  In this paper we study semiclassical states for the problem $$ -\eps^2 \Delta
u + V(x) u = f(u) \qquad \hbox{in} \RN,$$ where $f(u)$ is a superlinear
nonlinear term. Under our hypotheses on $f$ a Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction is not
possible. We use variational methods to prove the existence of spikes around
saddle points of the potential $V(x)$.
