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New Leisure Suit Larry Trailer and Information
by Coop
Leisure Suit Larry games were definitely ahead of their time when they first broke onto the PC scene in the early 90’s. Sadly, the evolution since then has been minimal, and each game has been slightly less bearable then the last. While nothing can tarnish the fond memories of trying to guess the answers to questions the original forced you to answer in order to validate your age, this new trailer for Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust sure tries its hardest. Here is the trailer and a little taste of what the game has to offer from it’s recent press release.
I can’t say there is really anything redeeming about this trailer. It parodies Mad World for the first few seconds, but once it changes the music it feels like it is grasping at straws. With sexy women, big golden bras, a Gears of War parody, and Larry dressing like Michael Jackson from Thriller, it is an understatement to say that the trailer has plenty of hooks in the water in order to get a laugh. I don’t know about you, but none of the bait is doing anything for me.
Which begs the question: is there a place in gaming for the Leisure Suit Larry franchise? Games have evolved as a medium where sex really can’t be the central point of a game to gain any respect or relevance. If anything, it might hurt a game more then it helps. Remember BMX XXX? Me either. Below is the full press release.
"Leisure Suit Larry is an entertaining adventure that places gamers in the middle of Hollywood's tabloid-filled mayhem to create a fun gaming experience," said Al Simone, senior vice president of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "The collaborative efforts of Allen Covert and cast make this the most amusing and immersive Leisure Suit Larry video game yet."
I can’t say there is really anything redeeming about this trailer. It parodies Mad World for the first few seconds, but once it changes the music it feels like it is grasping at straws. With sexy women, big golden bras, a Gears of War parody, and Larry dressing like Michael Jackson from Thriller, it is an understatement to say that the trailer has plenty of hooks in the water in order to get a laugh. I don’t know about you, but none of the bait is doing anything for me.
Which begs the question: is there a place in gaming for the Leisure Suit Larry franchise? Games have evolved as a medium where sex really can’t be the central point of a game to gain any respect or relevance. If anything, it might hurt a game more then it helps. Remember BMX XXX? Me either. Below is the full press release.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17
PRNewswire
Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, announced today that the lovable loser, Leisure Suit Larry, is back in an all new side-splitting, pants-busting adventure game, coming to Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system, PC and mobile phones this fall.
The Leisure Suit Larry(R) Box Office Bust video game gives gamers an all-access pass to the glitz, glamour and gorgeous women of Tinseltown. In this 3rd person adventure game, Larry takes a summer job working on his uncle Larry's movie lot doing odd jobs and trying to uncover a mole from another studio who threatens to air the studio's dirty laundry in the tabloids.
Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust is a rollicking, innuendo-laden lampoon of Hollywood that features open world sand box game play that includes exploration, platforming, racing and puzzle-solving to complete missions. Additionally, the game will feature an all-new Directors Game that allows the player to create their very own "Larry Feature."
True to form, Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust will feature sophomoric comedy and bombshell babes thanks to the writing talents of Allen Covert (Happy Madison Productions) and an All-Star cast of actors and actresses, including Jay Mohr (Last Comic Standing), Dave Attell (Insomniac), Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie), Carmen Electra (Starsky and Hutch), Artie Lange (Mad TV), Patrick Warburton (Family Guy), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), Nikki Cox (Las Vegas), Peter Graves (Mission Impossible), Jane Lynch (The 40 Year Old Virgin) and Josh Keaton (The Spectacular Spider-Man) as the voice of Larry Loveage.
"Leisure Suit Larry is an entertaining adventure that places gamers in the middle of Hollywood's tabloid-filled mayhem to create a fun gaming experience," said Al Simone, senior vice president of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "The collaborative efforts of Allen Covert and cast make this the most amusing and immersive Leisure Suit Larry video game yet."
The Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust video game is being developed by Team 17 and will be rated "M" for Mature. Vivendi Games Mobile is also making Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust available for mobile phones throughout Europe and North America. For more information, please visit the game's official Web site at http://www.leisuresuitlarry.com.
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Comments
That is one funny trailer. I'm sold.
I think a new leisure suit larry game coming out is about as equally anticipated as a new version of "the guy game"
In the early 90's I had a mate that would go on and on about how cool larry was for years. One day I asked him if he'd actually played it, and he said no. lol, he was just trying to be cool and failed miserably.