Leisure Suit Larry
Starring a pervy middle-aged, balding man on an endless quest for some hanky-panky, this series never really took off. The original games were point and click adventures which focused on Larry Laffer trying to seduce women, usually unsuccessfully. The occasional wit would put a smirk on your face but these games were nothing to write home about. Not that you’d want to even if they were, considering the subject matter.
A reboot in the form of Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude back in 2004 didn’t exactly take off. This time around Larry Lovage, the new hero(?) runs around a small sandbox university campus participating in mind numbing mini games and rhythm games to, you guessed it, get laid. Both Magna Cum Laude and 2009’s Box Office Bust were received and sold poorly but that didn’t stop 2013’s Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded from rearing its ugly head, which was promptly smacked around in terms of both sales and critical review. Thankfully the franchise has quieted down as of late. Let’s hope it stays that way.
