Great value for its price and a lot of fun, but disappointing if you were expecting 'Hit The Road' caliber.

User Rating: 7 | Sam and Max PC
By sumo28 | Review Date:
As a big fan of PC adventure games, I'm glad to see Sam and Max come back to us. This was a fun game that is definitely worth playing, but it doesn't quite live up to the classics such as 'Sam & Max Hit The Road'. The first thing that I noticed right away is that this is a true point-and-click game. No more are the different functions for 'use' or 'talk to' or 'walk to' or 'push/pull' etc. A 5 year old could probably complete this game by randomly clicking all over the place provided he had enough time. Also there aren't many puzzles (I can think of almost/sort of two - the psychiatrist and the brady culture one), you have a very small inventory throughout the game, there are only two map locations (and you can count the number of rooms on your hands), and you really don't have to think too much. I can understand that this is made for the casual gamer, but I feel like they dumbed the game/genre down too much.

I did like the graphics. They fit very well with Sam & Max and from seeing the preview screenshots I had a feeling that the transition to 3D was going to be awkward, but it felt seamless and it fit really well for me. They did a good job at capturing the humor of Sam & Max and while the story would be very out of place in any other game, it was typical Sam and Max.

It's short, quick, and fun. You'll probably play through it in three hours or so and never come back to it again. Take this for what it is -- a single, isolated episode in the lives of two very funny, walking, talking animals... and you should enjoy this title. If you expect a classic style adventure game with a thought out storyline and somewhat of a challenge, you will be disappointed.

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