Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991)
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge is a 1991 point-and-click video game made by LucasArts.
Guybrush Threepwood, self-declared mighty pirate, has one victory under his belt and will not shut up about it. Monkey Island 2 finds him hunting a legendary treasure called Big Whoop, which mostly means wandering the Caribbean, insulting people, and solving puzzles that run on dream logic and dad jokes. The zombie pirate LeChuck is back and unamused. This is the second and fondest-remembered of the LucasArts comedies, all hand-painted islands, deadpan dialogue trees, and the studio's promise that you can never get stuck or die. Bring patience for its stranger puzzles and a taste for silliness.
Quick answers
What is Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge about?
Guybrush Threepwood, self-declared mighty pirate, has one victory under his belt and will not shut up about it. Monkey Island 2 finds him hunting a legendary treasure called Big Whoop, which mostly means wandering the Caribbean, insulting people, and solving puzzles that run on dream logic and dad jokes. The zombie pirate LeChuck is back and unamused. This is the second and fondest-remembered of the LucasArts comedies, all hand-painted islands, deadpan dialogue trees, and the studio's promise that you can never get stuck or die. Bring patience for its stranger puzzles and a taste for silliness.
When was Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge released?
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge was released on 1 December 1991.
Who made Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge?
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge was made by LucasArts.
Similar games
Explore Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge guides
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge in our writing
- Companion guide: LucasArts: The SCUMM Adventures & the Star Wars Empire
- Companion guide: Pirates
A few thoughts on Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
The comic pirate spirit crosses media easily. Muppet Treasure Island shares the exact register, swashbuckling played for gags with real affection for the genre, and Treasure Island supplies the earnest adventure it keeps winking at. Grog optional.
Pirate tales to sail off with
Monkey Island 2 sends Guybrush hunting the treasure of Big Whoop across a cartoon Caribbean. For more swashbuckling in the same spirit, Muppet Treasure Island matches its goofball tone, the 1990 Treasure Island plays the classic straight, Jake and the Never Land Pirates keeps it kid-friendly, and Black Flag lets you actually captain the ship.
Story-driven adventure games to click through
Monkey Island 2 runs on dialogue trees and inventory puzzles, the LucasArts template for adventure gaming. Its descendants swap the belly laughs for drama but keep the choose-your-words-and-poke-around DNA: Life Is Strange, Telltale's Walking Dead, Detroit's branching paths, and the wordless mood pieces Limbo and Inside. Story first, reflexes optional.
Beloved classics that defined their genres
Monkey Island 2 is a pillar of its era, the comedy adventure everyone else copied, hand-painted and endlessly quoted. These are the other untouchable classics from gaming's formative years, each one genre-defining in its own lane: A Link to the Past, Super Mario Bros. 3, Ocarina of Time, and the haunting Shadow of the Colossus.