Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
2010
Audio: English
- point-and-click
- puzzle
- adventure
- action
- fantasy
- historical
- comedy
- single player
The story
Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge faithfully re-imagines the classic Monkey Island sequel in signature special edition detail. Expanding on the highly successful The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition in just about every way, fans will now experience new unique special edition features and interact with the world of Monkey Island like never before. Having seemingly defeated the evil ghost pirate LeChuck in his first adventure, Guybrush Threepwood sets his sights on the legendary treasure of Big Whoop. But wait, LeChuck is now back in zombie form and he's out for revenge. Guybrush will have to use his wits, his humor and his insatiable desire for adventure to defeat his nemesis once and for all and truly prove himself the greatest pirate in the Caribbean. Voodoo dolls, spitting contests and amusement parks are just some of the challenges Guybrush must overcome as he meets old friends, fights new enemies and uses every ounce of his mojo to overcome the wrath of LeChuck’s revenge.
What it’s like
Hand-painted Caribbean backdrops in warm, saturated colour, with the Special Edition's crisp redrawn characters sitting over the original 1991 artwork (flip a key to see the old pixel-era scenes). Sunlit harbours, sea-green water, lantern-lit taverns and a sepia-tinted graveyard all look like storybook illustrations that move just enough to feel alive. The soundtrack is jaunty calypso-flavoured brass and marimba with little musical stingers for every joke, and the spoken lines are wry and easy to hear over it. The pace is unhurried and conversational: you wander, pick things up, combine them absurdly and wait for the next gag to land. Tone is light, witty and cozy-adventurous, with a gentle, affectionate undercurrent around a bumbling hero who keeps trying to prove himself. Violence is cartoonish sword-fighting and insult duels, with no gore and nothing frightening. It suits a rainy Sunday, a relaxed evening with a controller, or a comfort replay. It is for players who love clever puzzles, goofy dialogue and a playful, low-stakes sense of adventure.
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