 Like other LucasArts adventure games, "The Secret of Monkey Island" features a design philosophy that makes the player character's death nearly impossible (Guybrush does drown if he stays underwater for more than ten minutes).A youth named Guybrush Threepwood arrives on the fictional Mêlée Island, with the desire to become a pirate.He seeks out the island's pirate leaders, who set him three trials that must be completed to become a pirate