The control system remains unchanged, with the same commands only a mouse click away.

Unfortunately for him, evil ghost pirate LeChuck has returned as well.

Fame and fortune seeker Threepwood sets his sights on the mysterious treasure of Big Whoop, which is rumored to have special powers -- powers that might finally put an end to a certain apparitions relentless pursuit.

Now its a race between Threepwood and LeChuck to recover the treasure and compete their destinies.

Monkey Island 2 has you solving a variety of humorous puzzles while guiding Guybrush Threepwood through the storylines four chapters: Largo Embargo, Four Map Pieces, LeChucks Fortress, and Dinky Island.

Collect an assortment of offbeat items, from a used hanky to a clean white shirt, to work your way out of various predicaments.

While the point-and-click play mechanics are identical to its predecessor, Monkey Island 2 features a few notable changes, including 256-color artwork, an interactive reggae soundtrack, and an optional easy mode.

Eagerly awaited. Now theres a phrase that fits this game perfectly.

Since the original Monkey Island revolutionised the world of graphic adventures a few years ago, the whole world, and probably some of our neighbouring planets as well, has been holding out for the continuing adventures of Guybrush Threepwood and his pirate pals.

And its here. Right now.

In fact, theres a copy waiting for you at your local software shop.

So go and buy it.

Way back in the Secret of Monkey Island, we met a wannabe pirate by the unlikely name of Guybrush Threepwood.

Under our careful guidance, he became a fully-fledged pirate and defeated the evil ghost pirate, LeChuck.

Fast forward a few years and we rejoin Guybrush as he sets off to find the legendary treasure of Big Whoop, and deal with the newly resurrected zombie LeChuck.

We also bump into some other old friends along with Guybrush and LeChuck.

Governor Elaine Marley is back as Guybrushs reluctant leading lady.

The spooky VooDoo lady has set up her own VooDoo mail order service, while Herman Toothrot is still a hermit.

Guybrush has grown himself a natty goatee beard and become a respected and admired hero At least thats what he thinks.

Once again, you must wield mouse to direct Guybrush through an even bigger and better adventure than before.

A heady brew of voodoo, zombies, pirates and caustic humour awaits, so lets take a look.

The feel and look of the game is a lot nicer this time, thanks to what looks like graphics ported across from the PC.

This adapts the music as you progress, so the music flows naturally from upbeat reggae to spooky graveyard music with nary a hiccup.

It also gets full marks for incorporating the refrain from Wave of Mutilation by the Pixies into the music for the town of Tickwood.

All the way through it manages to spoof everything from Star Wars to the original Secret of Monkey Island, with little digs at people in general all the way through.

If anything Monkey Island 2 is even dafter than its predecessor, and its got the most ridiculous ending ever.

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