<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Season	I-Application
One	I-Application
before	O
being	O
renamed	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Save	O
the	O
World	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
episodic	O
fashion	O
,	O
comprising	O
six	O
episodes	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
late	O
2006	O
and	O
early	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episodes	O
were	O
initially	O
distributed	O
online	O
by	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
and	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
themselves	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
later	O
retail	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Adventure	O
Company	O
and	O
JoWooD	O
Productions	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
late	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Skunkape	O
Games	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
's	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
the	O
title	O
characters	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
—	O
self-styled	O
vigilante	O
private	O
investigators	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
an	O
anthropomorphic	O
dog	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
a	O
"	O
hyperkinetic	O
rabbity	O
thing	O
"	O
—	O
through	O
several	O
cases	O
involving	O
a	O
hypnotism	O
conspiracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
in	O
2005	O
following	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
by	O
LucasArts	O
in	O
the	O
preceding	O
year	O
;	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
employees	O
at	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
were	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
episodic	O
sequels	O
:	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
and	O
Sam	B-Device
&	I-Device
Max	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Sam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
in-game	O
entity	O
a	O
player	O
selects	O
using	O
the	O
cursor	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
have	O
Sam	O
walk	O
around	O
an	O
area	O
,	O
look	O
at	O
and	O
comment	O
on	O
objects	O
,	O
pick	O
up	O
certain	O
items	O
or	O
otherwise	O
try	O
to	O
use	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
may	O
also	O
engage	O
in	O
conversation	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
;	O
when	O
this	O
occurs	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
presents	O
a	O
dialog	B-Application
tree	I-Application
with	O
several	O
subjects	O
to	O
pick	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Save	O
the	O
Worlds	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
inventory	O
items	O
are	O
context	O
specific	O
,	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
together	O
or	O
combined	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
with	O
the	O
developer	O
's	O
heritage	O
from	O
the	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	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
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
universe	O
that	O
parodies	O
American	O
popular	O
culture	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
follows	O
the	O
title	O
characters	O
of	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
,	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
,	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
vigilantes	O
and	O
private	O
investigators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
,	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
operate	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
dilapidated	O
office	O
block	O
in	O
a	O
dangerous	O
neighborhood	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
where	O
they	O
receive	O
cases	O
over	O
the	O
telephone	O
from	O
an	O
unseen	O
police	O
commissioner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosco	O
is	O
the	O
proprietor	O
of	O
the	O
nearby	O
convenience	O
store	O
and	O
supplies	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
items	O
across	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
down	O
the	O
neighborhood	O
is	O
Sybil	B-Application
Pandemik	I-Application
,	O
who	O
owns	O
a	O
small	O
office	O
across	O
from	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
characters	O
include	O
the	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
three	O
former	O
child	O
stars	O
from	O
the	O
1970s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
characters	O
include	O
Agent	O
Superball	O
,	O
a	O
US	O
Secret	O
Service	O
agent	O
with	O
a	O
penchant	O
for	O
guarding	O
doors	O
;	O
Chuckles	O
,	O
the	O
pit	O
manager	O
in	O
a	O
mafia-run	O
casino	B-Application
;	O
Harry	O
Moleman	O
,	O
a	O
police	O
mole	O
who	O
switches	O
sides	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Computer	O
Obsolescence	O
Prevention	O
Society	O
(	O
COPS	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
outdated	O
computers	O
attempting	O
to	O
find	O
purpose	O
in	O
the	O
technologically	O
advanced	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
,	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
,	O
lounging	O
in	O
their	O
office	O
,	O
awaiting	O
a	O
new	O
case	O
after	O
a	O
long	O
hiatus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
commissioner	O
sends	O
them	O
out	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
former	O
child	O
stars	O
,	O
the	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
,	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
causing	O
trouble	O
in	O
the	O
neighborhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
promote	O
a	O
self-help	O
video	O
called	O
Eye-Bo	O
,	O
which	O
(	O
when	O
watched	O
)	O
hypnotizes	O
the	O
viewer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeking	O
assistance	O
from	O
Sybil	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	O
hypnotism	O
on	O
the	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
by	O
knocking	O
them	O
unconscious	O
,	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
learn	O
that	O
the	O
scheme	O
has	O
been	O
devised	O
by	O
one	O
Brady	O
Culture	O
,	O
another	O
former	O
child	O
star	O
who	O
owes	O
his	O
fall	O
from	O
popularity	O
to	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
and	O
the	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
confront	O
Culture	O
,	O
who	O
hypnotizes	O
the	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sam	O
manages	O
to	O
fool	O
Culture	O
into	O
ordering	O
the	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
to	O
attack	O
himself	O
,	O
subduing	O
the	O
threat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
case	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
get	O
involves	O
liberating	O
a	O
studio	O
audience	O
held	O
hostage	O
by	O
a	O
deranged	O
TV	O
talk	O
show	O
host	O
,	O
Myra	O
Stump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commissioner	O
then	O
tasks	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
with	O
