The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 2009

Is it still worth playing?

The 2009 Special Edition of the 1990 point and click adventure by Lucasfilm Games, made by A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games for iPhone, Windows and Xbox 360. Guybrush Threepwood wants to become a pirate in a fictional Caribbean, and after three trials on Mêlée Island the ghost pirate LeChuck abducts Elaine Marley, and Guybrush follows to Monkey Island. Dialogue is by trees, and death is nearly impossible, as drowning takes over ten minutes underwater. The Special Edition has hand drawn visuals, a remastered score, voice acting and a hint system. It removes the verb list from the screen in favor of a context cursor, and lets you switch between the new and original visuals and audio. Puzzles where no choice is wrong, and a presentation you can switch back to the original at any time, still make the adventure easy to explore today.