Lawrence Holland
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| Lawrence Holland | |
| Occupation | Game Designer; president of Totally Games |
|---|---|
| Known for | Star Wars: X-Wing computer game series |
Lawrence Holland is an American Game Designer, and president of Totally Games. He is most famous for the Star Wars: X-Wing computer game series published by LucasArts.
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[edit] Early life
Lawrence Holland studied Anthropology and Prehistoric Archeology, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Cornell University in 1979. He spent the following 2 years on archaeological expeditions in Africa, Europe, India and the United States before changing careers to game design.
[edit] Early Games
His first game was called "Slime" for the VIC-20. He then went on to do the music for the Commodore 64 and Apple II versions of The Bard's Tale[1].
Other early games included: Spike's Peak, Super Zaxxon and Project Space Station[2].
[edit] LucasArts
He soon became an independent game developer, and achieved notability through a series of World War II flight simulators developed for LucasArts (then LucasFilm Games): Battlehawks 1942, Battle of Britain and Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe.
The success of his WWII flight simulators lead to him being approached to develop a series of space flight simulators in the Star Wars franchise. The resulting game Star Wars: X-Wing was an instant classic, that led to the even more successful Star Wars: TIE Fighter, a game that is widely considered one of the top ten greatest computer games ever made.[citation needed]
[edit] Recent Work
Lawrence took a break from LucasArts owned licenses in 2002 to work on a Star Trek licensed product Star Trek: Bridge Commander for Activision. His next release was a return to WWII flight simulators with Secret Weapons Over Normandy in 2003. The game was not well-received and sales were disappointing. The most recent release, 2007's Alien Syndrome, for the Sony PSP and the Nintendo Wii, continued this trend with even lower review scores and sales.
[edit] References
- ^ Bub, Andrew S. (2003-05-24). Lawrence Holland on Secret Weapons Over Normandy. GameSpy. Retrieved on 2008-01-10.
- ^ DeMaria, Rusel (1993). Star Wars: X-Wing - The Official Strategy Guide. Prima. ISBN 1559583754.
