Serious Sam: The First Encounter 2001
Developed by Croteam
- Shooter, Indie, Action, Science fiction
A first person shooter extravaganza where you take the role of Serious Sam, a badass killer whose goal is to defeat monsters commanded by Mental, an extraterrestrial entity that wants to destroy humanity. 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.Key Features Frantic Arcade-Style Action - Fight your way through 15+ nightmarish warriors in Mental's army, including the charging Sirian Werebull, screaming Headless Kamikaze and other crazy monsters, and finally challenge the multi-story Ugh-Zan boss!
ShooterIndieActionScience fictionXbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Character
Plot-driven, relentless, unpretentious and resolved.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Croteam
- Publisher
- Gathering of Developers
- Released
- March 21, 2001
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Serious Engine
- Time to beat
- 14 h rushed · 17 h main story · 19 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.1/10 from 270 ratings.
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