<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
during	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
adventure	B-Application
games	I-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1993	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2002	O
re-release	O
included	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
characters	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
dog	O
and	O
"	O
hyperkinetic	O
rabbity	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
comic	O
On	O
the	O
Road	O
,	O
the	O
duo	O
take	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
a	O
missing	O
bigfoot	B-Device
from	O
a	O
nearby	O
carnival	B-Application
,	O
traveling	O
to	O
many	O
American	O
culture	O
tourist	O
sites	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1992	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
to	O
use	O
new	O
settings	O
and	O
characters	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
adventure	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
is	O
the	O
ninth	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
adventure	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
integrated	O
the	O
iMUSE	B-Application
audio	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Michael	O
Land	O
and	O
Peter	O
McConnell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
adventure	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
Sam	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cursor	B-Application
in	O
a	O
particular	O
mode	O
to	O
designate	O
how	O
Sam	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
:	O
Sam	O
can	O
walk	O
around	O
an	O
area	O
,	O
talk	O
to	O
other	O
characters	O
,	O
look	O
at	O
objects	O
,	O
pick	O
them	O
up	O
or	O
otherwise	O
try	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cursor	B-Application
's	O
graphic	O
changes	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
hovered	O
over	O
an	O
in-game	O
entity	O
that	O
Sam	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
talking	O
to	O
another	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
subject	O
areas	O
to	O
discuss	O
,	O
depicted	O
in	O
a	O
conversation	B-Application
tree	I-Application
as	O
icons	O
at	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
travel	O
to	O
different	O
locations	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
their	O
black	O
and	O
white	O
1960	O
DeSoto	O
Adventurer	O
,	O
which	O
when	O
clicked	O
on	O
in-game	O
will	O
present	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
available	O
locations	O
the	O
pair	O
can	O
travel	O
to	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
includes	O
several	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
carnival	B-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
Whac-A-Mole	O
but	O
involving	O
live	O
rats	O
,	O
must	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
receive	O
new	O
items	O
and	O
further	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
car-themed	O
version	O
of	O
Battleship	O
,	O
are	O
entirely	O
optional	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
cannot	O
die	O
or	O
reach	O
a	O
complete	O
dead-end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
,	O
are	O
two	O
comic	O
book	O
characters	O
created	O
by	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
,	O
who	O
act	O
as	O
private	O
detectives	O
and	O
vigilantes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
pair	O
on	O
a	O
case	O
that	O
takes	O
them	O
from	O
their	O
office	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
way	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
comic	O
stories	O
,	O
with	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
receiving	O
a	O
telephone	O
call	O
from	O
an	O
unseen	O
and	O
unheard	O
Commissioner	O
,	O
who	O
tells	O
them	O
to	O
go	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
carnival	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
carnival	B-Application
,	O
they	O
are	O
told	O
by	O
the	O
owners	O
that	O
their	O
star	O
attraction	O
,	O
a	O
frozen	O
bigfoot	B-Device
called	O
Bruno	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
set	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
fled	O
,	O
taking	O
their	O
second	O
attraction	O
,	O
Trixie	O
the	O
Giraffe-Necked	O
Girl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
set	O
off	O
to	O
find	O
Bruno	O
and	O
Trixie	O
and	O
bring	O
them	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
duo	O
investigate	O
the	O
carnival	B-Application
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
Bruno	O
and	O
Trixie	O
are	O
in	O
love	O
and	O
that	O
Trixie	O
freed	O
Bruno	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
leave	O
the	O
carnival	B-Application
to	O
pursue	O
leads	O
at	O
various	O
tourist	O
traps	O
throughout	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
World	O
's	O
Largest	O
Ball	O
of	O
Twine	O
,	O
a	O
vortex	B-Application
controlled	O
by	O
giant	O
subterranean	O
magnets	O
,	O
and	O
bungee	O
jumping	O
facilities	O
at	O
Mount	O
Rushmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
learn	O
that	O
two	O
other	O
bigfoots	O
used	O
as	O
tourist	O
attractions	O
in	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
have	O
been	O
freed	O
by	O
Bruno	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Bruno	O
has	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
Liverpudlian	O
country	O
western	O
singer	O
Conroy	B-Application
Bumpus	I-Application
,	O
a	O
cruel	O
animal	O
abuser	O
who	O
wishes	O
to	O
use	O
Bruno	O
in	O
his	O
performances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
travel	O
to	O
Bumpus	O
 '	O
home	O
and	O
rescue	O
Bruno	O
and	O
Trixie	O
,	O
but	O
Bruno	O
then	O
departs	O
with	O
Trixie	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
bigfoot	B-Device
gathering	O
at	O
an	O
inn	O
in	O
Nevada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
them	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
disguise	O
themselves	O
as	O
a	O
bigfoot	B-Device
to	O
enter	O
the	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
the	O
party	O
is	O
gatecrashed	O
by	O
Conroy	B-Application
Bumpus	I-Application
and	O
his	O
henchman	O
Lee	O
Harvey	O
,	O
who	O
hope	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
bigfoots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sam	O
manages	O
to	O
fool	O
Bumpus	O
and	O
Harvey	O
into	O
donning	O
their	O
bigfoot	B-Device
disguise	O
,	O
and	O
Max	O
locks	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
inn	O
's	O
kitchen	O
freezer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chief	O
Vanuatu	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
bigfoots	O
,	O
in	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	O
pair	O
's	O
actions	O
,	O
makes	O
the	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
bigfoot	B-Device
tribe	O
and	O
tells	O
them	O
of	O
a	O
spell	O
that	O
will	O
make	O
the	O
world	O
safe	O
for	O
bigfoots	O
again	O
,	O
preventing	O
their	O
capture	O
by	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
chief	O
requires	O
help	O
deciphering	O
the	O
spell	O
's	O
four	O
ingredients	O
,	O
and	O
asks	O
for	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
's	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
ingredients	O
are	O
a	O
vegetable	O
resembling	O
John	O
Muir	O
,	O
hair	O
