Monkey Island 2 has always been my least favorite game in the series. The reasons why I don't like it are easy to get into, but first I'll mention the positive aspects of this title.
Graphically the game is beautiful for the time, with excellent cartoony animations and great variety with its locations. Many of the characters from this game such as Wally, Bart and Fink, and especially Captain Dread are some of my all-time favorites. What I really loved about the game however was the high-quality soundtrack of Michael Land. He gives us great variety with the melancholy tunes of Scabb Island, the memorable Largo theme and Bone Song, and the warm reggae beat of the Jolly Rasta. This game easily has one of the best soundtracks in the series.
The reason I hate this game is that it takes a very specific change for "mean" with its comic approach. Guybrush is an utter jerk and much of the humour in the game is not very enjoyable for this basic reason. In other games Guybrush is bumbling and lovable, but MI2 you actually want bad stuff to happen to him because he has become really arrogant since his defeat over LeChuck.
Additionally, the game is hard. Part II in which you have to collect the four map-pieces, there are so many things that you have to accomplish that it's easy to lose track of what you're doing and what is your main priority. Also, puzzle sometimes require quite large leaps of logic and given the effort required to finish the game the ending is a real let down.
In my view, the weakest in the series.
Graphically the game is beautiful for the time, with excellent cartoony animations and great variety with its locations. Many of the characters from this game such as Wally, Bart and Fink, and especially Captain Dread are some of my all-time favorites. What I really loved about the game however was the high-quality soundtrack of Michael Land. He gives us great variety with the melancholy tunes of Scabb Island, the memorable Largo theme and Bone Song, and the warm reggae beat of the Jolly Rasta. This game easily has one of the best soundtracks in the series.
The reason I hate this game is that it takes a very specific change for "mean" with its comic approach. Guybrush is an utter jerk and much of the humour in the game is not very enjoyable for this basic reason. In other games Guybrush is bumbling and lovable, but MI2 you actually want bad stuff to happen to him because he has become really arrogant since his defeat over LeChuck.
Additionally, the game is hard. Part II in which you have to collect the four map-pieces, there are so many things that you have to accomplish that it's easy to lose track of what you're doing and what is your main priority. Also, puzzle sometimes require quite large leaps of logic and given the effort required to finish the game the ending is a real let down.
In my view, the weakest in the series.