![]() ![]() Except this time he's an actual real pirate, with a coat and a beard, and he's ended up hanging over a chasm with a rope in one hand and a treasure chest in the other somehow. Like the first Monkey Island, the story starts with heroic pirate wannabe Guybrush Threepwood having a chat in a cutscene. ![]() unless you've read my Curse of Monkey Island post, then I already have. I won't be ruining that ending for anyone who hasn't beaten it yet though. Who'd even want to explore a pirate town without the music seamlessly shifting to give each area its own theme?Īlright, this is an adventure game, so by writing about the first hour or so of gameplay I'm going to inevitably end up giving SPOILERS for the early puzzles. Which is good, because it'd only screw up the dynamic iMUSE effect. The disc also has a version of Monkey Island 1 on it that's been updated with CD quality music, but Monkey 2 only has the original MIDI soundtrack. I dug out my old Monkey Island Madness compilation CD for this and I'll be playing the game using ScummVM, because it's awesome. But I just managed to find a few thousand words to type about bloody Star Wars the other day for my sci-fi site so now I feel like I can take on anything Lucasfilm can throw at me! Though the game development group had firmly switched over to the name 'LucasArts' by this point, making this the first in the series to have the iconic Golden Guy logo (there's no skit though). The game's so famous and has been so thoroughly examined that anything I write about it here will be entirely redundant I might as well just show off some screenshots and call it a day. Monkey Island 2 is a game that needs no introduction and to be honest it doesn't need any commentary or reviews either. Either way around it's still going to screw up your meticulously organised alphabetically ordered game library. Created by a Legendary CrewThe new chapter in the Monkey Island series marks the return of the iconic series’ creator Ron Gilbert, joined by game co-writer Dave Grossman, art director Rex Crowle (Knights & Bikes, Tearaway) and composers Peter McConnell, Michael Land, and Clint Bajakian (Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge).This week on Super Adventures I'm playing LucasArts' legendary point-and-click adventure game Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge! Or LeChuck's Revenge: Monkey Island according to that logo up there. Venture out into uncharted lands like the aptly named Terror Island and the chilling outposts of Brrr Muda to make allies and enemies alike. Embark on Archipelago AdventuresNavigate the sometimes-friendly confines of Melee Island, a familiar place that finds itself under new management by leaders who have put the squeeze on old friends and new faces. Context-sensitive interactions, reactive dialog trees, and an easy-to-use inventory system make pirating a breeze. Return to Point & Click SwashbucklingBringing classic point and click gameplay to the modern-day, intrepid pirates will solve puzzles and explore the islands with a clever evolution of classic adventure game controls. Clever puzzles, bizarre situations, and devastating ripostes are all that stand between Guybrush and glory. Then, take to the high seas and explore the new and unknown as you work your way out of tough predicaments. ![]() Hip, young pirate leaders led by Captain Madison have shuffled the old guard from power, Melee Island has taken a turn for the worse, and famed businessman Stan has been imprisoned for ‘marketing-related crimes’.īanter with old friends and new faces on familiar islands now under dangerous new leadership. His true love, Elaine Marley, has turned her focus away from governing and Guybrush himself is adrift and unfulfilled, having never found the Secret of Monkey Island. It’s been many years since Guybrush Threepwood was last locked in a battle of wits with his nemesis, the zombie pirate LeChuck. Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge developed in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games.
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