<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
was	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
from	O
2002	O
until	O
its	O
cancellation	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
adventure	B-Application
game	I-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freelance	O
Police	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
for	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
early	O
2004	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1993	O
title	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
dog	O
and	O
"	O
hyperkinetic	O
rabbity	O
thing	O
"	O
who	O
debuted	O
in	O
a	O
1987	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
used	O
a	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
and	O
GrimE	B-Application
engines	O
used	O
in	O
older	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
designers	O
for	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
while	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
assisted	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
and	O
providing	O
artistic	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
later	O
terminated	O
its	O
adventure	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
design	O
team	O
left	O
to	O
create	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
and	O
continue	O
development	O
of	O
such	O
adventure	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Purcell	O
moved	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
to	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
prompting	O
a	O
revival	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
as	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1993	O
title	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
contained	O
elements	O
from	O
other	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
from	O
Gladius	B-Device
,	O
RTX	B-Device
Red	I-Device
Rock	I-Device
,	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
:	O
Hell	O
on	O
Wheels	O
and	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
:	I-Device
Obi-Wan	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphical	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
shaders	O
,	O
bump	O
maps	O
and	O
lightmaps	B-Data_Structure
were	O
used	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
3D	O
effect	O
to	O
2D	O
textures	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	O
was	O
revealed	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
other	O
than	O
that	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
would	O
not	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
control	O
scheme	O
used	O
in	O
3D	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventures	I-Application
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
and	O
Escape	B-Application
from	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
but	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
point-and-click	O
mechanics	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
2D	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
would	O
contain	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
optional	O
and	O
compulsory	O
minigames	O
,	O
19	O
in	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Purcell	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
assisted	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
plot	O
and	O
the	O
artistic	O
direction	O
,	O
producing	O
concept	O
art	O
of	O
various	O
characters	O
and	O
locales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
by	O
Stemmle	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
's	O
rough	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
tumble	O
private	O
detective	O
neighbour	O
"	O
,	O
Paper	O
is	O
briefly	O
featured	O
in	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
comics	O
and	O
makes	O
an	O
offstage	O
appearance	O
in	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-release	O
bonus	O
content	O
was	O
also	O
considered	O
;	O
Stemmle	O
remarked	O
that	O
such	O
content	O
would	O
include	O
new	O
power-ups	O
,	O
minigames	O
and	O
"	O
maybe	O
even	O
entirely	O
new	O
interactive	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
cases	O
[	O
the	O
player ]	O
can	O
download	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
in	O
August	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
president	O
Simon	O
Jeffery	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
sequel	O
,	O
much	O
like	O
the	O
recently	O
announced	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
II	O
,	O
perfectly	O
complements	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
renowned	O
adventure	O
game	O
legacy	O
and	O
lends	O
further	O
support	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
commitment	O
to	O
investing	O
in	O
and	O
developing	O
more	O
of	O
our	O
original	O
properties	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
convention	O
in	O
May	O
2003	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
full	O
title	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
was	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
by	O
journalists	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
who	O
published	O
various	O
previews	O
and	O
interviews	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
lead	O
designer	O
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
designers	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2003	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
halted	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
adventure	O
game	O
sequel	O
Hell	O
on	O
Wheels	O
,	O
leading	O
the	O
magazine	O
Hyper	O
to	O
speculate	O
that	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
might	O
suffer	O
a	O
similar	O
fate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commentators	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
media	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
was	O
representative	O
of	O
the	O
diminishing	O
relevance	O
of	O
adventure	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
with	O
many	O
concluding	O
that	O
LucasArts	O
was	O
moving	O
to	O
maintain	O
its	O
position	O
with	O
low	O
risk	O
Star	O
Wars-themed	O
titles	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
had	O
brought	O
them	O
success	O
in	O
earlier	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Purcell	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
commented	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
disappointed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
decision	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
over	O
the	O
decision	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
had	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
writing	O
he	O
had	O
ever	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Stemmle	O
,	O
the	O
cancellation	O
decision	O
was	O
prompted	O
by	O
the	O
report	O
of	O
an	O
external	O
marketing	O
analysis	O
group	O
hired	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
which	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
European	O
market	O
for	O
adventure	B-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
had	O
simply	O
disappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
subsequently	O
dismissed	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
designers	O
involved	O
with	O
developing	O
their	O
adventure	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
intend	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
adventure	O
genre	O
until	O
the	O
next	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
development	O
team	O
formed	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
in	O
June	O
2004	O
to	O
continue	O
developing	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
adventure	B-Application
games	I-Application
that	O
LucasArts	O
no	O
longer	O
wished	O
to	O
produce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
series	O
debuted	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
with	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
,	O
Stemmle	O
later	O
reused	O
its	O
plot	O
summary	O
in	O
the	O
Telltale	O
's	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
off-screen	O
adventure	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
have	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Sam	O
's	O
dialogue	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
involved	O
dealing	O
with	O
giant	O
penguins	O
from	O
the	O
land	O
of	O
Subarctica	O
(	O
renamed	O
"	O
Zyzobia	O
"	O
in	O
Poker	B-Application
Night	I-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
who	O
worshipped	O
Max	O
as	O
their	O
god	O
.	O
</s>
