Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places)

Posted by Zack Howe.
First posted on 22 January 2000. Last updated on 29 March 2008.
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For better or worse, Larry Laffer is among the most recognized cult heroes in adventure games. Larry is a very unusual fellow. He wears a white polyester leisure suit, has his hair combed back, and carries a cheesy grin. Larry is, or at least tries to be, a ladies’ man. Whenever he sees a gorgeous babe, he does his best to show her how sexy (or grotesque) he is. Still, it is refreshing to play a…

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Excellent

btw 0724 was untested i jst read it on a review web site

Australia By drew • On 16 January 2008 • From Somewhere

Very Good

hey i notice a few of u are trying to get in to the game and i read sum where that the creator had his own phone number 0724 this got u in but skipped the intro so hey maybe u should try that

Australia By drew • On 16 January 2008 • From sydney

Fair

Undoubtedly the worst part of this game was the deadends.  Off the top of my head, I can’t think of many other Sierra games, or any other games in general, that punished you so badly and repeatedly for failing to pick up some minor tchotchke 5 hours of gameplay earlier.

United States By Mike J • On 13 January 2008 • From Goodrich, USA

Very Good

The reviewer also did not mention the rather large number of dead ends the player can find themselves in, particularly when it comes to getting off the cruise ship. Basically, if you don’t pick up certain seemingly unimportant items (a mop for example) you will end up in situations where the game cannot progress and you cannot to back to pick up the needed items. It is unfortunate because lsl2 has the best story imo.

Canada By some guy • On 21 November 2007 • From Somewhere

Good

I lost my black book but want to get back into this game after many (many) years.  Any help?

Tara

Canada By Tara • On 23 July 2007 • From Kitchener,Canada

Very Good

Yes, complaining about no voice acting is stupid. So is the claim of the lack of music. C’mon, how much do you think floppy disks can hold?

Also I disagree LSL2 being easy. It’s not insanely difficult, but there is a good number of those that (at least, for me) gave gray hairs (the bobby pin at the airport and don’t get me started about the whole jungle-bit). I’d say it’s a moderate.

But these are, of course, matters of taste. Just wanted to point my opinion out.

Finland By Tattoo • On 03 August 2006 • From Helsinki Rock City

Excellent

I need the numbers from the little black book. I had a house fire and lost the book but still have the game. I want to finish playing it but can not get into the part 2 Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love without the black book. Any help?

United States By April • On 03 August 2006 • From Va

Larry1(VGA)Is Without Question The Best,But
Larry2 Was Fuckin’ Good Too.

Estonia By lempz • On 09 November 2004 • From Somewhere

I PLAYED THIS GAME A LONG TIME AGO. I WAS SEARCHING THE WEB AND FOUND IT AGAIN, BUT UNABLE TO PLAY IT OR FIND A PLACE TO BUY IT.

United States By KEITH KRAEMER • On 11 September 2004 • From NEW LONDON WI

I don’t agree on the second “downside” the reviewer listed in Leisure Suit Larry 2: Leisure Suit Larry goes Looking For Love (In All the Wrong Places). I quote:

“The second downside is that there is no voice acting in the game, even though this limitation may be unavoidable given the technology available at the time when this game was created.”

I don’t think it’s fair to call this a downside of the game. That’s like saying that a downside of a classic Western movie was that it didn’t have any chain guns or grenade launchers. Larry 2 was made before CD-ROMs were used—even if the capability was there, I really doubt they could fit anything except for one or two quips on those diskettes.

The voice acting in LSL6 and 7 was, in my opinion, great. Especially the narrator. Sierra really hit the jackpot with that fellow, as well as with Gary Owens in Space Quest. However, I really don’t think it’s fair to list a downside of a digital antique as “there wasn’t any voice acting.”

Otherwise, I agree on everything. My only problem with the game is the timed puzzle with Momma. But I loved the game. All of the LSL games are wonderful.

United States By Reno Masterson • On 19 October 2003 • From Somewhere