Today's Freelance Review comes from Mack - The new Sam and Max is produced by Telltale Games, who previously translated Jeff Smith’s comic masterpiece Bone to the PC. Adding to my ridiculous fan boy slavering was the fact that the games were co-written by Dave Grossman (Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle) and that the development team included many former LucasArts employees.

The individual episodes are available online for $8.95 each or you can get the entire season for $34.95 and if you buy the first one and decide you really like it you can pay the difference and receive the entire season. However if you’re a fan of the brick and mortar stores, Sam and Max: Season One is on store shelves right now (providing you can find a store that still has a PC games section). If you have lamented the death of the adventure game and worried about the future of the genre, you can relax. It’s in good hands.
--Chris
http://weeklygeekshow.com/2007/10/freelance_review_sam_and_max_s.php

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Product Description

Sam and Max: Season One brings back the crazy fun of Sam & Max, the freelance police. It's a vile world out there. Get too complacent and all sorts of weirdos start coming out of the woodwork. Good thing Sam & Max are here to hose down the sleaze and keep some kind of peace. Violently, if possible. Sam's a six-foot tall canine shamus with a love of justice. Max is a hyperkinetic rabbity-thing with a taste for mayhem. Together, they're a team of freelance police officers, on a mission to take down a bizarre mind-control conspiracy. And they're bringing you along for the fun. Get ready to meet some off-kilter characters, puzzle through some brain-tickling conundrums and to laugh at a whole lot of jokes! The game collects six different "episodes," each with their own crazy fun and adventure. Join them as they face mind-controlling villains, the Toy Mafia, viral video games and even a crazy President. BONUS full-size poster and CD with - making of video, trailers for all 6 episodes, bios, concept art, wallpapers, soundtrack sampler, Sam & Max online comic strip and a comic generator for making your own Sam & Max comic strips

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6089 in Video Games
• Brand: DreamCatcher
• Model: PCO55250MB
• Released on: 2007-08-07
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• 6 self-contained cases with an overarching story arc
• Thousands of laugh-out-loud dialogue lines
• Simple gameplay mechanics with a low learning curve
• Catchy jazz soundtrack featuring live performers and over 3 hours of original music
• Intuitive gameplay that appeals to seasoned gamers and novices alike