Developed by Telltale Games
Published by Microsoft Game Studios
Released for XBLA (10/2009)
Also on iOS/Mac/PC/PS3/Wii
Backwards Compatible with Xbox One
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space is the second and final set of episodes starring Sam & Max that was released for the Xbox 360, four months after the first episodes. If you haven't read the review for the first one, I'd recommend checking that out here as it all pretty much applies to this review as well. This game has several characters from the previous entry making their return as well as a bunch of new faces. The humor and absolutely absurd plots have remained intact and this game is every bit as amusing as the first entry. This time around the developers added in quite a few additional mini-games in an attempt to add variety. Some of these are far more frustrating than fun and definitely brought the game down a notch for me, but it wasn't enough to spoil the overall experience. The driving mini-games in particular are especially irritating, due to some bad input lag on the controls and a pretty choppy frame-rate. The driving games all have three tiers progressing in difficulty and luckily you don't have to do them all if you don't want to in order to complete the story, unless you want the achievement for getting all the decals. As with the previous game, if you like point & click games that don't take themselves seriously at all you will find something to appreciate here.
Final Verdict: Fans of adventure games and/or Sam & Max will definitely enjoy Sam & Max: Beyond Space and Time. If you're unable to play this on a PC, then the Xbox 360 version will get the job done.
Related Links:
Buy Sam & Max Beyond Space and Time - Xbox Marketplace
Telltale Games - Xbox Overview
Telltale Games - Official Site
Sam & Max Beyond Space and Time - Metacritic
Sam & Max Beyond Space and Time - GameFAQs
Sam & Max Beyond Space and Time Achievement Guide - Xbox Achievements
Sam & Max Beyond Space and Time - True Achievements
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