Yet after three episodes, is this series getting a little old? Has this game run its course or is it just as good as the first episode? I may not be able to give an answer, but I think it's an important question that needed to be asked of an episodic game that's packed with so much content.

If this is your first episode of Strong Bad's Cool Games for Attractive People you will need to know a few things. First of all, Strong Bad is a character from homestarrunner.com and the star of the Strong Bad's email cartoon. Secondly, this is a point and click adventure title. Don't expect tons of action; it's just you and Strong Bad clicking around to complete his adventure. If this sounds lame to you, then please move on, but you'll be missing a well written story with a great cast and amazingly clever dialogue.

At the opening of the episode, Strong Bad sits down to give an old game on his fun box a spin. To the dismay of Strong Bad, his console instantly "bricks" which causes him to run to Buds to get the system repaired. The cost of the repairs will be substantial, so to raise the money for the needed parts and labor Strong Bad decides to hold a battle of the bands. In order to pull off this task of massive awesomeness, you need to find bands and celebrity judges. While this task might sound like fun, it becomes a very lack luster event. Getting the band together isn't as easy as it could have been and slows the game down to a snail’s pace for most of the game. Once the game picks up it’s still OK, but it’s just too similar to last two games.

As this series continues, I'm becoming disinterested in the style of game play or the progression of Strong Bad's story in this medium. The story is funny and plays out well, at least when it actually plays out, but it takes too long to get the story rolling. Not only does this episode have a slow start, but it also drags in the middle. It's looking like this is the M.O. for this series, but that is the games style so I can fault it for being what I signed up for. The story and over all game is just as good as the first episode, but I'm starting to think that the series is becoming a "fan only" game. Even with that concern, Baddest of the Bands is the same clever story you would find with any episode, short or game from the writers of Homestarrunner. The game may drag along, but the story is fun so this episode gets a 7 out of 10.