Tales of Monkey Island: The Siege of Spinner Cay Review

Written by:  • Edited by: Simon Hill
Published Aug 30, 2009
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Guybrush's first adventure was quite the mess. So far his wife, Elaine, is still missing, he still has the cursed hand, and the dreadful vodoo Pox he unleashed is still out there infecting residents out at sea. In this second episode he obviously will have to clean up some of this mess.

Story
Rating Average

Spinner Cay
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Guybrush Threepwood has survived the evil doctor, the Marquis de Singe, and has escaped from Flotsam Island. His next adventure takes place in the Jerkbait Islands, where a beautiful island called Spinner Cay is located. Here he finally catches up with his wife, Elaine, and at the same time discovers that the vodoo Pox has infected pirates outside Flotsam Island. Worse, these cursed pirates are also after the prized treasure, La Esponga Grande, a big sponge that will suck up all the vodoo Pox thereby curing anyone infected by it. What's Guybrush going to do about these pirates, and will he find La Esponga Grande in time?

Presentation
Rating Average

Spinner Cay is a magnificent place inhabited by the Vaycalians, a friendly merfolk race. Spinner Cay's blueish colors, waterfalls, and lanterns are a welcome change of scenery from the jungles, beaches, and pirate buildings you saw in Launch of the Screaming Narwhal. You can visit a local shop and library and even meet the queen herself. I never got tired of watching them plop down into the waters and pop back up. You get to talk with these Vaycalians but there's nothing really special, personality-wise, about them that stands out.

Unfortunately not enough is done to make you feel at home in Spinner Cay. There aren't that many characters here to chat with and you will spend more time outside the island doing other things. Spinner Cay could have been expanded with more set pieces, puzzles, and characters to interact with since it is the best looking place in the series so far. It would have been great to spend more time there rather than walking in jungles that look exactly like the ones from Launch of the Screaming Narwhal.

Now you will get to visit more islands, far more than LOTSN, as the game provides a map where you can direct the Screaming Narwhal to new places like Brilling Island and Roe Island. The place you will spend most of your time is the Jerkbait Islands, which actually consists of three smaller islands where you will meet LeChuck and the other pirates.

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