<s>
Sam	B-Device
&	I-Device
Max	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
season	O
of	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
episodic	O
series	O
created	O
by	O
Telltale	O
,	O
following	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
apps	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
the	O
first	O
Telltale	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
)	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Device
&	I-Device
Max	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
control	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
to	O
specific	O
locations	O
,	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
collecting	O
and	O
using	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
talking	O
to	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
and	O
complete	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
two	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
seasons	O
used	O
a	O
traditional	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
well-suited	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
MacOS	B-Application
users	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
translate	O
well	O
to	O
traditional	O
gamepad	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
engine	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
has	O
been	O
redesigned	O
to	O
handle	O
both	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
scheme	O
and	O
typical	O
console-based	O
controls	O
for	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
MacOS	B-Application
computer	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
plugging	O
in	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
to	O
use	O
this	O
second	O
set	O
of	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
direct	O
touch	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
characters	O
,	O
scenery	O
,	O
and	O
inventory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
in	O
previous	O
episodes	O
Max	O
would	O
follow	O
to	O
wherever	O
the	O
player	O
directed	O
Sam	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
gives	O
the	O
player	O
direct	O
control	O
over	O
both	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
swap	O
between	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
additional	O
psychic	O
power	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
Twilight	O
Zone-style	O
narrator	O
who	O
tells	O
to	O
the	O
audience	O
that	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
have	O
come	O
to	O
learn	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Toys	O
of	O
Power	O
"	O
—	O
seemingly	O
harmless	O
toys	O
that	O
Max	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
to	O
perform	O
various	O
psychic	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
teleportation	O
and	O
precognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
first	O
use	O
the	O
toys	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
alien	O
General	O
Skun-ka	O
'	O
pe	O
from	O
destroying	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
come	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
Toys	O
himself	O
,	O
and	O
banish	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Penal	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
,	O
an	O
interdimensional	O
prison	O
that	O
he	O
escaped	O
previously	O
to	O
the	O
episode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
watching	O
some	O
dusty	O
film	O
reels	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
their	O
great-grandfathers	O
,	O
Sameth	O
and	O
Maximus	O
,	O
were	O
chosen	O
by	O
the	O
cryptic	O
Mr.	O
Papierwaite	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Toybox	O
from	O
the	B-Device
Tomb	I-Device
of	I-Device
Sammun-Mak	I-Device
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
Pharaoh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
Skun-ka	O
'	O
pe	O
has	O
escaped	O
the	B-Device
Penal	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
and	O
is	O
fighting	O
the	O
still-living	O
Mr.	O
Papierwaite	O
for	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
Toybox	O
and	O
Max	O
's	O
brain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
last	O
moment	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
greeted	O
by	O
the	O
parallel	O
universe	O
Max	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
season	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
)	O
whose	O
Sam	O
was	O
destroyed	O
under	O
similar	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
Designer/Writer	O
Director	O
Release	O
date	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Penal	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
"	O
Chuck	O
Jordan	O
Chuck	O
Jordan	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
/	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
(	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
General	O
Skun-ka	O
'	O
pe	O
,	O
a	O
gorilla	O
from	O
outer	O
space	O
,	O
arrives	O
in	O
town	O
bringing	O
a	O
message	O
of	O
peace	O
and	O
love	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	B-Device
Tomb	I-Device
of	I-Device
Sammun-Mak	I-Device
"	O
Andy	O
Hartzell	O
Dave	O
Bogan	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
(	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
Using	O
a	O
strange	O
projector	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
basement	O
of	O
their	O
building	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
view	O
the	O
last	O
adventure	O
of	O
their	O
great	O
grandfathers	O
,	O
Sameth	O
and	O
Maximus	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
become	O
selected	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
devil	O
's	O
toybox	O
,	O
steal	O
it	O
,	O
survive	O
the	O
train	O
robbery	O
then	O
return	O
the	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
PinneyMike	O
Stemmle	O
Joe	O
PinneyMike	O
StemmleNick	O
Herman	O
June	O
22	O
,	O
2010	O
(	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
Max	O
's	O
brain	O
was	O
stolen	O
during	O
Sam	O
's	O
bathroom	O
break	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
episode	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
,	O
written	O
&	O
directed	O
by	O
Joe	O
Pinney	O
&	O
Mike	O
Stemmle	O
"	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Alley	O
of	O
the	O
Dolls	O
"	O
Mike	O
StemmleJoe	O
Pinney	O
Dennis	O
Lenart	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
(	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
Clones	O
of	O
Sam	O
are	O
searching	O
the	O
city	O
for	O
the	O
Toys	O
of	O
Power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
City	O
That	O
Dares	O
Not	O
Sleep	O
"	O
Chuck	O
Jordan	O
Jake	O
Rodkin	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
(	O
August	O
31	O
on	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
Max	O
is	O
transformed	O
into	O
a	O
giant	O
demonic	O
beast	O
and	O
begins	O
terrorizing	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
was	O
the	O
third	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
since	O
acquiring	O
the	O
license	O
after	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
initially	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
game	O
failed	O
to	O
materialize	O
,	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2009	O
Telltale	O
alluded	O
to	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
of	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
directing	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
preliminary	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industry	O
media	O
later	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
Sam	B-Device
&	I-Device
Max	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Device
Penal	I-Device
Zone	I-Device
"	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
registered	O
with	O
the	O
OFLC	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
film	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
classification	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
officially	O
announced	O
The	B-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
release	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
applications	O
for	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
Dan	O
Connors	O
,	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
chose	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
as	O
a	O
new	O
opportunity	O
as	O
it	O
"	O
really	O
revolutionizes	O
the	O
way	O
our	O
stuff	O
is	O
played	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connors	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
once	O
they	O
started	O
testing	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
device	O
helped	O
to	O
give	O
more	O
immersion	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
platforms	O
where	O
they	O
play	O
out	O
more	O
as	O
an	O
interaction	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
keep	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
already	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
console	O
releases	O
,	O
including	O
3D	O
graphics	O
limited	O
only	O
by	O
the	O
shader	O
technology	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
while	O
including	O
features	O
that	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
technology	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
touch-based	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
game	O
developer	O
Valve	O
announced	O
that	O
anyone	O
who	O
purchased	O
The	B-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
through	O
Steam	B-Application
would	O
receive	O
three	O
bonus	O
items	O
in	O
Team	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
a	O
hat	O
based	O
on	O
Max	O
's	O
head	O
,	O
Max	O
's	O
pistol	O
,	O
and	O
Sam	O
's	O
revolver	O
.	O
</s>
