Playing on the Go

If Joystiq is to be believed, and from time to time they find themselves in that position, a new Monkey Island game from Lucas Arts just may be in the pipeline for us by the end of 2008. Those of you old enough to remember will certainly recall just how kickass these games were and how sorely they’re missed. For you younger guys who may have heard of the series, but have never played it, you could be in for something totally different, yet still a treat.

In past years, “point and click” adventures had more or less died out. Macromedia Flash technology on the web helped to kill it as the genre moved from a dedicated PC genre into a innerweb time killer. Thankfully though, thanks to some of the quirkier games on the DS such as Phoenix Wright and Hotel Dusk, it seems as if the point and click frenzy is beginning anew. While Monkey Island games have traditionally graced PC consoles, Lucas Arts would be just plain stupid at this point to not release a new installment in the series for the DS. There’s a huge audience for these quirky games, which has already been educated into the style of play by similar games which have already laid the groundwork.

The DS was practically custom built for this game. Make it happen, Georgie Boy.

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