The comedic duo make their way to Wii. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/impressionsArt.cfm?artid=16995 Sam & Max, a dog and "hyperkinetic rabbity thing" are a team of vigilante private investigators who were first introduced in comic books over twenty years ago. Their popularity has skyrocketed since then with the release of their point-and-click episodic adventures on the PC last year. The six episodes of the first season's adventures have been collected on one Wii disc. With all of the episodes already released, Telltale decided on the traditional disc format rather than releasing single episodes like they are doing with their other Wii series, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People.
Sam & Max's point-and-click nature has allowed it translate perfectly to the Wii. I played through a portion of one of the episodes and the control was as natural as using a mouse, except for the satisfying click of the mouse button. The B button is used to run, which eliminates tedium of navigating larger environments. The game mostly involves clicking on objects in a 3-D environment, which either produce humorous commentary from the game's characters or set off an interactive dialog to progress the game's story.
The Wii version includes a couple bonuses features: a concept art section and character profiles. The concept art section shows the progression of character concept to concept art in the Sam & Max style to the final in-game design, which reveals some of the tug-of-war nature of character design.
If you haven't had a chance to play Sam & Max on PC, now's your chance to play it on Wii. The game is strong in humor and exploration, and is perfectly suited to play from the comfort of your living room or bedroom.
Topic: IMPRESSIONS: Sam & Max Season One (Read 2453 times)
