It is pointless to argue whether Monkey Island 1 or 2 is the better game and, to be honest, it does not really matter. Instead, ask yourself: did you like the first game? Did you like its humour, its characters, the way the story was structured? Then, you need to play the second also. It is just as worthy of your time as the first. Some minor complaints. This game is longer, but at times, when you are forced to constantly go from island to island looking for clues it feels that you are forced to do this just so that the game can seem longer and, as a result, feels tedious. The dungeon towards the end does something similar with constant, very irritating, teleportations, which annoyed me no end. And finally, the ending, (which I thought was brilliant) is not for everyone, it is simply too weird and unexpected. Oh, you have not played the first one? Then you need to start there. Come back here once you have discovered the Secret of the Monkey Island ;)