In Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does A Little Undercover Work!, not only did we take control of Larry as he searched for three finalists to appear on a top-rating TV show, we also took control of Patti as she stopped organized crime in the music industry. In Leisure Suit Larry 6, we find Larry winning a 2-week vacation to the La Costa Lotta health spa after appearing on the TV show Stallions.

In LSL6, there is no plot involved, so the main objective is to please nine women that are situated around the health spa. You do this by giving them just one thing, something that is usually found somewhere in the health spa. In return, they promise to give Larry something he has never experience. Your main target, however, is the sexy woman sitting alone in the penthouse, and I assure you, you will have to give her more than one thing just to impress her.

And you better watch yourself while collecting these things. Yes, like the first three Larry adventures, you can die by doing stupid things like sucking in air from the tire in the kitchen, entering the sauna with your clothes on, or steal a pair of handcuffs off the security guard. Remember in Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in the Pulsating Pectorals!, all the women you met end with “i” (ie: Tawni, Cheri, Suzi, etc.)? Well, most of the women in this game are named after popular wines. For a list of them, check the Trivia section.

The disk version of LSL6 has low-resolution VGA graphics, but if you also have the CD-ROM version, you have the option to install both the high-res and low-res versions of the game. The low-res version is basically the disk version with speech added, while the high-res version uses VESA graphics to make them much more detailed, and of course, speech is added.

If you have both versions of the game, you may notice other differences. For example, when a point is awarded in the disk version, you hear “Oh yes” instead of a cling. Also, in the disk version, saying “Doh” himself makes Larry sound like Homer Simpson.

While producing LSL6, Al wanted to give gamers some nostalgia by implementing menus that were last seen in LSL3. The menus are where you find out information about the game, fiddle around with the Auto-Save feature, or do your basic stuff like save, restore, or exit. These menus are enhanced when you play the high-res version. Also like LSL5, pressing some of your keyboard’s function keys will produce a bodily function.

Most of the characters you meet in LSL6 are babes, babes, and more babes. My favorite one is Merrily, the girl you later meet in the swimming pool. I enjoyed watching the credits, and especially the funny introduction, which features an extremely long limousine, complete with swimming pool and a tennis court.

The sound effects and music in this game are excellent, and like LSL1VGA and LSL5, you can listen to some of the tunes, but only if you do something when a woman is gone. Again, look in the Trivia section to see what I’m talking about.

The Bad

The credits at the end of the game are rather ugly when they have the black background. What was wrong with the green background like the one at the beginning?

The Bottom Line

The CD-ROM version is heaps better than the disk version, but even if you can’t get hold of the CD-ROM, you can still enjoy the many jokes LSL6 has to offer. If you like looking over babes, I would definitely recommend this game. ****½