infiltrating	O
the	O
Toy	O
Mafia	O
,	O
a	O
criminal	O
organisation	O
operating	O
from	O
a	O
casino	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commissioner	O
's	O
mole	O
in	O
the	O
organisation	O
has	O
gone	O
quiet	O
;	O
he	O
wants	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
to	O
find	O
out	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
the	O
mole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
that	O
the	O
casino	B-Application
is	O
a	O
front	O
for	O
a	O
factory	O
producing	O
the	O
hypnotizing	O
bears	O
for	O
mass	O
distribution	O
,	O
the	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
sabotage	O
the	O
factory	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
Max	O
beheads	O
the	O
President	O
,	O
revealing	O
him	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
mechanical	O
puppet	O
designed	O
to	O
hypnotize	O
the	O
nation	O
through	O
TV	O
broadcasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
discover	O
the	O
problem	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
program	O
called	O
Reality	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
Internet	O
(	O
which	O
has	O
gained	O
sentience	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
hypnotizing	O
people	O
so	O
they	O
never	O
want	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
access	O
the	O
program	O
themselves	O
and	O
introduce	O
a	O
computer	O
virus	O
that	O
crashes	O
Reality	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
and	O
deletes	O
the	O
digital	O
embodiment	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
travel	O
to	O
Bliss	O
 '	O
Prismatology	O
retreat	O
on	O
the	O
Moon	O
,	O
where	O
Bliss	O
is	O
preparing	O
a	O
device	O
to	O
hypnotize	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bliss	O
reveals	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
colony	O
of	O
sentient	O
bacteria	O
that	O
feeds	O
off	O
of	O
the	O
endorphins	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
human	O
happiness	O
;	O
by	O
hypnotizing	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
Bliss	O
assures	O
himself	O
of	O
a	O
permanent	O
supply	O
of	O
nourishment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episode	O
Designer/Writer	O
Release	O
date	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
release	O
General	O
release	O
"	O
Culture	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
Brendan	O
Q	O
.	O
FergusonDave	O
GrossmanSteve	O
Purcell	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2006	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
A	O
group	O
of	O
former	O
child	O
stars	O
,	O
the	O
Soda	B-Application
Poppers	I-Application
,	O
are	O
hypnotized	O
into	O
causing	O
trouble	O
in	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
's	O
neighborhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Situation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Comedy	I-Application
"	O
Brendan	O
Q	O
.	O
FergusonDave	O
GrossmanJeff	O
LesterSteve	O
Purcell	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
must	O
deal	O
with	O
a	O
talk	O
show	O
host	O
who	O
has	O
taken	O
her	O
audience	O
hostage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	B-Application
Mole	I-Application
,	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mob	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Meatball	I-Application
"	O
Brendan	O
Q	O
.	O
FergusonDave	O
GrossmanJeff	O
LesterSteve	O
Purcell	O
January	O
25	O
,	O
2007	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2007	O
A	O
mole	O
in	O
a	O
nearby	O
mafia	O
outfit	O
has	O
gone	O
quiet	O
,	O
so	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
finding	O
out	O
what	O
happened	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Abe	B-Application
Lincoln	I-Application
Must	I-Application
Die	I-Application
!	I-Application
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Reality	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
"	O
Brendan	O
Q	O
.	O
FergusonDave	O
GrossmanHeather	O
LogasChuck	O
JordanSteve	O
Purcell	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
An	O
Internet	O
craze	O
is	O
hypnotizing	O
people	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
so	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
try	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bright	B-Application
Side	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
"	O
Brendan	O
Q	O
.	O
FergusonDave	O
GrossmanHeather	O
LogasChuck	O
JordanSteve	O
Purcell	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2007	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2007	O
Having	O
discovered	O
what	O
is	O
behind	O
the	O
hypnotism	O
cases	O
,	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
Moon	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
short	O
,	O
"	O
Frank	O
Discussion	O
"	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
has	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
share	O
a	O
discussion	O
regarding	O
frankfurters	B-Application
and	O
their	O
preservative	O
properties	O
in	O
Bosco	O
's	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
episodes	O
relate	O
to	O
Max	O
's	O
tenure	O
as	O
US	O
president	O
after	O
"	O
Abe	B-Application
Lincoln	I-Application
Must	I-Application
Die	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
"	O
;	O
"	O
War	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
has	O
Sam	O
and	O
Max	O
engage	O
in	O
military	O
activities	O
from	O
the	O
White	B-Application
House	I-Application
's	O
war	O
room	O
under	O
the	O
pretense	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
mere	O
simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
originates	O
from	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Freelance	I-Application
Police	I-Application
,	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
from	O
2002	O
to	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
was	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>
However	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
ceased	O
production	O
on	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
subsequent	O
weeks	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
underwent	O
major	O
restructuring	O
;	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
past	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
made	O
redundant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
development	O
team	O
consequently	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	O
games	O
that	O
LucasArts	O
no	O
longer	O
wished	O
to	O
produce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
creator	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
,	O
who	O
described	O
himself	O
as	O
disappointed	O
and	O
frustrated	O
with	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
decision	O
,	O
took	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
to	O
Telltale	O
after	O
the	O
LucasArts	O
license	O
expired	O
in	O
mid-2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
Games	O
announced	O