restoration	O
tonic	O
,	O
the	O
tooth	O
of	O
a	O
dinosaur	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
vortex	B-Application
contained	O
within	O
a	O
snow	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
with	O
a	O
live	O
bigfoot	B-Device
sacrifice	O
—	O
which	O
Max	O
substitutes	O
for	O
frozen	O
bigfoot-clad	O
Bumpus	O
and	O
Harvey	O
—	O
the	O
ingredients	O
cause	O
large	O
trees	O
to	O
spring	O
into	O
existence	O
,	O
destroying	O
towns	O
and	O
cities	O
and	O
covering	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
the	O
west	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
forest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
that	O
their	O
work	O
is	O
done	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
take	O
the	O
frozen	O
ice	O
block	O
containing	O
Bumpus	O
and	O
Harvey	O
to	O
the	O
carnival	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
that	O
Bruno	O
has	O
been	O
returned	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
the	O
owners	O
give	O
a	O
large	O
reward	O
of	O
skee	O
ball	O
tickets	O
to	O
the	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
,	O
who	O
then	O
spend	O
the	O
end	O
credits	O
shooting	O
targets	O
at	O
a	O
carnival	B-Application
stall	O
with	O
real	O
firearms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
at	O
LucasArts	O
with	O
prior	O
experience	O
on	O
their	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Sean	O
Clark	O
,	O
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
,	O
and	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
creator	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
and	O
his	O
future	O
wife	O
Collette	O
Michaud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
being	O
employed	O
at	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
started	O
publishing	O
stories	O
about	O
them	O
around	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purcell	O
helped	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
for	O
Zak	B-Application
McKracken	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Mindbenders	I-Application
,	O
then	O
helped	O
with	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
in	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
first	O
appeared	O
as	O
video	O
game	O
characters	O
as	O
internal	O
testing	O
material	O
for	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
programmers	O
recently	O
employed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
;	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
created	O
animated	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
an	O
office	O
backdrop	O
for	O
the	O
programmers	O
to	O
practice	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
comic	O
strips	O
by	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
quarterly	O
newsletter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
positive	O
reaction	O
from	O
fans	O
to	O
the	O
strips	O
and	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
wish	O
to	O
use	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
settings	O
after	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
franchises	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
offered	O
in	O
1992	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
comic	O
On	O
The	O
Road	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
two	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
planned	O
a	O
relatively	O
short	O
timetable	O
for	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
of	O
about	O
eight	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
opted	O
to	O
use	O
storyboarding	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
at	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
plan	O
out	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
full	O
speech	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
which	O
for	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
dream	O
opportunity	O
"	O
to	O
hear	O
his	O
creations	O
speak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
jazz	B-Device
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Clint	O
Bajakian	O
,	O
Michael	O
Land	O
and	O
Peter	O
McConnell	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
Land	O
and	O
McConnell	O
's	O
iMUSE	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
audio	O
to	O
be	O
synchronized	O
with	O
the	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
;	O
only	O
the	O
CD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
contained	O
full	O
in-game	O
speech	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
comics	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
adult	O
tone	O
,	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
expected	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
cut	O
back	O
"	O
the	O
edgier	O
material	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
expressed	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
pleased	O
with	O
how	O
LucasArts	O
allowed	O
him	O
to	O
stay	O
close	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
also	O
signified	O
a	O
major	O
change	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
entirely	O
rehauled	O
from	O
that	O
introduced	O
in	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
built	O
upon	O
in	O
subsequent	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
selecting	O
a	O
verb	O
function	O
from	O
a	O
list	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
and	O
clicking	O
on	O
an	O
in-game	O
entity	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
compressed	O
all	O
verb	O
functions	O
into	O
the	O
mouse	O
cursor	B-Application
,	O
which	O
players	O
could	O
cycle	O
through	O
using	O
the	O
right-mouse	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
,	O
this	O
cleared	O
space	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
"	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
excellent	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
also	O
made	O
interaction	O
much	O
quicker	O
and	O
less	O
laborious	O
than	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
previous	O
adventure	O
games	O
"	O
The	O
conversation	B-Application
trees	I-Application
were	O
also	O
affected	O
by	O
this	O
;	O
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
proposed	O
removing	O
the	O
text-based	O
selection	O
menu	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
icons	O
representing	O
topics	O
of	O
discussion	O
as	O
"	O
nothing	O
would	O
kill	O
a	O
joke	O
worse	O
than	O
reading	O
it	O
before	O
you	O
hear	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
these	O
innovations	O
were	O
retained	O
for	O
future	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
received	O
a	O
favorable	O
reception	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
's	O
press	O
,	O
holding	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
84%	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
site	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Ardai	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1994	O
liked	O
it	O
"	O
measurably	O
less	O
"	O
than	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
compared	O
the	O
latter	O
to	O
a	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
cartoon	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
to	O
an	O
underground	O
comic	O
book	O
,	O
observing	O
