Just Adventure has finally reviewed Escape from Monkey Island (here) and given it some quite unfavorable markings. I personally take their reviews with a grain of salt (they gave Monkey Island 2 a C+!!!!!), so make what you will of their grade.
"And the answer is Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4, Rocky 4, Jaws 4, and Escape from Monkey Island."
"Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4, Rocky 4, Jaws 4, and Escape from Monkey Island," repeats the assistant.
Karnak glares at the source of the echo, "May a plague of locusts feast upon your wooden leg." He tears open and blows into the end of the envelope. After removing and unfolding the sheet of paper inside, he then reads aloud, "And the question is, name four sequels that should be forgotten."
If you do not find the above to be riotously funny, then you surely will want to avoid a game in which I found the title to be eerily prophetic, for the longer I played, the more I could not wait to Escape from Monkey Island.
Source: Just Adventure
"Maneuvering Guybrush to the proper position to interact with a character or object is literally at times impossible. Two control options are available, keyboard and gamepad, and both proved equally inept. The screen will list your options--look at fountain, use bottle with fountain, etc.--but way too often it is impossible to highlight the option you would like. You find yourself attempting to take baby steps in an attempt to place Guybrush in a proper position."
**Never heard of the page up/down feature???
"My downfall, though, was a puzzle that required obtaining a wooden prosthetic hand. The command to do so was present on the screen, but no matter how I angled Guybrush or what buttons I pressed I still could not highlight that particular option. Finally, in frustration and desperation, I consulted two different walkthroughs to see if I had missed anything. Nope."
Yeah, perhaps it's hard to select that option without using page up and down.