the	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
games	O
in	O
September	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brendan	O
Q	O
.	O
Ferguson	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
,	O
designer	O
and	O
writer	O
;	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
leaders	O
on	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Day	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Purcell	O
primarily	O
led	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
,	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
episodic	O
form	O
,	O
with	O
episodes	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
quick	O
succession	O
,	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
reduced	O
development	O
time	O
between	O
titles	O
and	O
quicker	O
delivery	O
of	O
content	O
to	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
launched	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
in	O
November	O
to	O
accompany	O
their	O
new	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
Purcell	O
began	O
publishing	O
a	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
webcomic	O
entitled	O
"	O
The	O
Big	O
Sleep	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
;	O
the	O
webcomic	O
ran	O
for	O
twelve	O
issues	O
and	O
concluded	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
at	O
the	O
convention	O
,	O
Telltale	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
forecast	O
for	O
release	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2006	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
distribution	O
service	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
announced	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
October	O
17	O
over	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
in	O
early	O
September	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
note	O
that	O
each	O
episode	O
would	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
from	O
Telltale	O
themselves	O
within	O
fifteen	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
was	O
completed	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
began	O
hosting	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
animated	O
series	O
as	O
promotional	O
material	O
for	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
Culture	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on-time	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
debuted	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
June	O
15	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
2008	O
saw	O
a	O
significant	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
upgrading	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
ensuring	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
Telltale	O
announced	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
reported	O
that	O
an	O
email	O
campaign	O
and	O
Internet	O
rumors	O
of	O
a	O
port	O
had	O
stirred	O
up	O
interest	O
within	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
producing	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
redesigned	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
to	O
accommodate	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
the	O
primary	O
controller	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
renamed	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
title	O
of	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
:	I-Application
Season	I-Application
One	I-Application
to	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
message	O
accompanied	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
media	O
speculation	O
since	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Windows	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
republished	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
,	O
the	O
objective	O
for	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
with	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
lot	O
of	O
story	O
and	O
character	O
in	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grossman	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
franchise	O
was	O
therefore	O
most	O
ideally	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
genre	O
;	O
while	O
action	B-Application
was	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
,	O
it	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
kind	O
of	O
wrong	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Still	O
,	O
designers	O
decided	O
to	O
introduce	O
action	B-Application
moments	O
such	O
as	O
car	O
chase	O
scenes	O
,	O
wanting	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
feel	O
like	O
 [ they ] 	O
are	O
these	O
crazy	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
officers	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
just	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
all	O
this	O
sort	O
of	O
mayhem	O
"	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
comic	O
strips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
in	O
previous	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
used	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
gameplay	O
system	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
used	O
by	O
Telltale	O
in	O
their	O
preceding	O
adventure	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
Bone	B-Application
;	O
the	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
still	O
maintained	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
little	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
from	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
was	O
carried	O
over	O
into	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
;	O
LucasArts	O
still	O
held	O
onto	O
the	O
assets	O
created	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Freelance	B-Application
Police	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Telltale	O
was	O
wary	O
of	O
using	O
similar	O
design	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	O
is	O
primarily	O
grounded	O
in	O
film	O
noir	O
jazz	B-Device
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Henry	O
Mancini	O
and	O
Charles	O
Mingus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Emerson-Johnson	O
noted	O
that	O
as	O
the	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
universe	O
is	O
"	O
open-ended	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
explore	O
into	O
other	O
musical	O
genres	O
in	O
some	O
episodes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
song-and-dance	O
Charleston	O
number	O
,	O
faux	O
Philip	O
Glass	O
,	O
an	O
ode	O
to	O
Nina	O
Rota	O
's	O
music	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Godfather	I-Application
,	O
and	O
even	O
some	O
inspired	O
retro	O
8-bit	O
game	O
music	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
to	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
critical	O
reaction	O
from	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregate	O
review	O
scores	O
