Depending on how long you have been playing computer games, the faces of Sam and Max may well be familiar to you.

The dog detective and his rabbit-style companion first appeared on the desktop way back in 1993 in the Lucasarts game Sam & Max Hit the Road.

It was one of many point-and-click adventure titles available at the time but it was almost unique in being laugh-out-loud funny – and intentionally so to boot.

A sequel has been on the cards now for several years and after being unceremoniously dumped by Lucasarts, Sam and Max finally found themselves back on our monitors in a series of six downloadable ‘episodes’ produced by Telltale Games. Sam & Max: Season One is a compilation of these episodes, available in the shops for the first time and bundled with a selection of extras, not unlike a film or TV series DVD.

The individual games are self-contained adventures with new challenges and puzzles each time. Each one should take a couple of hours to complete, so you get plenty of game for your money. Gameplay involves straightforward mouse-click control and is extremely easy to pick up. Puzzles range from simple brain teasers to slightly more taxing enigmas that will require a little lateral thinking.

Don’t think that because these games were originally available as downloads that that they’re cheap and nasty: presentation is of a very high standard throughout. Sam and Max’s comic book world is brought to life with colourful graphics and a sharp attention to detail. The jazzy soundtrack music fits the bill perfectly and the dialogue – of which there is several hours’ worth – is all performed extremely well by the voice actors.

Best of all, the wit is still as razor sharp as it was when Sam and Max first hit the road. If you’re already a fan of this cheeky couple, then Season One is the game you’ve been waiting more than a decade for. But even if you’re new to these characters, you’ll find that this cracking compilation of handy, bite-sized adventures will tax your brain and tickle your funny bone at the same time.

Vista compatibility: Yes