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The Secret of Monkey Island is out for iPhone

LucasArts brings classic adventure to the App Store

The Secret of Monkey Island is out for iPhone

LucasArts has released The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition for iPhone and iPod touch. It's on the App Store now for £4.99.

The game puts you (back) in the shoes of Guybrush Threepwood, who wants to become the most notorious pirate in the Caribbean.

It's a "reimagining", although there is some new stuff. A touchscreen interface, obviously, but also updated artwork, a voiceover by members of the original game's audio cast, and a remastered musical score (with "live instruments").

Oh, there's also something called "scene-for-scene hot swap, which lets you switch between the Special Edition and Classic modes whenever you like.

People still get teary-eyed over The Secret of Monkey Island, so the iPhone version looks likely to become a hit. It also raises the possibility of LucasArts bringing some of its other graphical adventures to the App Store.

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Stuart Dredge
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