Charles presents himself as the lead candidate. The governorship is up for election, and suddenly a person known as Charles L. They find that Elaine has been declared officially dead, her position as governor has been revoked and her mansion is scheduled to be demolished. Guybrush Threepwood and Elaine Marley return to Mêlée Island from their honeymoon. Guybrush must find a way to restore Elaine to office, while uncovering a plot to turn the Caribbean into a tourist trap, headed by his nemesis LeChuck and an Australian conspirator Ozzie Mandrill.
The game centers on the pirate Guybrush Threepwood, who returns home with his wife Elaine Marley after their honeymoon, to find her erroneously declared dead, and her office of governor up for election. It is the first game in the series to use 3D graphics and the second game to use the GrimE engine, which was upgraded from its first use in Grim Fandango. It is the fourth game in the Monkey Island series, and the sequel to the 1997 videogame The Curse of Monkey Island. Escape from Monkey Island is an adventure game developed and released by LucasArts in 2000.