Escape From Monkey Island for PS2
Posted by @ 2:53 PM, EST
Escape from Monkey Island, the fourth chapter of the Monkey Island series, will be released for PS2 by LucasArts spring 2001.
Here’s a bit of the press release:

Escape from Monkey Island continues in the tradition of its award-winning predecessors and was developed by the team that created LucasArts' irreverent classic Sam and Max Hit the Road(TM). Escape from Monkey Island for PC has been nominated by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences in three categories for the 2001 Interactive Achievement Awards, including PC Adventure Game of the Year.

Escape from Monkey Island for PS2 features an original cinematic story full of drama, intrigue, and of course, highly amusing humor. The game is highlighted by hundreds of challenging puzzles amidst dozens of rich and brilliantly rendered backgrounds.

"For the past 10 years owners of PC's have solely been able to enjoy Monkey Island, one of LucasArts' premier brands," says Tom Byron, director of product marketing for LucasArts. "Escape from Monkey Island gives PlayStation 2 players the chance to be captured by this clever and comical graphic adventure series."