Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 46
  3. Negative: 3 out of 46

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  1. ItchyS.
    Aug 23, 2009
    10
    I just can quote HAGGIS froom www.talesofmi.net: "And of course all things must come to an end. You know you are playing a good game when you don
  2. eTurkey
    May 1, 2012
    7
    The second installment in the TOMI series, "The Siege of Spinner Cay" takes place instantaneous after the proceeding first chapter and delves the player straight into action. Unfortunately this title suffers from the dreaded sophomore slump in which it fails to live up to the standards of the first effort. Long time fans of the Monkey Island franchise might also be disappointed in both theThe second installment in the TOMI series, "The Siege of Spinner Cay" takes place instantaneous after the proceeding first chapter and delves the player straight into action. Unfortunately this title suffers from the dreaded sophomore slump in which it fails to live up to the standards of the first effort. Long time fans of the Monkey Island franchise might also be disappointed in both the setting and freshly introduced characters. While it isn't a bad effort by any means it (at times) simply doesn't feel worthy of being a M.I. game as it's quite different.… Expand
  3. MarkL.
    Aug 22, 2009
    9
    A perfectly satisfying second instalment of the fantastic Tales of Monkey series. The setting is a bit less typically Monkey Island this time, with the pirate town setting changed to an Atlantis-style mermaid island. I appreciate Telltale's attmpt of something different, and it leads to some great mermaid-mocking humour that the series hasn't seen before, but still leaves me A perfectly satisfying second instalment of the fantastic Tales of Monkey series. The setting is a bit less typically Monkey Island this time, with the pirate town setting changed to an Atlantis-style mermaid island. I appreciate Telltale's attmpt of something different, and it leads to some great mermaid-mocking humour that the series hasn't seen before, but still leaves me looking forwards to a return to a more classic style in future chapters. The was some more subtle adult humour this time though, which 'The Screaming Narwhal' lacked. Again the game's graphics and length aren't more than what you'd expect for the price, but the witty humour and clever puzzles make it well worth a purchase if you enjoyed the first.… Expand
  4. KevinK
    Sep 15, 2009
    7
    The second chapter in Tales of Monkey Island is high on quality, even more so than the first installment. The puzzles are accessible and logical, two primary qualities you look for in this genre. The graphics and dialog are all quite good and many of the jokes are sincerely funny ("Use mint on self"). Over all it loses points primarily for its brevity. It was just too short to be The second chapter in Tales of Monkey Island is high on quality, even more so than the first installment. The puzzles are accessible and logical, two primary qualities you look for in this genre. The graphics and dialog are all quite good and many of the jokes are sincerely funny ("Use mint on self"). Over all it loses points primarily for its brevity. It was just too short to be satisfying, and right when it seemed like the game might be building to a climax it ended abruptly. Hopefully the next chapter will have the same quality with a bit more quantity.… Expand
  5. JerradH.
    Aug 24, 2009
    6
    As a longtime fan of Monkey Island, I was disappointed by this game. All the familiar elements are there and there's lots of good stuff to be had, but the horrific audio compression just killed any enjoyment of it for me. The voices sound absolutely horrible. Hopefully Telltale will fix this in future releases, and perhaps release high quality audio for this and other previous chapters.
  6. futurerap
    Aug 6, 2011
    10
    i give it a 10. cant await to play the other chapters. but when i relise that only 3 chapters are ramining then it makes me sad. best chapter i have played
  7. Totemic
    Oct 23, 2019
    8
    The first chapter was already pretty good but this is a definite step up. The change of setting serves the game really well, with a well created atmosphere through a mix of gorgeous graphics, wonderful music and the new characters' design. The puzzles are incredibly tight and funny this time around, they will always feel satisfying to solve when you eventually do solve them. And of course,The first chapter was already pretty good but this is a definite step up. The change of setting serves the game really well, with a well created atmosphere through a mix of gorgeous graphics, wonderful music and the new characters' design. The puzzles are incredibly tight and funny this time around, they will always feel satisfying to solve when you eventually do solve them. And of course, the story is still really interesting to follow.… Expand

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#63 Best PC Game of 2009

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Gameplayer Sweden
    80
    The Siege of Spinner Cay takes off where the previous episode ended, and continues in the same fashion with great dialogue and a sense of humour rarely seen in games today.
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  2. Gamervision
    90
    Just as was the case with the episode before it, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2: The Siege of Spinner Cay's puzzles represent excellence on Telltale's part. Not only are they consistently intuitive and well developed, but are generally accompanied with hilarious dialogue that should make any fan of Monkey Island chuckle from beginning to end.
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  3. PALGN
    85
    The Siege of Spinner Cay is a funnier outing, with a cool plot and some great stumper-puzzles. It also continues to ramp up the action, tension and comedy of the series, making it feel a part of something much greater and more epic.
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