Sam & Max Episode 202: Moai Better Blues PC
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80 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: A surprise trip to the tropics turns into a working vacation when Sam & Max sign up to stop a massive volcano eruption. Will their special blend of bewildering wit and renegade justice be enough to win over the gods, not to mention the locals? [GameTap]

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. AceGamez
    100
    But given the extreme budget pricing, the laugh-per-dollar ratio is astounding.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    86
    Moai Better Blues is, as we’ve learnt to expect, a funny and witty Sam&Max adventure. The total change of environment makes the gameplay refreshing. The game’s not flawless, though. Some of the sidecharacters are a little bit boring and some of the jokes don’t hit the spot at all. But fear not, the game is still really enjoyable. [Feb 2008]
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  3. My Gamer
    86
    Sam and Max may have dated graphics, wonky lip-syncs, and a play style that hasn’t been seen in almost a decade but the game consistently becomes more than the sum of its parts.
  4. Gamervision
    70
    Some of the dialogue had me laughing hysterically and some of the puzzles had great payoffs. I may sound negative, but it is just because of my expectations.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
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  1. JimboH.
    7
    This episode's strongest trait is the puzzle difficulty and creativity. This is the first S&M game to make heavy use of items (some of them completely useless) and other tactics to mislead you. The best part is that the puzzle solutions are still logical, but are difficult enough I authentically got stuck twice (with hints off), which never happened to me in any of the previous episodes. Took me 5+ hours. Would be an 8, but I tacked off one point for Moai voice acing (they don't sound like stone statues...) and for the beginning, which did not feel very well put together (a triangle chasing Sybil? Please...).… Expand
  2. hellznrg
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall, I liked the game, but I just found it too difficult. I did get through the game with liberal uses of a walkthrough, but I didn't like the fact that I had to use one :P Some people did like the challenge, but for the rest of us who have a real life and want to get back to it as soon as possible, games that are too difficult aren't very enjoyable. Also, I suffer from a very short term memory which made the game that much more difficult. For example, there's a part where stinky sells a "basalt sandwich" which you need, but she'll only give it to you later in the game when you get transformed into youngsters (it's a "kid's meal"). Trouble is, by the time I needed it, I'd forgotten what the kid's meal consists of (she tells you early in the game), and stinky doesn't tell you (she only tells you that it's only for kids). For someone with an abysmal memory, this wasn't enjoyable at all… Expand

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