One of the big upgrades in this new version has to be the visuals. As the title implies, it’s actually a lot harder to kill a ghost than one might think, and LeChuck manages to return as a threat, forcing Guybrush to adventure across a few new islands in the search of an elusive treasure known only as “The Big Whoop.” It continues the story of the bumbling, lovable Guybrush Threepwood, now a boisterous pirate who bends any and all ears about his tales of defeating the dreaded ghost pirate LeChuck. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition is, like its predecessor, a high-definition remake of the original sequel updated for gamers of today. But thanks to downloadable content and mobile platforms, the adventure game has gotten a new lease on life for people willing to forgo triple AAA, blockbuster visuals in favour of a rollicking yarn, and Monkey Island 2 was-and still is-one of the very best. It’s a marginal niche now, having fallen from its lofty, well-loved heights back in the 80s and 90s when people thought of them as the closest analogue gamers had to interacting with a good book.
It’s one of those little things, but I always get a slight tingle of pleasure whenever I get to write the words “adventure” as a genre to describe a game.
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