I remember years ago playing The Secret of Monkey Island and other great Lucas Arts classics. And I do have to say, with the graphical overhaul aside, this game is just as great as it was 20 years ago. The graphics are "top notch". Not saying they are the greatest graphics we've ever seen, but they are an awesome re-imagining of the classic SCUMM graphics of the early to mid nineties. The humor is classic, the voice acting is top notch, and the point and click interface transfers over to the Xbox controller amazingly. It def will take a little getting used to, but after about 10 minutes of use even the "Melt the iron bars with the hideous mug full of grog" will become second nature. In closing, I cannot wait to see LeChucks Revenge pop onto the Live! marketplace for yet another trip yesteryear.
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