The bunny was already out of the velvet hat regarding Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 1: The Penal Zone, but here's a twist: it's coming to the PS3, according to the ESRB. If true, this would be the first time Sam & Max bring their special style of police work to Sony's console. Oddly, no ratings for other consoles (nor PC) have been published on the ESRB's online database.
We're currently following up with developer Telltale and the ESRB for clarification on platforms. After all, nobody should be left out when it comes to the Sam & Max adventure games.
Update 2: The ESRB rating has been pulled. According to the ESRB, "The platforms listed on our site are those that have been identified to us by game publishers. As it turns out, this title has been removed from our website today at the request of the publisher, but will be reposted at a later date. Any question related to this title and what platforms it will be available on should go to its publisher."
Update: A Telltale rep tells us, "It's fine to say multi-platform, including PC and a selected console platform. And one might speculate on Mac too for this series, given our announcements at Macworld earlier this month. Real official news is expected very soon."
Reader Comments (11)
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 9:24AM Ahmedz said
Interesting...
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 9:40AM GreenElf said
I know that Season 2 is due out on disc for the Wii this summer sometime.
I for one welcome the recent rebirth of the adventure game genre.
I for one welcome the recent rebirth of the adventure game genre.
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 10:11AM TJF588 said
Eh, the very first episode it's as sharp-witted as I'd respond best to (it feels like that "crazy guys says crazy thing or drops reference, straightman responds" blegh), and the annoying-to-listen-to child-men are, well, annoying to listen to, as well as annoying to figure out the means to their apprehension (the other two, anyway).
Hopefully it and its successors become a bit less in-game self-acknowledged and don't rub me the wrong way aesthetically (like the city's music start-up).
Hopefully it and its successors become a bit less in-game self-acknowledged and don't rub me the wrong way aesthetically (like the city's music start-up).
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 10:17AM litrock said
You really shouldn't use episode one of season 1 to judge the series by, as it was obvious that they were still finding their feet as a company doing this series. But if you get to episode 3 and still hate it, it's simply not for you. That's where it really hits its stride of ridiculousness.
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Posted: Feb 24th 2010 10:40AM TJF588 said
Yeah, I'd expect things to get more refined down the road, and using the take-survey free game on Episode 201 came at a good recommendation, as all of the games do from here and Destructoid, so the love for the series can't just be for nostalgias or premises.
Still, those soda pop boys... I'd'n't mind if they never showed up again (or at least only as cameo instead of plot hurdles that just won't sit still TAKE 'MY' CHEESE, DAMN YOU!).
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Still, those soda pop boys... I'd'n't mind if they never showed up again (or at least only as cameo instead of plot hurdles that just won't sit still TAKE 'MY' CHEESE, DAMN YOU!).
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 10:23AM (Unverified) said
Somebody twist LucasArts' arm and make them release Sam and Max Hit The Road again. and Day of The Tentacle.
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 10:28AM adolson said
The ESRB link is either broken or has been deleted, as it all comes up null now.
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 12:11PM Gibbeynator said
Hmm, which version to get, then? The PC version will likely have better controls, but the PS3 version would have trophies...
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 12:38PM Snowblind said
Not surprising, they've been releasing these games on XBLA and the Wii, it was only a matter of time before they brought them over to the PS3. Wonder if they'll bother doing the first two seasons first.
Looking forward to it a lot, they definitely got better as the seasons progressed and Tales of Monkey Island was one of my favourite games of 2009.
Looking forward to it a lot, they definitely got better as the seasons progressed and Tales of Monkey Island was one of my favourite games of 2009.
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 5:10PM (Unverified) said
I suspected as much. I filled out a survey from Telltale last week that mainly dealt with which advertising phrase regarding a new Sam and Max game excited me the most.
Posted: Feb 24th 2010 9:03PM Angel Mass said
oh!
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