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LEISURE SUIT LARRY IN THE LOUND OF THE LOUNGE LIZARDS
SUPPLIER: SIERRA ON LINE
PRICE: £19.99
This strange title is another adventure from the equally
strange Sierra On Line. As usual it is presented in their
familiar 3D animated style. You play the part of Larry
Laffer, he is the type of man who is hitting middle age but
still thinks he is gods gift to women. He is the epitome of
the medallion man look. His chat up lines are old enough to
be found in the bible! He even carries a mouth spray around
to treat his halitosis. This guy is definitely a nerd of the
highest order.
This game starts with a warning that some of the material is
unsuitable for children and to prove that you are 18 or over
you must answer 5 questions. This can be quite frustrating as
some of the questions are somewhat obscure in nature as a lot
of them depend upon American culture. Luckily they are
multiple choice questions.( Look elsewhere in the magazine for
a list of answers ). You are only allowed two mistakes after
which the program returns you to the desktop. The questions
appear at random, some are funny, some are easy and some are
just impossible.
Those of you who are new to the ST probably haven't seen any
of Sierra's adventures e.g the King's Quest trilogy. To sum
up briefly they use animated graphics to depict scenes with
suitable messages appearing in windows over the main screen.
The mouse or the joystick is used to guide the character
about on the screen. This is achieved by moving the pointer
to where you want him to go and then clicking to set the
character in motion.
Actions are entered at the bottom of the screen, certain
actions appear on the menu bar at the top of the screen
which can be selected with the mouse or the cursor keys. As
their adventures are biased towards graphics the parser isn't
exactly upto Infocom or Magnetic Scroll standard however the
majority of inputs are anticipated.
There is frequent disk access from the two program disks.
This can slow the pace of the game somewhat although it
doesn't affect gameplay too much. As a bonus to hard disk
owners the game can be transferred to hard disk by a program
included with the game. However the original floppy is
required for security purposes.
The graphics are somewhat 'blocky' in places and they
wouldn't look out of place on a Commodore 64. Some objects
can be easily missed fortunately typing LOOK AROUND will give
some clues to objects so that further examination can be
embarked upon.
There is some neat animation in the game ranging from
wandering drunks to muggers. One particular scene has a dog
waddling along towards Larry and then proceeds to do it's
business on Larry's leg. There are other neat touches in the
taxi and in the hooker's bedroom (no prizes for guessing what
the action is !)
Humour is of an adult nature which is reflected throughout
the game. One funny scene is in a 24hr convenience store
where Larry is purchasing a packet of condoms. I won't spoil
your fun by telling you what happens! There are lots of
points to be earned in this game and performing actions which
aren't necessary to finish the game can earn you several
points at a time. One such action is taking part in a
national sex survey by phone. The mens room provides ample
opportunity for lavatory humour ( pun intended ! ), here
clues and objects can be found which will aid you in the
game.
There are a number of locations to visit. Larry can try his
luck in the casino, boogie the night away in the disco (if he
can get past the bouncer), enjoy some cabaret entertainment
from a stand up comic who has a long line of risque jokes, he
can even get married if he can find a girl!
If Larry should come to an abrupt end he is carted off to
the Sierra factory for recycling and another go. It is
touches like these which make the game pleasing to play and
the humour although crude is enough to keep you laughing
throughout. I rate this game on it's humour alone, I would
recommend it to anyone who enjoys playing games and not just
to people who are adventure fans. Definitely a game for your
collection.
Kevin Cheung