Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded for iOS looks nice, but it feels cramped on an iPhone.
(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET)
I grew up playing Sierra On-Line’s graphic adventure games: King’s Quest, Space Quest, and especially Leisure Suit Larry, which to my teenage tastes offered the perfect blend of sophomoric humor and sexy-time pursuits.
Proof positive that old games never die, they just get updated and ported to new platforms, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded debuted last month for Windows, Mac, and Linux. And now the lounge lizard’s reboot has come to iOS (with an Android version imminent).
First, a little history: The new game was announced back in 2011, but got a major boost in 2012 with a successful Kickstarter campaign; around 14,000 backers pledged well over half a million dollars. It certainly helped that original series creator Al Lowe, along with several other Sierra ex-pats, were onboard to bring Reloaded to life.
However, just as Duke Nukem couldn’t seem to survive the transition to the 21st century, Larry debuted on desktop… [Read more]
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