Henry inherited an dilapidated house from his deceased treasure-hunter dad, which he has to restore and turn into a shag palace so that he can attract the laydeez. Henry goes treasure-hunting too, scavenging buried talismans to sell for cash to fund the work on his house. The "game" is a sequence of cut-scenes and arbitrary fetch quests which see the player gamely trying to remember which section of the map contains the necessary macguffin to advance the "plot" to the next pointless fetch quest or sexual conquest. During Henry's search for trinkets to pawn, he falls foul of horny housewives, concupiscent clergy, lusty lasses, and competing treasure hunters, each of whom wants to get into Henry's pants or, failing that, anyone's pants. The depictions of such romantic forays are frequent, close-up, graphic... and oddly sterile. Henry's emissions are voluminous, as are those of every lady he encounters. Every woman is a squirter, in Henry's world. Women exist solely to pander to Henry. They become interactive only when Henry wants something, and remain part of the background at all other times. While some ladies seek pleasure with each other, it is always with the involvement of Henry, either as an observer from a distance or as a participant. This "game" pretty much exemplifies the idea of "male gaze". As a point-and-click adventure puzzle game, this isn't a very good example of the genre. It's dull, and it's difficult to maintain interest in the puzzles. As an exercise in smut, it also isn't a resounding success. There is better, more imaginative, more interesting smut freely available elsewhere. Like the gameplay, the smut is dull. Ultimately, the inevitable impression is that this is a poor second-cousin to Leisure Suit Larry, the game which so obviously inspired it, but lacking all of the wit and charm of the former. Henry is no Larry Laffer, by any stretch of the imagination. Graphic depictions of sexual activity do not a good substitute for humour make.
The first Unreal is a much better game, with much better writing and atmosphere. This "sequel" is a poor attempt to cash in on the successful Unreal name, while bringing nothing new to the table. Sure, the graphics in Unreal II are moderately pretty, but the rest of the game is boring, dull, repetitive, and without any sort of memorable plot or incentive to keep playing. Even the mediocre "Return to Na Pali" is still better than this drivel. Save your money. Play Unreal instead. The graphics might be 18+ years old but it's a much more enjoyable and engaging experience.
