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Platform
Mature
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
83
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.7
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through the beautiful world of ancient Egypt and several diverse planets, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base.

Alternate Titles

  • "Крутой Сэм: Первая Кровь" -- Russian spelling
  • "Serious Sam: המפגש הראשון" -- Hebrew spelling
  • "Serious Sam: Premier contact" -- French title
  • "Serious Sam: Pierwsze Starcie" -- Polish title
  • "Serious Sam: O Primeiro Confronto" -- Brazilian title
  • "Serious Sam: 1st Encounter" -- Informal title
  • "Krutoj Sam: Pervaja Krov'" -- Russian title
  • "シリアスサム ファーストエンカウンター" -- Japanese spelling

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User Reviews

My parents stopped me from playing this game, So I SHOT EM UP HARD-STYLE Maw (827) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Serious Sam is here to stay! Archagon (104) 3.83 Stars3.83 Stars3.83 Stars3.83 Stars3.83 Stars
The best FPS you'll play for a long time El-ad Amir (111) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Contains ludicrous amounts of action that will liquify your brain. Trixter Bronze Star Contributing Member (8865) 3.17 Stars3.17 Stars3.17 Stars3.17 Stars3.17 Stars
Solid, Fast-Paced FPS Action NeoMoose (1114) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
The Sun is God Ashley Pomeroy (227) 1.83 Stars1.83 Stars1.83 Stars1.83 Stars1.83 Stars
You wouldn't hear me talking about this game after 5 years. BigJKO (69) unrated

The Press Says

Fragland.net Sep 18, 2002 92 out of 100 92
Game Vortex 2001 90 out of 100 90
Gameplanet Apr 30, 2001 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Eurogamer.net (UK) Mar 10, 2001 9 out of 10 90
Game Revolution Jun 01, 2001 B+ 83
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) Apr 11, 2001 82 out of 100 82
Gamekult Mar 26, 2001 8 out of 10 80
Computer Games Magazine Apr 09, 2001 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Apr, 2001 75 out of 100 75
Power Unlimited May, 2001 72 out of 100 72

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Trivia

Some of the most famous Serious Sam players (who even appear in the game's credits!!) got the complete game only several months after its release, and constantly played the same demo level while others had the full version.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Cromaa (513) on Mar 28, 2001.
 

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