# Tales of Monkey Island Ep 1

> Adventure

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id474032269](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id474032269)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id474032269`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LCG Entertainment, Inc.
- **Category:** Adventure
- **Rating:** 3.30 / 5 (50 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-28
- **First published:** 2011-11-04
- **Size:** 350 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tales-of-monkey-island-ep-1/id474032269)
- **Website:** [https://www.telltale.com/tales-of-monkey-island](https://www.telltale.com/tales-of-monkey-island)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://telltale.com/privacy-policy/](https://telltale.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

Tales of Monkey Island Ep 1: Adventure welcomes you to a witty, puzzle-filled journey. In this first installment, Guybrush Threepwood battles LeChuck’s voodoo magic and kicks off a five-episode saga that folds in fan favorites alongside new characters, all wrapped in the franchise’s signature humor and swashbuckling charm.

It features streamlined adventure gameplay and intuitive touch controls, like two-finger viewing to inspect items and double-tap to skip dialog. This episode sets the stage for an ongoing story that grows richer with each installment.

## Rankings

- #198,216 — Overall

## Review summary

Tales of Monkey Island Ep 1 is praised for its visuals, voice acting, humor, and length, with puzzles fans enjoy. However, users repeatedly report stability and UX problems—crashes, clunky touch controls, and early-item glitches—that can halt progress. Licensing/purchase frustrations and limited widescreen optimization also crop up. Overall, it's a beloved, story-driven entry that delivers on atmosphere and puzzles for many, but requires fixes to improve stability and modern-device UX.

### Pros

- Beautiful animation, graphics, and voice acting.
- Engaging Monkey Island–style story with humor and solid writing.
- Long playtime and good value when buying the bundle.
- Challenging puzzles that feel rewarding for fans of the series.
- Strong performance on at least some devices (e.g., runs well on iPhone 12)

### Cons

- Frequent crashes on startup/new game and when loading saved games.
- Tank-style touch controls and UI issues that hinder gameplay (e.g., wheel blocking item interaction).
- Progress-blocking bugs early in the game (e.g., item pickup problems like the dolls) and other progression blockers.
- Frustrating licensing/purchase quirks (re-purchasing episodes; content ownership concerns).
- Not optimized for widescreen / not updated for modern devices

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