“He may be a mechanized engine of wanton destruction, but his taste in hideous middle-of-the-road pop music is impeccable!” If it feels like you just finished playing the last season of Sam & Max, it’s probably because you did; it’s been fewer than six months since the season finale of Season One, and with the […]
I have to tell you that writing this review qualifies as an “unforseen occurence” for me. If you had come to me three years ago and said “Hey, at this time in 2007, you'll be reviewing a compilation of the next six Sam & Max games” I likely would have dismissed you out of hand. […]
“Let's go get some grade-A payback, and incidentally save the world in the process.” Sam & Max: Episode Six — Bright Side of the Moon marks the end of a great experiment in adventure gaming. By virtue of actually reaching its natural conclusion, rather than being abruptly cancelled or abandoned, the first season stands alone […]
“We'll need some cocktail peanuts, an iron maiden, and a box of handkerchiefs–this is going to be emotional.” When I raved about the fantastic surprise that was Sam & Max: Abe Lincoln Must Die! last month, I used up my entire vocabulary of synonyms and superlatives, and for good reason–it seemed pretty certain at the […]
They Stole Max's Brain!, and Sam isn't happy about it. Starting directly where The Tomb of Sammun-Mak left off, the third Devil's Playhouse episode sees doggy sleuth Sam embark on a noirish rampage, shaking down suspects and busting chops to get his little rabbit buddy's grey matter back. It's a great way to start what […]
As adventure gaming's leading purveyors of pop culture, it was only a matter of time before Sam & Max embraced the issue of clones, and sure enough, Beyond the Alley of the Dolls commences with an army of shuffling, mindless, scantily clad Sams. These mind-controlled clones act more like lumbering zombies, mind you, and the […]
Note: Beware spoilers for the ending of Episode 4 in the following review. If you've been following the dramatic – and increasingly convoluted – events in The Devil’s Playhouse to this point, you'll know that at the end of the last episode, rabbity crimestopper Max has been turned into a Godzilla-style monster rampaging through New […]
“Diplomacy's not working, Sam. I'll get the brass knuckles.” There is no need to sugarcoat it: I was starting to get a little worried. The first three episodes of Sam & Max: Season One demonstrated an impressive attention to detail and occasional flashes of writing brilliance, but also displayed the inherent weaknesses of an episodic […]
An otherworldly power for controlling matter and space calls to the strongest and strangest who might wield it — intergalactic warlords and eldritch gods, under-dwellers and scholars of the arcane. Gaming’s greatest dog and rabbit sleuths Sam & Max seek the power’s ancient secrets, as manic Max gains shape shifting, teleportation, mind reading and future […]
