
action	O
menu	O
and	O
inventory	O
chest	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scenes	O
to	O
occupy	O
the	O
entire	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
modeled	O
on	O
a	O
similar	O
system	O
used	O
for	O
1995	O
's	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Guybrush	O
's	O
actions	O
using	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
and	O
optional	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Guybrush	O
Threepwood	O
has	O
regained	O
his	O
adult	O
form	O
and	O
escaped	O
from	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
pirate	O
LeChuck	O
's	O
"	O
Carnival	O
of	O
the	O
Damned	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
actions	O
involving	O
a	O
chicken	O
restaurant	O
,	O
a	O
barber	O
shop	O
,	O
a	O
theater	O
performance	O
,	O
caber	O
tossing	O
,	O
a	O
banjo	B-Application
duel	O
,	O
ventriloquism	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
exclusive	O
beach	O
club	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
recovers	O
Elaine	O
,	O
obtains	O
a	O
map	O
to	O
Blood	O
Island	O
,	O
commandeers	O
a	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
assembles	O
a	O
crew	O
of	O
three	O
singing	O
barber	O
pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Blood	O
Island	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
encounters	O
the	O
cannibals	O
from	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
now	O
volcano-worshipping	O
vegetarians	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guybrush	O
's	O
quests	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
involve	O
a	O
hotel	O
,	O
nacho	O
cheese	O
,	O
a	O
hangover	O
cure	O
,	O
tofu	B-Application
,	O
crypts	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
talking	O
skull	O
named	O
Murray	O
,	O
a	O
broken	O
lighthouse	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
makeshift	O
compass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
and	O
Elaine	O
are	O
swiftly	O
captured	O
by	O
LeChuck	O
's	O
minions	O
and	O
taken	O
to	O
his	O
Carnival	O
of	O
the	O
Damned	O
on	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LeChuck	O
reveals	O
that	O
Big	B-Application
Whoop	I-Application
,	O
the	O
treasure	O
Guybrush	O
sought	O
in	O
the	O
prior	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
actually	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
hell	O
which	O
turns	O
those	O
who	O
pass	O
through	O
it	O
into	O
immortal	O
undead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Elaine	O
first	O
spurned	O
him	O
,	O
LeChuck	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
impress	O
her	O
by	O
finding	O
the	O
secret	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
ship	O
was	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
typhoon	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
marooned	O
on	O
Blood	O
Island	O
until	O
a	O
ship	O
captained	O
by	O
Elaine	O
's	O
grandfather	O
arrived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
Captain	O
Marley	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
had	O
a	O
map	O
to	O
Big	B-Application
Whoop	I-Application
,	O
Lechuck	O
stole	O
the	O
debutante	O
's	O
diamond	O
,	O
sold	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
smugglers	O
,	O
bought	O
a	O
ship	O
,	O
and	O
beat	O
them	O
to	O
its	O
location	O
on	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
passed	O
through	O
the	O
portal	O
and	O
gained	O
supernatural	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marley	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
divided	O
up	O
the	O
map	O
to	O
keep	O
anyone	O
else	O
from	O
finding	O
Big	B-Application
Whoop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LeChuck	O
arranged	O
the	O
crew	O
members	O
 '	O
deaths	O
,	O
and	O
sent	O
Marley	O
and	O
his	O
ship	O
into	O
a	O
whirlpool	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dinky	O
Island	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
map	O
pieces	O
led	O
Guybrush	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
atoll	B-Language
off	O
the	O
coast	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
connected	O
to	O
it	O
by	O
underground	O
tunnels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LeChuck	O
built	O
the	O
Big	B-Application
Whoop	I-Application
Carnival	O
to	O
lure	O
sailors	O
onto	O
a	O
roller	O
coaster	O
which	O
carries	O
them	O
into	O
a	O
river	O
of	O
lava	O
,	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
his	O
skeletal	O
army	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
European	O
Computer	O
Trade	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
creator	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
had	O
parted	O
ways	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
project	O
leaders	O
were	O
Jonathan	O
Ackley	O
and	O
Larry	O
Ahern	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
(	O
the	O
interface	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
adopted	O
almost	O
entirely	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
rereleased	O
on	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
compilation	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
The	O
Secret	O
of	O
Monkey	B-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
called	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
Bounty	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
shipped	O
,	O
a	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
film	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
only	O
brought	O
to	O
light	O
when	O
Tony	O
Stacchi	O
,	O
a	O
concept	O
artist	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
sent	O
his	O
work	O
to	O
The	O
Scumm	B-Application
Bar	O
,	O
a	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
fansite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Feed	O
;	O
Alan	O
Young	O
as	O
Haggis	B-Application
McMutton	I-Application
;	O
Michael	O
Sorich	O
as	O
Edward	B-Application
Van	I-Application
Helgen	I-Application
and	O
Charles	O
DeGoulash	O
(	O
Ghost	O
Groom	O
)	O
;	O
Gregg	O
Berger	O
as	O
Cutthroat	O
Bill	O
;	O
and	O
Leilani	O
Jones	O
Wilmore	O
as	O
the	O
Voodoo	O
Lady	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
voice	O
actors	O
included	O
Kay	O
E	O
.	O
Kuter	O
as	O
Griswold	B-Application
Goodsoup	I-Application
,	O
Tom	O
Kane	O
as	O
Captain	O
René	O
Rottingham	O
and	O
the	O
Flying	O
Welshman	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Pinney	O
as	O
Stan	O
,	O
and	O
Victor	O
Raider-Wexler	O
as	O
Slappy	O
Cromwell	O
and	O
the	O
Snowcone	O
Guy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
sold	O
52,049	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
market	O
research	O
firm	O
PC	O
Data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Louis	O
Castle	O
of	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
estimated	O
The	O
Curse	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
lifetime	O
sales	O
at	O
300,000	O
copies	O
by	O
2002	O
,	O
while	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Bill	O
Tiller	O
stated	O
in	O
2003	O
that	O
CMI	O
sold	O
over	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
said	O
that	O
The	O
Curse	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
addidion	O
in	O
LucasArts	O
's	O
pantheon	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
superficially	O
attractive	O
,	O
with	O
LucasArts	O
's	O
usual	O
superlative	O
production	O
values	O
showing	O
in	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
artwork	O
,	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
but	O
suffers	O
from	O
uninspired	O
puzzle	O
design	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
strong	O
narrative	O
pull	O
,	O
an	O
absence	O
of	O
genuine	O
innovation	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
pop	O
culture	O
references	O
that	O
serve	O
only	O
to	O
jerk	O
the	O
player	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
and	O
Adrenaline	O
Vault	O
likened	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
to	O
the	O
adventure	O
genre	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
twin	O
vitals	O
of	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
are	O
a	O
good	O
plot	O
coupled	O
with	O
strong	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
cited	O
the	O
graphic	O
style	O
's	O
"	O
refusal	O
to	O
take	O
itself	O
seriously	O
"	O
was	O
adding	O
"	O
immensely	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
charm	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
the	O
secondary	B-Application
characters	I-Application
"	O
criminally	O
underdeveloped	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
ending	O
as	O
anticlimactic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
nominated	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
its	O
"	O
Personal	O
Computer	O
:	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Art/Graphics	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
1st	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
lost	O
to	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
and	O
Riven	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
praised	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
great	O
"	O
and	O
remarking	O
that	O
"	O
they	O
did	O
an	O
excellent	O
job	O
of	O
capturing	O
the	O
humor	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
the	O
45th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
