Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
- June 30, 2004 00:00 AM PST
Can Larry make it in the modern era? Our hands-on impressions within!
Psst. Hey, kid, look over here. We recently got an early preview version of Leisure Suit Larry (giggle giggle) in house, and guess what? It�s really damn funny. And really well acted. A graphical and gameplay juggernaut? Well, maybe not so much. But if you were worried that Larry would be self-censored for his console debut, put those worries to rest�the early version (still unapproved by the ESRB, alas) is filled with some pretty crazily over-the-top sequences of nudity, quadruple-entendre, and general super-baudiness.Fans of Larry�s old graphic adventure style should note that the game definitely takes a much more �casual� approach to gameplay. Progress mostly involves playing lots and lots of mini-games (including variations of Tapper, Pong, and PaRappa) to keep your hands occupied while the goofy raunch goes on parade. Rather than picking lines of dialogue in a conversation, Larry tries to hit different scrolling icons that represent what he�ll say next, each with a color (red = bad, green = good) indicating how well it will be received by his object of affection. Hit a squid icon, for example, and he may mention sushi�or Willie Nelson�s giant squid�or the time he was abducted by alien squids�or some fish-related comment we dare not repeat in a magazine that might be read by your mother. Tasteless? You betcha! But definitely not bland.