on	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
rank	O
the	O
fifth	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
Reality	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
critical	O
favorite	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
third	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Mole	I-Application
,	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mob	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Meatball	I-Application
"	O
received	O
the	O
lowest	O
scores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
steady	O
stream	O
content	O
with	O
only	O
small	O
time	O
gaps	O
,	O
journalists	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
had	O
considered	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
successful	O
application	O
of	O
episodic	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
unsuccessful	O
implementations	O
of	O
the	O
distribution	O
model	O
included	O
attempts	O
by	O
Valve	O
with	O
the	O
Half-Life	O
series	O
,	O
Ritual	O
Entertainment	O
with	O
SiN	B-Application
Episodes	I-Application
and	O
Telltale	O
themselves	O
with	O
Bone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
debut	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
Culture	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
recipient	O
to	O
a	O
mostly	O
optimistic	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
was	O
thought	O
to	O
adequately	O
follow	O
1993	O
's	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
3D	O
engine	O
and	O
gameplay	O
being	O
positively	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
of	O
"	O
Culture	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
humor	O
in	O
the	O
writing	O
was	O
praised	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
thin	O
excuse	O
for	O
the	O
jokes	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
episode	O
's	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
IGN	O
's	O
Steve	O
Butts	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
a	O
letdown	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
Situation	B-Application
:	I-Application
Comedy	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
thought	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
better	O
antagonist	O
than	O
"	O
Culture	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
puzzles	O
linking	O
in	O
well	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Mole	I-Application
,	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mob	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Meatball	I-Application
"	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
lowest	O
rated	O
episode	O
amongst	O
reviewers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
episode	O
,	O
"	O
Abe	B-Application
Lincoln	I-Application
Must	I-Application
Die	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
"	O
Reality	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
episode	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
critical	O
favorite	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
were	O
cited	O
as	O
stronger	O
than	O
in	O
"	O
Abe	B-Application
Lincoln	I-Application
Must	I-Application
Die	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
season	O
finale	O
"	O
Bright	B-Application
Side	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
"	O
received	O
a	O
more	O
reserved	O
response	O
than	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
episodes	O
,	O
with	O
criticisms	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
length	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
character	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
commended	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
Worlds	I-Application
graphics	O
and	O
art	O
direction	O
;	O
Dickens	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
cartoonish	O
,	O
absurdist	O
nature	O
of	O
Steve	O
Purcell	O
's	O
characters	O
is	O
captured	O
perfectly	O
"	O
within	O
an	O
"	O
enthusiastically	O
colorful	O
world	O
that	O
is	O
at	O
its	O
best	O
the	O
stranger	O
it	O
gets	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
GameZone	O
reviewer	O
Anise	O
Hollingshead	O
praised	O
Telltale	O
for	O
successfully	O
upgrading	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
graphics	O
"	O
without	O
losing	O
any	O
of	O
their	O
cartoon	O
appeal	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
garnered	O
a	O
more	O
reserved	O
view	O
from	O
critics	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
;	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
aggregate	O
review	O
scores	O
of	O
75	O
percent	O
and	O
74	O
percent	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
was	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
perfect	O
,	O
naturally	O
cartoony	O
fit	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
the	O
critics	O
noted	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
cited	O
minor	O
issues	O
with	O
using	O
the	O
imprecise	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
for	O
puzzles	O
requiring	O
accuracy	O
,	O
while	O
observations	O
were	O
made	O
that	O
lines	O
of	O
dialogue	O
could	O
be	O
cut	O
short	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
frame	O
rate	O
could	O
slow	O
significantly	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
action	B-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
Remastered	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Skunkape	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
founded	O
by	O
Telltale	O
co-founder	O
Dan	O
Connors	O
and	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
original	O
development	O
team	O
members	O
Jake	O
Rodkin	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Sgro	O
,	O
and	O
Randy	O
Tudor	O
;	O
the	O
studio	O
is	O
named	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
General	O
Skun-ka	O
'	O
pe	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
Sam	B-Device
&	I-Device
Max	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
Skunkape	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
and	O
retrieved	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
assets	O
and	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Save	O
the	O
World	O
Remastered	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
;	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
;	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
episodes	O
were	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Remastered	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
,	O
Skunkape	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
remasters	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
Telltale	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
games	O
,	O
with	O
Beyond	B-Application
Time	I-Application
and	I-Application
Space	I-Application
released	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Devil	I-Device
's	I-Device
Playhouse	I-Device
planned	O
for	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
