One of the hallmark aspects of the Monkey Island games, the insult swordfighting - the sword duels which were won by knowing the appropriate insults and responses - is briefly touched upon in the game as 'insult armwrestling', and in an unwinnable insult duel against Ozzie Mandrill.
The game is controlled entirely with the keyboard or alternatively with a joystick, making it the only non- point-and-click game in the Monkey Island series.Ī feature of the game are action-lines: Guybrush will glance at any items that can be interacted with the player can use 'Page Up' or 'Page Down' to select the item that he wants Guybrush to look at. Escape from Monkey Island is an adventure game that consists of dialogue with characters and solving puzzles.
