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Space Quest 2: Vohaul’s Revenge continues Roger Wilco’s improbable rise from janitor to cosmic trouble magnet. This 1987 sequel ups the stakes by kidnapping Roger and tossing him onto a bizarre jungle planet full of things that look hungry and probably are. The infamous villain Sludge Vohaul is plotting something awful for the galaxy, and apparently Roger is the only person available to stop him, which should tell you a lot about the galaxy’s hiring standards. The game improves on the original with richer environments and puzzles that feel slightly less like cruel jokes—though Sierra still enjoys killing you for standing in the wrong place at the wrong time. There’s a strange joy in wandering through alien swamps while desperately guessing verbs, hoping that “look,” “push,” or “run away immediately” will somehow save Roger’s skin.