Fate of Monkey Island

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Fate of Monkey Island
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The second game's opening scene
Developer Scurvyliver Entertainment
Series Monkey Island (unofficial)
Platform Microsoft Windows
ReleaseSeptember 7, 1999 – August 13, 2000
Genre Adventure
Modesingle-player

Fate of Monkey Island (FOMI) is a video fangame series based on the Monkey Island series, which was developed and released in free download format by Scurvyliver Entertainment for Microsoft Windows. It was created with Klik & Play. The series' name is a reference to Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis .

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The first game was released in 1999, and the second one in 2000. However, the last chapter of the second game was never released because Scurvyliver Entertainment received a cease and desist letter from LucasArts. [1] [2]

In December 2024, the games were streamed online on YouTube. [3]

Storyline

The games revolve around Squinky, a simple monkey from Monkey Island. In the first game, which takes place at the same time as Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge , Squinky finds out that the zombie pirate LeChuck is enslaving monkeys to build his Carnival of the Damned, and sets out to free his kin. At the end of the game, the monkeys leave Monkey Island on a ship called Sea Cucumber, tying into that ship's role in The Curse of Monkey Island .

In the second game, which takes part between The Curse of Monkey Island and Escape from Monkey Island , Squinky and his friends settle down on Kaos Island, where a new monkey leader called LePhatt has emerged. LePhatt promises to bring the monkeys back home to Monkey Island, but Squinky finds out that he's actually working for LeChuck's henchman Largo LaGrande, and intends to once again enslave them. Squinky goes on a journey to Monkey Island to liberate the monkeys.

Reception

The games received modest praise from critics. A review by Adventure Classic Gaming said: "Do not expect a great work of art. It is all programmed and designed by a single person who goes by the alias Scurvyliver. Still, this does not mean the game is not fun. It is one of the few games which combines the action and adventure genres well". [4] The International House of Mojo described FOMI as "the criterion example of fan games, mostly based on the following unique features: it got finished". [3] The magazine PC Gamer pointed out, however, that "accolades from Monkey Island fans show just how popular and professional it was. Comments include: "You took the best adventure ever made and gave it a new life". "I get a bit depressed waiting for the next Monkey Island game to come out but FOMI really helps". And, rather ironically: "I think your games are great to play and LucasArts should be talking to you." [3]

Monkey Island's creator Ron Gilbert stated in an interview in regards to the series's cancellation: "I like fan-fiction, to a point. And if it was up to me, I'd try to allow it as much as I could while still protecting my trademarks and copyrights". [5]

References

  1. ↑ Wells, Audrey (June 2001). "Are Fan Games Legal?". Computer Gaming World . p. 134.
  2. ↑ Por G. Masnou (March 2001). "Talentos censurados". GameLive PC (in Spanish). p. 107.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fan-made masterpiece Fate of Monkey Island now a streamable experience". The International House of Mojo . Mixnmojo. 19 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Join the rebels: fan made adventure games". www.adventureclassicgaming.com. 26 May 2000.
  5. ↑ Lovegrove, Mark; Boris Danilovich; Shawn Guzzo (2003). "Ron Gilbert Interview". AGDZine. Archived from the original on 20 June 2004.
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