Sam & Max: Season 2 - Episode 1- Ice Station Santa

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

8
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Hilarious satire-filled script; scalable "hint" system; excellent puzzles; great new characters.

Cons:

Plot feels a bit disjointed; abrupt ending; Bosco feels underutilized.

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Last revision on January 31, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Hilarious satire-filled script; scalable "hint" system; excellent puzzles; great new characters

Reviewers Didn't Like

Plot feels a bit disjointed; abrupt ending; Bosco feels underutilized

Expert reviews and ratings

If you’re looking for a traditional and humorous point-and-click adventure, you could do a lot worse than pick up Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa. This is the first part of a new season so it’s a good jumping on point for newbies, or if...

By Game Chronicles Magazine on December 26, 2007

del.icio.us | Digg This | Glink It It’s time for another season of Sam & Max, and this time we’re treated to a twisted vision of Christmas - in the inimitable Sam & Max style. It seems Santa is possessed by some sort of evil power and,...

By GameZone on November 15, 2007

Obviously realizing that no adventure-game fan can have too much Sam & Max in his or her life, the funny folks at Telltale Games are busily crafting a second series of chaotic storytelling starring everyone's favorite unlicensed detective duo. The...

By 1Up on November 13, 2007

The latest instalment of the episodic sam and max adventure games produced by telltale, and the first in the new series, ice station santa has been highly anticipated through the summer season, and now its here, its definitely been worth the wait. Ice...

By Yet Another Review Site on November 10, 2007

Nov 9, 2007It's been just six months since dog-and-rabbit detectives Sam and Max wreaked their particular brand of havoc on the point-and-click adventure genre, and already they're back again to deliver more punishment. Christmassy punishment....

By Games Radar on November 09, 2007

Yes, Sam and Max, there is a Santa Claus! Following a highly successful first season of episodic games, Sam and Max, the doubly demented detective duo, kick off a second season with Sam & Max 201: Ice Station Santa. Like the episode’s name alludes...

By Armchair Empire on November 09, 2007

Name: Sam and Max Season Two: Ice Station SantaGenre: Point and Click AdventurePlatform: Windows PCSam and Max Season One has come and gone and the worries that a new company grabbing the IP would ruin it have been chased out of the room with a Luger....

By Gamervision on November 09, 2007

I’m going to keep this brief because if you want to know all the past dealings of Sam and Max you can go back and read the reviews of the other Sam and Max games. Unless you didn’t realize there were other Sam and Max games, and if you...

By Strategy Informer on November 08, 2007

Satire is a fragile creation. Too absurd and all you have is pointless comedy. Too angry and its a nasty, preachy diatribe that alienates the audience. The developers at Telltale Games who created the new Sam & Max episodic gaming series have been...

By GameSpy on November 08, 2007

It must be Christmas time, boys and girls, because Santa just dropped a wonderful little present beneath our tree; the second season of Sam & Max is finally here! In this second season premiere episode, the demented dog and rabbity detectives bring...

By IGN Gear on November 08, 2007

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