Sam & Max: Hit the Road

The Good
First of all, the graphics are surprisingly good and have a cool comic-book style that you will love. However, the best thing about this game is it's areas and characters. You'll find weird attractions in the USA such as world's largest ball of twine, a bungee jumping spot set in the nose of president Lincoln at Mt. Rushmore and a weird area ignoring gravity laws called the Mystery Vortex. You play as Sam a dog detective and his pal Max, a rabbit. Max can collect weird items which prove more useful than you think. You may even need to use Max at certain points. The game can be very hilarious at times and once you play for a while you'll be hooked. Sam and Max are trying to find a missing Bigfoot and thus stumble upon weird and funny characters such as Conroy Bumpus, a country singer whose only problem is is small height, an old B-movie actress and an Indian telekinetic tool bending guy. These totally weird and crazy things make it original, which is good because otherwise it would just be another basic point and click game.

The Bad
Sometimes it's difficult what you need to do next, which makes you want to use a walkthrough constantly.

The Bottom Line
A brilliant and totally crazy game that will get you hooked, especially if you liked Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion.

The Good
When I first saw this title in the stores I wasnt very impressed with the idea of a comic book game. But when I gave this title a chance WOW! I was impressed that this game could made me laugh that much. Years later when I got married I showed my wife the "wack a rat" scene. She still laughs about it. One of the things I usually dont like about adventure games is that when you finish the game there is virtualy no replay value left. Some games will try to help this with more than one path to finsh a section or multiple endings. But not Sam & Max, they simply placed all kinds of great jokes and comments and hid them all through the game. A good example is in the begining of the game when you are outside for the first time, you can enter a baby products store and talk to the owner. (I wont spoil it for you) I dont know how many times I have played this game but when I cant find a good adventure title on the market (which is been just about every day for the last 4 years) I play this great old classic. Rest assured this game has more laughs per square inch of cd than any other game.

The Bad
They didn't make a sequal.

ENOUGH AREADY LUCASARTS! WHERE IS SAM & MAX II?

The Bottom Line
The age of this title may be showing. But if you can stand a little out of date graphics then..... YOU HAVE TO GET THIS TITLE. WSM

The Good
You know all those 3d still-life picture slide shows that call themselves adventure games? Those don't got nothing on this game. This game is hilarious. The best thing about Lucasarts adventure games is that you never ever forget the characters. Even the characters that play a minor role in the game have their own personality that you'll remember. Remember the pirates in the bar in "Secret of Monkey Island?" They were HILARIOUS. Evidence exists in too many forms to name in Sam & Max, but it adds another element to the unfogettableness and to the overall enjoyment to the game. You remember the locations. I have to say, the locations in this game are some of the funniest and the most random locations I've ever seen. The Mystery Vortex has to be the weirdest and funniest places ever, and Gator Golf is also way up there. I loved this game from beginning to end; you'll be really fortunate if you're lucky enough to find this game. You'l feel the same

The Bad
Kinda short. You never want this kind of game to end. Oh, and too bad the only version I had was the disk one. I wish I could have listened to all the voices.

The Bottom Line
Witness a true milestone in the history of adventure gaming by playing this game.