I cannot emphasise how wonderful it is that you can now buy this game. It's been out of print for the longest time, and the fact that Disney's decided to let people embrace this game once again should be celebrated to the high heavens. Sam & Max Hit the Road is one of the funniest adventure games ever made, and few titles have come close to its level of crazy sillyness (though its Telltale-developed sequels are worthy successors). If you're looking for a game that'll make you scratch your head and then break out in a great big grin once you realise the crazy yet perfectly logical solution, this one is for you. The setup? You take control of a walking, talking, suit-wearing dog named Sam, one half of the so-called 'Freelance Police' who, along with his partner the hyperkinetic rabbity thing Max, take cases from a mysterious voice over the phone known only as the Commissioner. Along the way, they cause mayhem and destruction as they solve crime and shoot really, really big guns. The plot of this particular game? Investigate the disappearance of a carnival's top attractions - namely, a frozen bigfoot and Trixy the giraffe-necked girl. But as always in adventures like this, things soon spiral out of control and it's not long before you're stealing restroom keys, smashing Max into fuseboxes (FUSEBOX COUNT: 1) and listening to songs about John Muir. If you haven't realised just how insane this game is yet, then you really need to see a Doctor. The mad and crazy world the titular duo live in is every bit as mad as they are and you'll need to adjust your puzzle-solving abilities to adjust. I've just given away two puzzle solutions, but they're far from the randomest ones the game has to offer, and if thinking so far outside the box that you can barely even see it any more isn't your thing, you may want to give this game a miss. Otherwise, I cannot recommend this game enough, and since I'm running out of characters, I'll just say this: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, NEVER RUN TH-
For all the negative things you've heard about this game, it's not THAT bad. It's just really, really boring. Unfortunately that's one of the worst things a game can be. Oh dear. I've played this through beginning to end and aside from the opening levels, which are just awful, it's an amazingly dull game, featuring pathetic enemies, underwhelming weapons, lackluster level design and AI partners that, while not hair-pullingly awful, are far from the sharpest tools in the drawer. Combined with the dull models from the Quake 2 engine and the disappointing audio, it's just a massive, massive slog to get through. If you're curious, wait for a sale. It's not the worst game in the world - not by a long shot - but it's hardly worth full price.
