I've played the original and this remake brings a whole new dimension to the games. Voices for the characters- Woah now. That's a new level of awesome. The secret ability to go back to the old version also let me see just how far we've come in the Monkey Island ™ world.
If you've played this game before and miss it because your computer- like ours- it too good to play MI ™: buy this game. If you've heard of it but never played and want to get started: buy this game. If you've never played of it, never heard of it, never been told a thing about it: BUY THIS GAME!
Small note: This game is short and linear by today's standards. One of the achievements is even finishing one game inside three hours. Two achievements: 6 hours.