The achievement list for MI2 focuses a bit less on the easter eggs than SoMI's, which is really the only bad thing I can say about this game.
The less than optimal controls of SoMI have been streamlined in this special edition of the sequel, along with an art style a bit more true to the original.
It's worth playing through the almost-as-good Secret of Monkey Island so that you have the background in order to play the second installment. This is my favorite adventure game of all time. His travels take him to the sleepy pirate hangout of Scabb Island, where our story begins. A delightful cast of characters, colorful environments, timeless LucasArts humor and a magnificent soundtrack by Michael Land, re-recorded with actual instruments this go-around.įresh from his triumph over the evil ghost pirate LeChuck, our hero Guybrush Threepwood sets off on a new quest for the legendary treasure of. While the Secret of Monkey Island is indisputably a classic, LucasArts improved upon it for the sequel, LeChuck's Revenge. So when I saw that they were being remade for XBLA, I picked them up. But I never played the Secret of Monkey Island, or Monkey 2. I loved adventure games as a kid (still do) and Curse of Monkey Island was one of my favorites. Thanks for taking the time on reading my review, hope you liked it and it made you buy it. possible clue for the next re-make? lets hope so.įor you achievement junkies out there, i did this game in an hour and a bit and got all the 'chieves, and will be replaying for all my friends to get them points and give me the pleasure of completing this game again for the 50th time. One other thing i noticed that you Monkey Fans might wanna look out for, in the Costume shop in classic mode there has always been Sam and Max in the right corner, on the HD mode, there is a Purple Tentacle?.
Other than that, this game is Perfection. My advice, turn the controls back to "Point and Click", if it ain't broke, don't fix it. you find yourself getting frustrated with Guybrush because he wont walk in the direction your pushing the thumb stick in. This game is a must have for any one who likes adventure games, there is one thing i didn't like about this version of the game, that is the ability to control Guybrush with the thumb stick.
Monkey Island 2 is much more in depth than the previous Monkey Island game (although the first is also awesome as well), with more locations, more characters, more Indy and Star Wars references than you can shake a voodoo doll at, and now with full HD graphics and remastered sound, music and character voices. By far the best adventure game of all time, if you haven't played many or any of the old Lucasarts adventure games, then this is the time to start.