The review embargo has lifted on Telltale Games' much-anticipated revival of the eternal-favorite Monkey Island series, with the first chapter of the episodic point-and-click series Tales of Monkey Island. Guybrush Threepwood's return is marked in the series' first chapter, Launch of the Screaming Narwhal.

BritishGaming's Jonathan Cresswell runs his paces through the PC version of the game, which is set to be available from Telltale's website in a matter of hours.

“Guybrush Threepwood! Mighty pirate.”

It’s a name and introduction that should be somewhere in the memory of all gamers. Whether you’ve played the previous Monkey Island games or not, it’s hard to have never come across those who fight like a cow, or will try to sell you a fine leather jacket. The series is a staple of the highly revered LucasArts classic catalogue, and on the cusp of the original adventure being released for the new generation; it’s fallen to Telltale Games to raise the sails and take Guybrush out to sea one more time.

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