that	O
Sam	O
&	O
Maxs	O
style	O
of	O
humor	O
"	O
can	O
all	O
be	O
funny	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
to	O
a	O
point	O
...	O
its	O
main	O
characters	O
are	O
basically	O
jerks	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
unimportant	O
"	O
even	O
to	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardai	O
cited	O
the	O
completely	O
optional	O
and	O
disconnected	O
minigames	O
as	O
"contribut[ing]	O
to	O
the	O
feeling	O
that	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
is	O
more	O
a	O
computerized	O
busybox	O
...	O
than	O
a	O
unified	O
,	O
focused	O
piece	O
of	O
fiction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
liked	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
simplified	O
SCUMM	B-Application
interface	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
whole	O
is	O
rather	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
sum	O
of	O
its	O
parts	O
...	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
affords	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
hours	O
of	O
somewhat	O
similar	O
amusement	O
"	O
to	O
Tentacle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
most	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
its	O
hard	O
to	O
feel	O
anything	O
for	O
the	O
character(s )	O
you	O
control	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
stated	O
that	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
broke	O
this	O
mold	O
by	O
being	O
"	O
genuinely	O
funny	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
reviewer	O
Steve	O
Honeywell	O
was	O
also	O
very	O
positive	O
with	O
his	O
comments	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
plot	O
as	O
"	O
interesting	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
as	O
"	O
appropriately	O
cartoonish	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
locations	O
as	O
"	O
well-designed	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
noting	O
that	O
above	O
all	O
"	O
what	O
makes	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
work	O
is	O
the	O
humor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
nominees	O
for	O
the	O
1994	O
Annie	O
Award	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Best	O
Animated	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
award	O
instead	O
went	O
to	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rebel	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
the	O
8th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
has	O
since	O
come	O
to	O
be	O
regarded	O
as	O
a	O
classic	O
adventure	O
game	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
regularly	O
featured	O
in	O
listings	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
27th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
its	O
"	O
goofy	O
charm	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
tiebreaker	O
in	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
include	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
instead	O
of	O
other	O
acclaimed	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
as	O
number	O
45	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
combined	O
a	O
bizarre	O
plot	O
with	O
LucasArt	O
's	O
adventure	O
game	O
prowess	O
and	O
the	O
robust	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
listed	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
as	O
the	O
eighth-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
absurd	O
and	O
ridiculous	O
game	O
ever	O
designed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
described	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
in	O
its	O
2007	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
feature	O
as	O
"	O
known	O
more	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
unusual	O
and	O
interesting	O
gameplay	O
is	O
typically	O
saddled	O
in	O
the	O
shotgun	O
position	O
in	O
fans	O
 '	O
memories	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
you	O
're	O
driving	O
a	O
Porsche	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
trunk	O
is	O
a	O
smooth	O
ride	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
named	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
the	O
28th-best	O
adventure	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
attempts	O
at	O
creating	O
a	O
sequel	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
September	O
2001	O
with	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Plunge	O
Through	O
Space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Application
exclusive	O
title	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Infinite	O
Machine	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
company	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
former	O
LucasArts	O
employees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2002	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
convention	O
,	O
nearly	O
a	O
decade	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
LucasArts	O
announced	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
PC	O
sequel	O
,	O
entitled	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Michael	O
Stemmle	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
designers	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
for	O
Sam	B-Application
and	I-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
Bill	O
Farmer	O
and	O
Nick	O
Jameson	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
set	O
to	O
reprise	O
their	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2004	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
quite	O
far	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
was	O
abruptly	O
cancelled	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
current	O
market	O
place	O
realities	O
and	O
underlying	O
economic	O
considerations	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
press	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
license	O
with	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
expired	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
moved	O
to	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
of	O
former	O
LucasArts	O
employees	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
including	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
episodic	O
series	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
video	O
games	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
both	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
and	O
Freelance	O
Police	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
in	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
format	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lacked	O
the	O
original	O
voice	O
actors	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
episodes	O
following	O
regularly	O
until	O
April	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
compilation	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	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
began	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
and	O
ended	O
in	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
compilation	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
season	O
,	O
Sam	B-Device
&	I-Device
Max	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
,	O
began	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
