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Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge

Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time. Monkey Island 2 Special Edition…

86 26 June 2010

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge is an adventure developed by LucasArts, released 26 June 2010 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 6.9 hrs to finish.

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What Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge is

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge is an adventure game developed by LucasArts and released in 2010. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts in 1991. Players control the pirate Guybrush Threepwood, who searches for the legendary treasure of Big Whoop and faces the zombie pirate LeChuck.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 12 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge holds a critic score of 86 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 94 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6.9 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 11.5 hrs, roughly 1.7 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista and 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge launched on 26 June 2010, within three weeks of Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Xenoblade Chronicles, Singularity, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge — frequently asked questions

When did Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge come out?
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge was released on 26 June 2010 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge?
At minimum, Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge needs Intel Pentium 4 3GHz or AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB for Vista, 128 MB with Shader Model 2.0 capability graphics, 1.8GB free hard drive space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge?
The main story of Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge takes around 6.9 hrs, or 11.5 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge?
The PC version needs about 1.8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1.8GB free hard drive space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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