Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
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Guybrush Threepwood, the mighty pirate who can hold his breath for ten minutes, could have lived quietly and happily with his sweetheart Elaine, the governor of Melee Island. But the restless pirate spirit won't let Guybrush in peace. Things don't go very well with Elaine, and Guybrush (now with a beard) embarks on a new adventure: searching for the legendary treasure of Big Whoop. However, the evil ghost pirate LeChuck hasn't left the stage yet. His subordinates are trying to bring him back from the dead one more time. Will Guybrush be able to defeat his archenemy again?
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge is a puzzle-solving adventure game and a sequel to The Secret of Monkey Island. It utilizes the same command-based SCUMM interface (the player uses verb commands on highlighted objects) and branching dialogue system (choosing between several different responses during conversations) that were used in its predecessor. The game features hand-painted graphics, and is the first to utilize LucasArts' iMUSE system, which synchronizes music with visual action on the screen by providing smooth transition between themes.
The events of the game take place on a new set of islands; a part of the game allows the player to explore several islands simultaneously. Uncommonly for adventure games, LeChuck's Revenge features two difficulty levels. The easier one is dubbed Monkey Island 2 Lite; it bypasses or simplifies some of the harder puzzles.
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- モンキー・アイランド2 ル・チャックの逆襲 - Japanese spelling
- 猴島小英雄2:李察克的復仇 - Traditional Chinese spelling
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Critics
Average score: 93% (based on 36 ratings)
Players
Average score: 4.1 out of 5 (based on 484 ratings with 18 reviews)
The Good
Everything!! The game has the original Monkey Island theme, which never gets on your nerves and is always a pleasure to hear. The interface is easy yet powerful and useful, and allows you to do almost anything you want. The plot is ingenious, but solving the quest is challanging, with none of the parts being frustrating.
The Bad
Some of the jokes are bad, and the ending has nothing to do with the game's plot... But it's hilarious nevertheless!! Other than that, the game is flawless.
The Bottom Line
Thumb up for LucasArts- this game is one of the best quests ever published, and shows that a gigantic budget from a successful company doesn't always end with a failure.
DOS · by El-ad Amir (116) · 2000
The Good
I like a lot about this game - Once again, the characters are back with their extraordinary wit and the scenery is excellent. This game gives you more flexibility as you can control which island Guybrush is on, and you can choose, to an extent, the order in which he completes his tasks.
The storyline is admirable - pure Monkey Island standard - and lets the players imagination take over. There are sad parts in this story, and a lot of funny ones - Just play it and see for yourself!
The Bad
The ending. I really hate the ending - With a passion in fact - It drives a huge amount of inconsistency into the series, which is really unnecessary as inconsistency is a thorn in the side of the Monkey Island games from here on in. I suppose it is a prompt to use your own imagination, but I still don't agree with it, and try to ignore the ending as much as possible.
The Bottom Line
Very good sequel, and a personal preference over the first game. Although the ending is weak, the 99% of the game leading up to that is great - and is an amazingly constructive way to spend those rainy days in, as you use your head... a lot.
DOS · by Quackbal (45) · 2006
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The Good
Mostly, the ending (and the dream sequence which alludes to it). The humor carries through from the first game and it's just fandamntastic. I love the style and the way the game's world started small on one island and became much larger (where the first game had just the two island experiences). As such, it's longer which is great.
The Bad
Honestly it's extremely difficult for me to find something I didn't like. I can say I wanted more, though. I wanted a crew to manage (which they brought back in Curse) and I wanted more insults (which they also brought back in brilliant rhyming form), but overall the game's appeal features pretty much everything you'd expect from a humorous LucasFilm classic with the amazing bonus of the trippy dream sequence and ending.
The Bottom Line
If you are ever to give a point and click adventure game a shot, make it this one. It's not necessary to play the first one, and if you MUST have voice acting, they have remade it (with a neat feature to see the old version behind it).
DOS · by Will Votta (1) · 2012
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Trivia
1001 Video Games
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
Amiga version
The Amiga version of this game was nicknamed Disk Juggling Simulator by the Amiga community because it came on 11 disks that have to be swapped around whilst playing the game.
Death
You can actually kill Guybrush! If you wait several minutes after being suspended above the pool of acid, you will be lowered into it.
Development
Ron Gilbert did not want to use a CD for this game, because he said it ran very slow and it didn't allow them to do what they wanted. He also believed that the CD wouldn't last for more than a couple of years. However, they were forced to delete six major scenes just for it to fit on five disks. However most of these scenes were not complete so a "director's cut" will never be made.
Big Whoop was never intended to be a large part of the game in the beginning.
German version
During development, the German translator Boris Schneider tried to convince Ron Gilbert to change the monkey wrench puzzle because it makes little sense in German. His idea was to switch out the monkey for an Englishman ("Engländer" is about the same idiom as "monkey wrench"). However, Gilbert did not give in.
iMUSE
This was one of the first games to use the iMUSE sound system.
Insult fighting
As of 2004, Monkey Island 2 is the only game in the main series so far to not include the famous Insult-Swordfighting battle sequences.
References
- Sometimes in the gambling game, one of the possible prizes is a ticket to the Linguini Brother's Circus. But if you win the ticket and look at it, it'll say The Fettucini Brother's (from The Secret of Monkey Island)
- In this game (as in many Lucasarts games) there are references to other Lucasarts products. For instance, in the antique shop, there is an Indy whip. The voodoo lady and LeChuck have great closeness to Star Wars. And Guybrush hates snakes, like Indiana Jones.
- In the costume shop on Booty Island you can find costumes of two Hanna Barbera characters: Fred Flintstone and Huckleberry Hound.
- There are a lot of books in the Phatt City library, one of them is called "The Majesty of the Sierras" (search the LM drawer). After you receive it from the librarian, take a look at it and Guybrush responds:
Sierras? Majestic? I think not. * Sam & Max also make an appearance in the game - look for them in the costume shop. * Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge was so named as a veiled Star Wars reference. The original subtitle of Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi was Revenge of the Jedi.
FM Towns Cliff Puzzle
Normally, one of the puzzles in Monkey Island 2 requires Guybrush to use a fishing line to try and retrieve a map piece from the side of a cliff, only for a seagull to steal it and fly away to a treehouse. However, the FM Towns skips directly to the seagull taking the map piece to the treehouse, omitting the cliff puzzle entirely. It wasn't until 2022 when former LucasArts localization manager Aric Wilmunder explained that the puzzle was cut because of a bug with the vertical scrolling.
Sales
As of 2004, Monkey Island 2 is one of the best-selling adventure games ever, having sold over 500,000 copies.
Awards
- Amiga Joker
- Issue 02/1993 – Best Game of 1992 (Readers' Vote)
- Issue 02/1993 – Best Adventure Game of 1992 (Readers' Vote)
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1992 (Issue #100) – Adventure Game of the Year
- November 1996 (15th Anniversary Issue) - #74 in the “150 Best Games of All Time” list
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) –#2 Funniest Computer Game (together with The Secret of Monkey Island)
- Power Play
- Issue 02/1992 – Best Adventure in 1991
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Game added by eric aili.
Amiga added by POMAH. Macintosh added by Kabushi. Antstream added by lights out party. FM Towns added by Terok Nor.
Additional contributors: Trixter, jeff leyda, IJan, MAT, Unicorn Lynx, Jeanne, Apogee IV, Paulus18950, Patrick Bregger, FatherJack, Kayburt, Vincent Kinian.
Game added September 23, 1999. Last modified February 23, 2024.