Games

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

LucasArts

1991•Puzzle

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfasttried & testedimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, sweeping puzzle game: polished and familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

88 / 100

599 ratings

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About This Game

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge is a point-and-click graphic adventure and the second entry in the Monkey Island series. Players guide the pirate Guybrush Threepwood through a comedic Caribbean setting, using a verb-based command interface and an inventory of items to explore locations, talk with characters, and solve puzzles. The game offers a choice of puzzle difficulty at the start, letting players pick a standard experience or a streamlined one.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set some time after Guybrush Threepwood's first adventure, the story follows him as he searches the islands for a legendary treasure known as Big Whoop. His efforts accidentally lead to the return of the zombie pirate LeChuck, who vows revenge against him. With guidance from the Voodoo Lady, Guybrush learns that a map to Big Whoop was split into pieces and scattered, and he travels between several islands to gather them while staying ahead of his vengeful enemy.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Keywords

PiratesScummvm compatible

Details

Developer: LucasArts
Publisher: LucasArts
Released: 1 December 1991
Series: Monkey Island
Platforms: Mac, DOS, Amiga
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
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Source: IGDB

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