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Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2010

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

95/100

Genres

Adventure

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    Pros

    • Timeless humor and story
    • Challenging and clever puzzles
    • Option to switch between classic and remastered graphics
    • Voice acting and developer commentary
    • Nostalgic and immersive pirate fantasy

    Cons

    • Some puzzles are illogical or obtuse
    • Backtracking can be tedious
    • Lack of multiplayer or social features
    • Some bugs reported in gameplay
    • Ending is controversial or confusing

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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      "The game involves solving puzzles that require logical thinking and attention to detail, though some puzzles are considered obtuse and frustrating."

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    • Competition

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      "Focus is on individual puzzle solving and exploration without competitive or ranked elements."

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    • Continuation

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      "Players report long playtimes, replayability, and habitual engagement with the game."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players combine items and experiment with inventory to solve puzzles, encouraging creative problem solving."

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    • Domination

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      "No evidence of exerting control or superiority over others; gameplay is individual and narrative-driven."

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    • Escapism

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      "Strong escapism through immersive story, humor, and fantasy pirate world."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of personal interest and nostalgia, with no obligation or external pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players try different puzzle solutions and explore environments, experimenting with mechanics and clues."

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    • Exploration

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      "The game features multiple islands and open-world style exploration with discovery of secrets, quests, and items."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Strong fantasy elements with pirates, curses, voodoo, and cartoonish, imaginative settings."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily a solo experience with minimal social interaction or community involvement."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop problem-solving skills and learn puzzle mechanics through gameplay."

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    • Health

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      "Typical sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention to solve puzzles and progress; not suitable for passive or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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      "Progression through collecting items, solving puzzles, and unlocking new areas."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Generally relaxing and lighthearted with a casual pace, though some puzzles can be challenging."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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      "No social status or recognition mechanics; focus is on personal experience."

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Story, Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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