Return to Monkey Island is a blast from the classic past of Adventure games. But a modernised blast at that.

The plot sees the blundering Guybrush Threepwood, would-be mighty pirate, once again facing off against the demon ghost pirate LeChuck in a quest for the Secret of Monkey Island. It is a better sequel to the first two games in the Monkey Island series than the next two games so labelled.

The great humour returns as do many of the old characters like Stan the Salesman and Murray the talking skull. The game is very referential and allusive, not just to the Monkey Island games but also back to the dawn of Adventure games. The puzzles are fair I felt, and there is a good hint system built in.

There is also built in a checklist of what you should be trying to do, and you can optionally collect trivia cards about the Monkey Island games. I tend to avoid such achievements when playing games.

The game is in four chapters, the most open and biggest chapter being the last one. A great game, a great return to Monkey Island. The thing I liked least were the graphics.