Name: Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - Episode 1 Fright of the Bumblebees
Genre: Point-and-Click Adventure
Platform: PC

Four episodes of Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures are being developed by Telltale Games, the masterminds behind Sam & Max, Bone, and Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People. Being a company devoted to episodic point-and-click adventures carries with it some expectations, especially when the company in question has spent so many years creating similar products in the same genre. In a way, they're in a class of their own, pumping out episode after episode of whatever series they happen to be publishing at the time; and their titles are generally timely, polished, and well received. It's been mentioned by some that no one besides Telltale really has a grasp of episodic content, and that statement isn't entirely without merit.

In many ways, the first episode of Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures is a success. Fright of the Bumblebees is a step up from the publisher's other titles, and is likely the best looking point-and-click game to date. In an attempt to emulate the films' claymation style, the entire game appears to be hand-crafted, with intentional imperfections that add greatly to the look. Character models have nicks, dents, and fingerprints, creating a tangible look and feel. Wallace's shirt in particular looks shockingly realistic, and the pattern appears to actually have been sculpted with a knife, rather than modeled with a computer.