It is unlocked by completely filling out the aforementioned Monkey Kombat chart for each stance. Monkey Invaders - The PS2 version offers this additional hidden minigame.Note that the minigame can only be unlocked prior to spraying Deadeye Dave with Pegnose Pete's scent.

Danzwithwolves' (accomplished by entering in the monkey-pumpkin-bunny combination with the dials) in the Palace of Prostheses, and then selecting the now available minigame under 'Bonus Stuff' via the in-game pause menu. You unlock it by retrieving the file for 'Ryan J. For obvious reasons, Murrayball is unlocked differently in the PS2 version. Two-player Murrayball - While the PC version only lets you play against the CPU, on the PS2 you have the option to compete with a friend if you have a second controller.Monkey Kombat chart - To make the Monkey Kombat section slightly less irritating, the player can bring up a chart that tracks the moves learned by pressing R2.Force feedback - Pretty minor, but hey, the controller rumbles.The generally blurrier nature of the PS2 version's visuals makes jagged edges around models much less of an issue than with the PC version, however. Re-rendered, allegedly smoother animations - This is something LEC touted endlessly when promoting the PS2 version, stating that there were '9 times as many polygons' in the character models (?) but honestly I've never noticed a difference.

Greater space capacity - While the PC version had to fit on two CDs, the PS2 version had a DVD at its disposal, allowing the voice samples and FMV cutscenes, which were heavily compressed in the PC version, to breathe a little more.

More intuitive controls - Although the Monkey Island series has always been indigenous to the PC, the direct control scheme of EMI made it a natural fit for a console gamepad.

Here's an overview of all the characteristics (that I'm aware of) that distinguish the PS2 version of EMI from the PC version.

To put it frankly, the PS2 version of EMI is an odd duck, and there are some noteworthy things about it you might not be aware of. The reason why I feel the PS2 port of Escape from Monkey Island is an exception to this helping of common sense, however, is because there are actually some pretty unique features, tradeoffs, and additions/omissions between it and the original PC release of the game. In general, discussing the differences between various versions of the same game makes for a dry read at best, and under normal circumstances could hardly generate enough interest to warrant an entire page worth of material.

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