86
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.1
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Sam & Max, Canine Shamus and hyperkinetic rabbity thing, are the freelance police. Private investigators who receive missions from and are answerable to "The Commissioner". Upon the completion of a rescue mission from the clutches of a mad scientist, Sam & Max drive through the opening credits and immediately receive a new assignment: Bruno the Bigfoot is missing from the circus and seems to have kidnapped Trixie, the Giraffe-Neck Girl. Sam & max are on the case and will follow the mystery all across the United States, even if it takes them to such locations as The World's Largest Ball of Twine and The Mount Rushmore Dinosaur Tarpit.

Sam & Max Hit the Road is a side-scrolling point-and-click adventure game from Lucasarts. It bears many similarities to other Lucasarts adventure games including Day of the Tentacle and The Secret of Monkey Island. The player directly controls Sam, though Max will usually follow closely behind and is even available to use directly as an item in the inventory. Sam is able to be directed anywhere on the screen, Look at objects, try to use objects, try to speak to objects and use items from his inventory on objects. Sam & Max must unravel the mystery piece by piece in order to unlock new locations on their map. They can travel between these locations at any time by using the car keys on their police car. During conversation, the player is able to make Sam can ask questions of persons, speak non-sequitur exclamations and ask about specific objects, people and locations (which are also unlocked as clues are discovered).

Sam & Max Hit the Road also features a variety of minigames, which can be accessed at any time once found. These include Highway-Sufring: a game where the player must jump over exit signs on the interstate, Car Bomb: A variant on Battleship, A Sam & Max coloring book and a Sam & Max dress-up game and Wak-A-Rat.

Alternate Titles

  • "萨姆和马克斯" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "妙探闖通關" -- Chinese spelling (traditional)
  • "סם ומקס מתגלגלים בדרכים" -- Hebrew spelling

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Sam & Max Hit the Road DOS $9.30  
ebay.com
Sam & Max Hit the Road    
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User Reviews

Holy jumping mother o'God in a side-car with chocolate jimmies and a lobster bib! THIS GAME ROCKS! Kadath Bird (112) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
So funny I nearly blew my head off! pottyboy (67) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
The game that was followed by a stupid cartoon show Black Wolf (37235) unrated
Holy jumpin mother o' God!!! What a game this is!!! Zovni (9138) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
LucasArts at their most bizarre humoured; LucasArts at there very best Jayson Firestorm (150) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
WARNING! NAKED BUNNY WITH ATTITUDE!!! wampyrii (9) unrated
When your Bigfoot disappears, who you gonna call? Sam & Max! Colonel Olrik (8) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Another great adventure from the creators of Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island! Rensch (165) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Sam, should I confront or subdue in front of the suspected perpetrator? Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (64776) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
The best adventure game ever !!!! Daniel Albu (255) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars

The Press Says

High Score Jan, 1994 5 out of 5 100
Absolute Games (AG.ru) Jan 16, 2002 95 out of 100 95
PC Games (Germany) Jan, 1994 93 out of 100 93
Quandary Jan, 2003 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Kingdom of Desire Jul 01, 2006 9 out of 10 90
The Good Old Days Jul 26, 2008 5 out of 6 83
Aventura y Cía Feb 04, 2003 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
JeuxVideoPC.com Jun 27, 2004 14 out of 20 70
Playback 2006 7 out of 10 70
Svenska Hemdatornytt Feb, 1994 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 67

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Sam & Max TV show on DVD? It can happen! 3 WildKard (11891)
Jun 18, 2007

Trivia

With the exception of Monkey Island 1, only Max appears in those other games.

If you look hard enough, you can find that loveable bunny in every game published after Sam and Max.

This includes their consol games, like Shadows of the Empire.


This entry was contributed by Ben K (19380), Nathan Kovner (51) and Jason Savage (38)
 

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