Great Googly Moogly! MONKEY ISLAND 2 SPECIAL EDITION!

Posted by Rampant Coyote on March 12, 2010

Sometimes, the universe smiles on us, and throws us a bone.

In this case, a skull and crossbones. The universe is feeling generous. Maybe it’s trying to make up for the whole economy-gone-to-hell thing.

Whatever the case, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge is getting the Special Edition treatment of its predecessor.

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge Webpage

The downside? Sadly, we must wait a little while longer (sometime “this summer”) to replay this newly redecorated bit of gaming awesomeness from the past. They are doing the same thing they did to the first game, with even more improvements – like getting the voice-overs in the “classic” (“retro”) mode, and a hint system that highlights the interactive objects in a scene – helping to overcome the tiresome “hunt the pixel” problem of the past.

Original designer Ron Gilbert comments, “It’s hard to believe that twenty years later so many people would sill love and play Monkey Island.  I would not have believed it if you told me back then.  We were just making a game and hoping we didn’t get fired for having so much fun.”

That’s how making games oughta be. And that’s how classics ought to be made.

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