Its control scheme and gameplay is exactly the same as the first game. His arrival on Scabb Island was in pursuit of the legendary treasure of Big Whoop.
Monkey Island 2 follows Guybrush's continuing adventures some time after defeating the Ghost Pirate LeChuck. Legend has it that the treasure of Big Whoop holds the key to great power. 'When LeChuck wants you dead, you're dead', they say. How many times can that bloated old fool die? Other pirates tell me there's no escape. ' I thought I'd killed the Ghost Pirate LeChuck for good. Excerpted from 'The Memoirs of Guybrush Threepwood: The Monkey Island Years'