I too think the restyled Sam looks awesome.. it's a character that's truly original. not just an average pretty face with big b**bs. but an extravagant tomboyish (yet feminine) girl with 'spike'.
plus, placed in the backgrounds of the game.. it looks MUCH better than the previous version of sam:
http://cort-x.fwheel.net/images/GM_integration2.jpg
http://cort-x.fwheel.net/images/GM_integration1.jpg