Wednesday, January 1, 1986

Monkey Island 2

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge is the second game in the Monkey Island series. It featured a new inventory system with icons for items, which was later used in the original Monkey Island in it's VGA CD release. This game was darker than the first, which was reflected in the music and the atmosphere of the game. It was also the last game to be made by the original creators of Monkey Island, Ron Gilbert Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman. However, Dave Grossman would later make Tales of Monkey Island at Telltale Games with brainstorming from Ron Gilbert.

The original version had an easy mode, which was removed in the CD version and later Special Edition.  The 2010 Special Edition had new high definition graphics, music performed with live instruments, and voice acting.  The VGA CD version of Monkey Island 2 is accessible in the Special Edition at the press of a button.

All versions of Monkey Island 2 except for the special edition are now supported by ScummVM, a program designed to let 2D adventure games run on multiple platforms. With ScummVM, Monkey Island 2 now runs on modern versions of windows, as well as Linux, Mac OS X, and many consoles such as Dreamcast, Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. For a complete list of platforms supported by ScummVM, see here.

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