Hello again,

This week I reviewed Leisure Suit Larry - Box Office Bust. Watch and Read a little bit further on why the game "Sucks" and why it's "Awesome"

I tried out a couple of new things in the video review; I also tried writing up the reviews myself instead of our writer at BrainLazy. So be sure to leave some comments and tell me what you think. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the reviews.

First "Why It Sucks", remember if you want to know "Why It's Awesome" it will be below the video review.




Leisure Suit Larry - Box Office Bust "Why it's awesome" review.

I have a real problem trying to put down in words what exactly Leisure Suit Larry - Box Office Bust excels at. The main thing I can't get passed is, obviously, I am treating this game like a Leisure Suit Larry game, when it's clearly not. However, if you try to treat this game like something independant, there actually are some fun parts to the game.

First, the driving sequences in the game are actually really fun. The little golf carts go pretty fast and turn on a dime. Running people over also gives a GTA type of glee when performing any type of hit and run. Second, The platforming aspect actually works pretty well. The ability to arrange and move boxes in a particular fashion to reach certain certain areas. Double Jumping, grabbing ledges, shimmying on ledges, wall jumping all control very well. Get Larry Laffer to do what you want with the controls is very intuitive. And finally the mini games and director mode, while not perfect, are enjoyable.

It's just my opinion that they should have given developmet another years time, drop the Leisure Suit Larry title and tried to create a new IP. There is actually a lot of stuff that "works" in Box Office Bust however, the reason why it may be getting such bad reviews is we are expecting a Leisure Suit Larry experience, but that's not what's in this game.

If you have yet to play a Leisure Suit Larry game or any of Sierra's "Quest" series, please don't let this title discourage you from trying them out. Also, if you bought or rented this game, don't think of it as a Leisure Suit Larry game and you may come to realize the few enjoyable aspects this game has to offer.