Ahoy, adventure game fans! 'Monkey Island' returns

Whether or not you're old enough to remember the heroic and hilarious antics of Guybrush Threepwood from nearly 20 years ago, a re-imagined version of the classic point-and-click adventure game is now available.

LucasArts' award-winning The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition can be download for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade and for the PC through Valve's Steam or IGN Entertainment's Direct2Drive digital delivery services.

Gamers can expect the same humorous dialogue, challenging puzzles and swashbuckling adventure found in the original 1990 game, but now with high-definition graphics, a remastered musical score and new voice-over tracks. Nostalgic types can toggle back to the older graphics and interface at any time.

Threepwood, a wannabe pirate, washes up at the Caribbean port of Mêlée, and finds himself rubbing elbows (and hooks) with the isle's colourful buccaneers. Between daring duels and pining after the attractive governor, our bumbling hero sets sail for the legendary Monkey Island – which is where things get really interesting.

Four Monkey Island games debuted over a 10-year period, so let's hope LucasArts resurrects the sequels, too.

On a related note, Telltale Games has just released the first all-new Threepwood adventures since 2000 in the form of five downloadable PC episodes called Tales of Monkey Island.

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