Monkey Island, along with King's Quest V, is currently at the head of the pack." However, he disliked the designers' running joke of placing "TM" after character and place names, which he thought detracted from the atmosphere. He singled out the game's writing, characters and plot structure as its best elements.[49] Amiga Power's Mark Ramshaw wrote, "With The Secret of Monkey Island, the mouse-controlled, graphic-adventure comes of age."