GDC 2010: Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge Announced
You knew this was going to happen sooner or later, right? After the huge success Lucasarts had with the first Monkey Island Special Edition last year, it was pretty much inevitable that Guybrush Threepwood's second adventure would get the HD remake treatment as well. Of course, this means that the orchestrated soundtrack, voice acting, and ability to swap between HD and classic graphics at any time will be in tact from the first Monkey Island Special Edition. There will also be a slew of new enhancements for the sequel, such as:
- All-new direct control option allows players to control Guybrush directly if they choose.
- Revamped hint system highlights objects of interest in the environment.
- In-game audio commentary from the game's creators gives players direct insight into select scenes of the game.
- Bonus art viewer lets players view original and new concept art used in the making of the game.
- Character voiceover available in both Special Edition and Classic modes.
I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I missed out on all of the Monkey Island love the first time around, so I absolutely loved the first Monkey Island Special Edition. I've also heard from many fans that LeChuck's Revenge is even better than the original, so I am very excited.
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition will be coming later this summer to Xbox Live Arcade, PC, iPhone, Mac, and PSN. Wait, but the original never came out for Mac or PSN. Lucasarts plans to rectify that as well, though no word yet on when.
NaviFairy
Posted to GDC, Hot Stuff, Video Games on 11 March 2010
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My older brother played all 4 MI's [he hasn't had time to start Tales of MI... yet], but I myself only started recently with MI: SE on the XBLA [and Tales of Mi on PC], so this will be my first time playing the second acclaimed game.
I prefer the original boxart though, this makes Le Chuck less zombie like and more... cartoony?
But boy, this, S&M Season 3 and Sonic 4 episodes already for me on XBLA this year. My bank account is gonna be crying if the multitude of awesome Wii, XLBA and PC titles keeps up!
Very exited about this.
Monkey Island 2 is the only one I've never played.
I can hardly wait.
Although I hope they make Guybrush's hair a bit less... odd in this one's new graphics.
It looked really weird and fake in the first one.
I love Ron Gilbert's original two Monkey Island games, but my main issues with these remakes are: I absolutely cannot stand the voice of Dominic Armato, the art styling especially of the character models is unpleasant (I agree with the comment on Guybrush's terrible hair), and the original box art by Steve Purcell was far better than these replacements.
It will be mine.
But my favourite of the series was 3.