Free Download: <em>Sam & Max Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die</em>

[Image: sam and max]When I got my most recent PC Gamer in the mail last week (the March issue already - WTF?), I thought for a bit that I really was cooler than everyone else because the demo disc came with a complete copy of Sam & Max Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die.

As some of you may remember I have meant to pick up one of the Sam & Max games multiple times, having always been thwarted by the fact that I don’t like to spend money. Imagine my delight when I realized that I was part of a select club of people who were selected---no, entitled---to a free copy of an actual computer game.

Well it turns out that I’m not so special. Anyone is welcome to purchase the full game for the high price of “Free” on the Telltale Games website.

I’ve played about half an hour of it so far and I’m already stuck. Granted, I was never the world’s greatest puzzle solver, and I give up too easily anyway, but I have extremely fond memories of the original game from way back when, so I owe it to myself to put in some good time with the new ones.

The off-beat, witty dialogue is there, of course. The strange characters, funky locations, and wack-o reality is exactly as it should be. I highly recommend picking it up, especially since it’s free.