This year, fans of point-and-click adventure games will be treated to a revamped version of LucasArts' The Secret of Monkey Island which which will be released as a digital download on Xbox 360 and PC.

Craig Derrick, the producer of The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, intimated to the Guardian that PS3 and Wii owners may get the game as well. When asked why Xbox Live and not WiiWare or PSN, Derrick said,

Well, we never said we wouldn't be on Wiiware or PSN now did we? ... We may have another platform announcement to make very, very soon.

The possibility of similar special edition re-releases for other LucasArts adventure games also exists, but it all ultimately hinges on how well The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition does.

...The special edition is really a great big experiment to see what interest there is for these types of games and if people are interested in playing them on a console. If the fans really respond well, then I think it will be tough to say no to another one.

Long story short, if you want to see more of these games then make sure to buy the special edition. Get your friends to buy it too, for that matter.

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