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``{{GameInfoBox | image = [[Image:Chapter 1 Launch of the Screaming Narwhal.jpg|350px]] | caption = <small>The ''Launch of the Screaming Narwhal'' title card</small> | developer = [[Telltale Games]] | distributor = | publisher = | designer = [[Dave Grossman]] |composer = [[Michael Land]] | artist = | writer = Mark Darin<br />[[Michael Stemmle]]<br />Sean Vanaman | series = ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]'' | engine = Telltale Tool | release = July 7, 2009 | genre = Graphic adventure game | modes = Single-player video game | platforms = Microsoft Windows, Wii | media = Download, DVD | requirements = 2.0 GHz CPU<br />512 RAM<br />64 MB video card<ref>[http://www.telltalegames.com/store/talesofmonkeyisland| Telltale Games Store]</ref> | input = Keyboard and mouse,<br />Wii Remote, Wii Nunchuk |preceded by = ''[[Escape from Monkey Island]]'' |followed by = "[[The Siege of Spinner Cay]]" }} "'''Launch of the Screaming Narwhal'''" is the first episode of ''[[Tales of Monkey Island]]''. It was released first on PCs on July 7 2009. The WiiWare release was on July 27 and 31 in North America and Europe respectively, the only time an episode of ''Tales'' would be released on the same week in both territories. ==[[Image:TmiIcon-101.png]]Plot== After several years of swashbuckling with her husband, [[Elaine Marley|Elaine Threepwood-Marley]] is captured by [[LeChuck]], who continues in his efforts to impress her with his powerful deeds. In a showdown at the [[Rock of Gelato]], [[Guybrush Threepwood]] comes to the rescue wielding the Legendary [[Cursed Cutlass of Kaflu]], which he has constructed using a recipe obtained from the [[Voodoo Lady]]. An act of unfortunately-timed showboating botches Guybrush's attempt at wielding the weapon, though, and finds the Mighty Pirate™ struggling to throw together a substitute at the last possible moment. Guybrush engages in battle with LeChuck, eventually stabbing the ghost pirate through the chest with the glowing cutlass; however, rather than destroying him, the attack causes LeChuck's voodoo energy to dissipate, contaminating Guybrush's left hand with LeChuck's sickly mojo and turning LeChuck back into a human! The evil power contained in Guybrush's infected hand causes an explosion on the deck of Elaine's ship, sinking it and sending a screaming Guybrush hurtling skyward. Guybrush awakens on the shore of [[Flotsam Island]], his mind set immediately to thoughts of escape. However, he quickly learns that the winds there are not so favourable&ndash;it seems there is no off-wind available for the launching of a vessel, as all winds on Flotsam appear to flow toward the center of the island. Guybrush sets out to find a way to change that. He learns of an informant to the local newspaper&ndash;codenamed "Deep Gut"&ndash;and causes a newsworthy (and pirate-flavoured) ruckus on the island in order to meet with the mysterious figure. Meeting at a creepy shack at the far end of the island, Guybrush learns Deep Gut's true identity: the [[Voodoo Lady]]. She informs him of a possible way to rid himself (and the rest of the Caribbean) of the "[[Pox of LeChuck]]" he unwittingly unleashed at the Rock of Gelato: an enormous and powerful voodoo-sucking sponge called [[la Esponja Grande]]. Meanwhile, he meets an adversary trying to corrupt his attempts to leave. A scientist named the [[Marquis De Singe]] who is extremely interested in Guybrush's own-willed hand, and is trying everything to get to know more about it. In order to get off the island, Guybrush needs a ship, and commandeers ''[[the Screaming Narwhal]]'', the only vessel on the island. Finally Guybrush changes the winds, and he sets out to another island to rescue his beloved Elaine from the clutches of LeChuck. He arrives at his destination, but gets interrupted by an unknown character&ndash;With a blade to his throat... [[The Siege of Spinner Cay|→]] ==Characters== See [[Flotsam Island#Residents|Flotsam Island residents]] ==Notes== * When Guybrush carves the eyes on to the cheese, as he says the word "Cheese" he raises his hands and waves them slightly. This is a nod to Wallace of the ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]'' series, known for his love of cheese and the same hand waving. An episodic form of ''Wallace and Gromit'', also created by TellTale Games, preceded ''Tales of Monkey Island''. * When Guybrush and LeChuck start talking about the ritual, LeChuck says that with his power he'll "make the seas run red with the blood of [his] enemies". He says the same thing in ''[[Escape from Monkey Island]]'' when he's talking with Guybrush and [[Elaine Marley|Elaine]] about [[the Ultimate Insult]]. ==External links== *{{WP|Launch of the Screaming Narwhal|"Launch of the Screaming Narwhal"}} *{{Imdb|title/tt1485070|Launch of the Screaming Narwhal}} [[Category:Tales of Monkey Island Episodes]] [[Category:Games|Tales of Monkey Island|##]]

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