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Leisure Suit Larry docks in to your mobile phone

Vivendi Games unveiled their mobile line-up for the first half of 2007 today, introducing phone-friendly versions of no less than two Sierra classics that could be of interest to the nostalgic gamer.

In addition to the Sierra classic The Incredible Machine, Vivendi announced the return of an even more familiar franchise: Leisure Suit Larry.

After the release of 2004's much more action-oriented Magna Cum Laude, it seemed as if our favourite loser had lost his adventure gaming skills for good. Today however, Vivendi Universal raised hope by announcing a mobile game that should be known to many: Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail. Vivendi calls it a "return to its roots" for the Larry franchise, and claims that Love for Sail "affords multiple opportunities for interaction with the game setting environment and finally answers the demand that mobile gamers have been expressing for years: for Larry to return in a mobile adventure title true to the original series."

It's uncertain just how true the mobile adventure will be to the original, as the graphics seem to differ much from the PC version. The press release also indicates that Larry Lovage will be the main character in mobile version, not the original Larry Laffer, though the screenshot bears a strong resemblance to Lovage's older uncle. Also, Vivendi hints that portions of the new game will take place on an airplane, which never happened in the original.

Update: Adventure Gamers have been in contact with Al Lowe, the creator of the original games, and have got confirmed that he will not be participating on the new game:

"I'm sure they'll do a better job than they did on Magna Cum Laude. And I have had absolutely nothing to do with this production. I didn't even realize that users were demanding a return to adventure games!"

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail will be released in the first half of this year.

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