Get Monkey Island games on sale & for free this weekend

By Joseph DeLia, GamePro Arcade
September 18, 2009 19:24 PM PST
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In order to celebrate "Talk Like a Pirate" day, Telltale Games is offering deals on the pirate-themed Tales of Monkey Island games. Arrrrr, it's a fine treasure, it is!

Get Monkey Island games on sale & for free this weekend

You needn't talk like a pirate when you play Monkey Island. But it will make it even more fun!

The dashing, handsome, and occasionally mighty pirate Guybrush Threepwood is springing into action yet again, and this time, for free! Telltale has announced that the first episode of Tales of Monkey Island, the recently reborn Lucasarts adventure series, will be made available as a free download to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day this Saturday, September 19th.

Gamers will be able to cannon themselves to http://www.playlikeapirate.com anytime after 12:01am GMT on Saturday (which works out to Friday at 8:01pm EST or 5:01pm PST) to download Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, the first of five monthly installments of the Tales of Monkey Island saga. You can check out GamePro Arcade's full review of that episode here to see if that pile of rum is worth its weight in booty.

For those of you who have already plundered that chest and are looking to sail into unexplored seas, Telltale has announced a September 29th launch of episode three, Lair of the Leviathan. Very little is known about this upcoming adventure, aside from the fact that it begins with Guybrush stuck in the belly of an enormous manatee. Expect the usual assortment of endearing characters, witty dialogue and nearly impossible puzzles that the series is known for.

If you mateys want to know more about Tales from Monkey Island, check out GamePro Arcade's interview with one of the game's designers or hit the jump for the full swashbucking press release. Now if only I could convince them to bring back Stan...

LucasArts and Telltale Celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day September 19
Hearty Monkey Island Pirate Game Bounty A'plenty to be Plundered!

SAN FRANCISCO ? September 17, 2009 ? Each year on September 19, brigands and scallywags 'round the globe rule the day on International Talk Like a Pirate Day. And what better way to mark the occasion than by jumping into the celebrated Monkey Island swashbuckling pirate games by LucasArts and Telltale!

On September 19, Telltale is making the premiere episode of Tales of Monkey Island a FREE download on their website (http://www.playlikeapirate.com/) all day.
In addition, today through September 21, LucasArts is offering a virtual treasure trove of deals on several versions of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition titles, including:
? 50% off the iPhone and iPod touch version of LucasArts' new The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition via Apple's App Store
? 50% off The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on Steam, Valve Corporation?s delivery and management platform for the PC and Direct2Drive, IGN Entertainment?s digital download store
Best ye? jump on these offers smartly before they expire!
LucasArts will also soon release a free "lite" version of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPod touch as well as a sound board application for iPhone and iPod touch that features 16 witty and ridiculing sound-bites from The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.

Taking place each year on September 19, Talk Like a Pirate Day was officially started in 1995 by two Oregon-based pirate lovers and has since become a pop culture phenomenon celebrated by would-be scallywags all over the globe. The event has evolved beyond simple pirate speech with people inserting piratey activities into their everyday life by eating, drinking, dressing, blogging, laughing, Tweeting, and gaming ? like a pirate!
The Monkey Island pirate game phenomenon all started in 1990 with LucasArts' The Secret of Monkey Island, a graphical adventure PC title featuring an aspiring pirate named Guybrush Threepwood. The game was an instant critical success and has since spawned three additional titles, making it one of the most enduring videogame franchises of all time.
The new wave of Monkey Island excellence kicked off this summer with two new projects. Telltale premiered the Tales of Monkey Island game series on PC and WiiWare, in July, delivering a completely new epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that is unfolding across five monthly episodes, which are available for download on Tellale's website, http://www.telltalegames.com. Wii users can also download episodes individually from the Wii Shop Channel.
The Monkey Island celebration continued when LucasArts published The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is available on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PC via Steam and Direct2Drive, and iPhone and iPod touch through Apple?s App Store.