Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Review
Loads of bugs make this remake of the first Serious Sam a serious disappointment.
Loads of bugs make this remake of the first Serious Sam a serious disappointment.
Serious Sam: The First Encounter may be a little dated, but this HD remake is still a great way to revisit one of the craziest arcade shooters ever made.
The Xbox version retains the original games' off-the-chart intensity levels, and Serious Sam--which was always an arcade game at heart--feels right at home on Microsoft's powerful console.
It's a great looking, fun-filled game that has plenty of visceral thrills and absolutely, positively the biggest battles in any shooter to date.
There are not probably many video games made in Croatia. And those that are made in Croatia are not very well known. Well, it looks like that is about to change. A small developer team from Croatia named Croteam (wonder ... Read Full Review
10 of 10 users found the following review helpfulI played the original some years ago and now I bought the Serious Sam Humble Bundle games and I've said to myself :let's try the HD reboot. The core of the game is the FPS feeling. You shoot all sorts of monsters: skele... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulSerious Sam is a first-person shooter set in Egypt. Sam, a Duke Nukem-esque character, has been sent back in time to destroy an alien race in order to prevent the current threat to humanity. I was expecting the character... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThis is a remake of the first Serious Sam using the Serious Engine 3, which is the engine that Croteam intends to use for development of the third game. The First Encounter was very impressive and me being part-Croatian,... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulSerious Sam The First Encounter. It's a game that brings the feel of classic FPS like DOOM, Quake and Wolfenstein. Its fun and you can shoot cannon. Literally. Graphics: N/A (if it was 2001, 9/10) While a bit d... Read Full Review
0 of 0 users found the following review helpfulThe one thing that strikes me the most when playing Serious Sam is that it brings me back to the olden days of Doom, HeXen, and other simplistic first-person shooters where strategy doesn't really matter and all you need... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpfulIt's an understatement to say that it is one of the funnest shooters in the market, because I have never had such a fast, intense and more enjoyable experience in gaming. When I first played it, it appeared to have simpl... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulIn the First Encounter it is Doom-theme and old-fashioned graphic. In this new game the graphic was upgraded with much more detailed. Difficulty: I played serious level, it is so hard but in normal it is easy. It add... Read Full Review
0 of 1 users found the following review helpfulWhen Croteam released "Serious Sam: The First Encounter" in 2001, it was a smash hit filled with excellent graphics, fun gameplay, humor, and a large replay value. Que to 8 years later where in the past, the sequels and ... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulGuns, guns and guns, baby. This game is all about'em and don't you dare to bother me about anything else while I'm playing. Serious Sam is a very serious game and I'm a very serious man. I just can't be bothered. I n... Read Full Review
1 of 1 users found the following review helpfulMany things have been said about Serious Sam The First Encounter. Here is a perspective review from a fan who played Serious Sam The First Encounter just recently. Gameplay: even as of 2010, there is no BS side-time e... Read Full Review
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