Reviewers Liked
- Entertaining characters and quirky humor, Wacky puzzles with clever solutions, Lively new visuals and voice acting, Improved gameplay options
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Some puzzles require finicky timing
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChucks Revenge
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By New Game Network
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Lucas Arts has recently re-released their smash hit PC title, Monkey Island 2 onto the modern consoles. Monkey Island is a game series that originated in the early 90s. It's a classic point and click adventure with all the witty dialogue and weird...
By Computeractive
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As fresh and funny today as it was back in...
By PC Advisor
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Monkey Island 2 SE is a great remake of a great game, and I’d be happy to recommend it to anyone. However, I’m not sure that new players will take to point-and-click adventuring so well, especially since some puzzles are incredibly hard to...
By AtomicGamer
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Not many old things hold up in the present day. Who wishes they could bring back eight-track tapes, shoulder pads or rotary phones? (Quiet, Grandma!) Well not many games hold up either, and not many deserve--or, some might argue, need--a remake....
By GameZone
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Back in the bygone era of PC gaming, the adventure genre was at once a unique and flourishing one, allowing for experiences that you simply couldn’t find on consoles at the time. Publishers like Sierra and LucasArts were releasing classic games...
By GamePlanet
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Guybrush returns! LucasArts have released the second remake for this legendary series, and it's every bit as good as you'd...
By Games Radar
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In the last couple of years, the adventure game genre has seen new IPs, remakes of memorable classics, and modernized sequels to beloved, bygone favorites. At this point, we can’t really call the influx of adventure games a “return.”...
By GameSpot
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Classic gameplay and vibrant new visuals mix with timeless humor and inventive puzzles in this revamped blast from the...
By Cheat Code Central
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Reports of the adventure genre’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. For you youngsters out there, we’re going to take a quick look back at one of the more revered and fondly remembered game subtypes of all time before getting to the game at...
By IGN Gear
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There’s something for everyone in Monkey Island 2 Special Edition. Fans will appreciate the colorful commentary from the franchise creators and unlockable art gallery, while those intimidated by the adventure games of the past will find comfort in...
By GameCaptain
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Monkey Island 2 gehört für mich bis heute zu den besten Adventures aller Zeiten. Mit dem Piratenabenteuer von Guybrush Threepwood verbinde ich wie so viele andere Anhänger der Heimcomputer-Generation schöne Kindheitserinnerungen....
By I Am Gamer
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Für die einen ist es das beste Adventure aller Zeiten, für die anderen eines ihrer ersten Videospiele überhaupt. Die Rede ist von "Monkey Island 2 - LeChuck's Revenge", welches 1991 erstmals erschien. Ganz wie beim Vorgänger "The...
By Magnus.de
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Die Fanliebe von PC-, Xbox-360- und PS3-Spielern muss allerdings schon groß sein, um - sofern man die Neuauflagen schon irgendwo auf der Festplatte liegen hat - noch einmal 15 bis 20 Euro zu berappen: für einen überarbeiteten Soundtrack...
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