The Curse of Monkey Island

The Good
As always, the standard Monkey Island humor we all know and love was present in this game. The story was also done very well, in the four-chapter style of Monkey Island 2.

The Bad
Unfortunatly, this game has a good deal of "filler" in it. The insult sword-fighting, a "plot device" from the first Monkey Island game, reared its head again. While some of the lines are amusing, it really gets old and repetative after a while; one wishes they could just skip over that part of the game, and continue with the story itself. Luckily, though, it only makes up a small, but time-consuming part of the game.

Some of the puzzles weren't particularly clear; there was an amount of random inventory-experimentation involved in solving some of them.

The Bottom Line
While not as enjoyable as its predecessor, this game does shine at times - I'd recommend it, despite my complaints.