Baddest of the Bands may be the "baddest" of the Strong Bad games so far, but it's still a decent game and can be fun for fans of the characters. I would just recommend playing both episodes 1 and 2 beforehand, and only picking up Baddest of the Bands if you're really itching for more of the same afterwards. It would be one thing if episode 3 progressed a larger story forward, but it doesn't, and can, like each of the episodes so far, be skipped without fear of missing pivotal plot points before the next episode is released.
While I can't say I enjoyed Baddest of the Bands as much as I did Homestar Ruiner or Strong Badia the Free (my favorite installment in this episodic series so far), I can say I still did have fun with it. Hardcore Homestar Runner fans will get a kick out of even more inside references (remember Poodonkis?), but given that the fans are used to enjoying Homestar and Strong Bad goodness for free most of the time, paying 1,000 Wii Points (or $8.95 to download the game onto your PC) doesn't feel like you're getting as much for your dollar here as you could with the first two games.
Baddest of the Bands can be downloaded through the Wii Shop Channel or here for the PC. Incidentally, if your Wii system memory is as full as mine is, the folks at Telltale Games have put together a little website to help you deal with the issue (until Nintendo delivers us loyal purchasers of WiiWare and Virtual Console titles a proper storage solution).
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People - Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands is rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) by the ESRB for Alcohol Reference, Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes. This game can also be found on: PC.
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