Sam & Max: Season 2 - Episode 3 - Night of the Raving Dead

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

2
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros:

Decent Paperboy-inspired mini-game; nice art design; standout sections with Sibyl, Robot Abe Lincoln and Zombie Abe Lincoln.

Cons:

Mediocre script; too much traveling for puzzles.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Decent Paperboy-inspired mini-game; nice art design; standout sections with Sibyl, Robot Abe Lincoln and Zombie Abe Lincoln

Reviewers Didn't Like

Mediocre script; too much traveling for puzzles

Expert reviews and ratings

Month after month Telltale Games proves that Sam & Max are the funniest game characters working today. Even their worst adventures are infinitively more enjoyable than the other so-called comedy games. However, as good as the franchise is, I just...

By Gaming Nexus on April 21, 2008

The latest of the Sam and Max games from telltale is probably one of the most off the wall yet. Zombies have appeared and are roaming the streets attempting to eat people's brains. The hunt for answers leads Sam & max to a castle in stuttgard,...

By Yet Another Review Site on March 24, 2008

It was inevitable that the Sam and Max series would slip. After so many quality episodes, we really cant be surprised that this latest sees the quality dip a bit, particularly in terms of story and humor. The real shame here is that the slip comes at...

By IGN Gear on February 27, 2008

del.icio.us | Digg This | Glink It Sam & Max Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead is the third installment in this second season edition of Sam & Max. With a theme like Zombies, this game should be a scream, but unfortunately it suffers a little...

By GameZone on February 18, 2008

Name: Sam and Max 203: Night of the Raving DeadGenre: Point and Click AdventurePlatform: Windows PCAs I have stated before: I love the Sam and Max series. Its quirky, silly humor and continuously humorous plot has always pulled me in and had me...

By Gamervision on February 14, 2008

I really am going to review this game…just as soon as I stop laughing. Seriously. Ahem…Sam and Max Season Two, Episode Three is TellTale games latest brainchild in the Sam and Max franchise and had me giggling from the first moment that I...

By Strategy Informer on February 13, 2008

Even the best series have off-days. The original "Star Trek" had "Spocks Brain. "Lost" had a whole show devoted to the fruit pickers. So its no surprise that Sam & Max, the adventure game series that remains the best example of episodic gaming to...

By GameSpy on February 12, 2008

A dark castle stronghold in foreign lands is churning out an army of the walking dead which turn up at the doorstep of everyone's favorite anthropomorphic freelance police duo, and this time the furry detectives find themselves in mortal peril, the...

By Cheat Code Central on February 12, 2008

Zombies can improve anything - anything - and the Sam & Max series is no exception. As the second season's third episode opens, the walking dead have swarmed Sam and Max's run-down neighborhood - and strangely, that's a good thing. Frankly,...

By Games Radar on February 12, 2008

If someone ever asks you for a game that is a cross between Resident Evil and Ren and Stimpy, this is the game you would show them. The Resident Evil similarities are not only in the brain-eating ravers, but also in how the gameplay is puzzle-based....

By OCModShop on February 13, 2008

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