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This is a Great type of Game!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Serious Sam is great, because it breaks down boundaries. It puts more emphasis on action than plot than any game out today. Virtually no puzzles, if you can call them that, and straight up action. This is great, those gaming companies are learning that there are a lot of gamers out who like this type of game. I personally recommend this game and one other game, Mortyr. Buy Mortyr, it rules. It has terrible reviews, but if you like this, you will like Mortyr, trust me, it won't disappoint. Read my review of Mortyr, if you still have doubts.

Good Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I admit I was skeptical at first about Serious Sam, but it was a fun game. The graphics are superb and the game is pretty fast paced. It even has a decent plot. But the reason I gave it 4 stars instead of the full 5, was that I found the game lacking in it's challenges. I mean when you have to find something in this game like a key or an object to trigger a door, it's usually in plain sight and easy as pie to find. I was impressed with the sheer volume of enemies I had to face though they were all dumb as bricks. In one spot you face around 140 enemies at one time. I had to use the godmode, otherwise this game is near impossible to finish because of the sheer number of enemies coming at you. Over all it was worth the ($) I spent on it, but I wouldn't pay full price for it. But I enjoyed it for what it was. A pure shootem up to win game. Basically Doom with better graphics

Back to the good ol' days of fun!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Just playing the demo woke me from the Game duldrums. Just great fun to dive in guns and all and just not worry if your droid is doing the right thing.

Gotta go blastin

Later A

All killing and no brainwork make Sam a dull boy...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Serious Sam, the game, is basically nothing more than an attempt to show off the (admittedly sweet) Serious Engine. For $X.XX, what else did you expect?

But let us cast price aside for a moment, and see how it compares to the other slew of retail FPS games. The character of "Serious" Sam Stone has obvious roots in Duke Nukem, but with half the dry action-hero wit. There are a few funny, but short moments that made me chuckle (such as, when Sam screams "come and get me!", a horde of monsters swarm at him, and he mumbles "uh-oh...") but generally the jokes are flat. The level design is ridiculously spartan, with simple puzzles and architecture, but reams upon masses upon armies of bad guys. It needs to be said that the enemies you fight, though few, look undoubtedly cool. I especially enjoyed the decapitated screaming kamikazes (does that not just SCREAM "cliche"?). It's a good thing the enemies are so interesting... otherwise one would get bored after gunning down the five-billionth harpy.

All the game's about, really, is such wanton violence. And that's not so bad, is it?

What got my goat, so to speak, was the game's conclusion. After wading through the guts of 30,000 or so headless marauders, scorpions, and one of the biggest, baddest final bosses in recent video-game memory, I feel it safe to say that most people (including myself) will be rather displeased with the ending. No, I won't spoil it. Find out for yourself, but watch out for gibs!

Fun, but not so serious

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The title is ironic, because there's not much serious about this game. It's a cheap thrill like... well, suffice it to say that Serious Sam is one of those quick and dirty pleasures in life.

In the spirit of Doom, SS throws dozens of monsters at you at once. You use an impressive arsenal of weapons and a plethora of ammo to blast them into little bits. The levels are well-textured but in the end are merely excuses to get you to the next room full o' baddies.
Multiplayer has some bugs, but I'm sure they'll be fixed in upcoming patches. For [price], this is worth it for almost any FPS fan.

Duke Nuke 'em 3d 2 :)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, wave after wave of REALLY great looking baddies charge you, forever and ever...

If you like this kind of game, you will LOVE Serious Sam. If you prefer the "halflife" mind game type thing, than you won't. It's as easy as that.

The graphics are great, the plot has been done since before Doom ( rift to another diminsion/aliens from space/ect. ect./yadda yadda ) and it's multiplayer is GREAT.

It's a blast

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If U'r into shooters like Quake and Doom, this is the ultimate trip. No thinking allowed. Just start blasting and try to survive. I've never been killed so many times and had more fun doing it.

Pure, concentrated entertainment

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Like all the other reviews in the world about this game, there is a clear fact: you can check your brain at the door when you play this game. But is that such a bad thing? There is no story, no tough puzzles, and no interesting main character. What you DO get is the next generation of Doom: a game filled with large, open areas, with literally hundreds of enemies running at you. Fear not, though! You'll have the usual array of rockets, shotguns, and minigun at your side. The graphics are top-notch and the enemies are varied and fun to kill. It's absolutely incredible that a small team from Croatia can create a game this fun. And for such a low price, it's hard not to buy.

The downsides? It does require a pretty good machine. I have a P500 with a Voodoo III and 256 MB of RAM, and it's pretty darned choppy. Then again, a P500 ain't what it used to be, and my video card is pretty slow in this day and age. I think if you have a 800 MHZ and a GeForce 2, this will be as smooth as silk.

Finally, the game can be just really hard!! Even on the easier settings, it's really tough to stay alive with those suicide-bomber guys running at you from every direction.

If you've got the system horses, buy it and enjoy!

The price is right

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

What got me was the sheer amount of bad guys that appear on the screen at one time, hundreds. It looks good, plays well and the ...price is simply great. This is the game Daikatana should have been..

A feast for the eyes.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a seriously good looking game. The motion is smooth, edges are crisp, and surfaces practically _feel_ tactile. The game play is decent, though this is a difficult game; you can and will die hard, fast, and often. There are some interesting puzzles, a few good mazes, and some nifty enemies. Sound is well-done, and the soundtrack is vibrant. I found it heartily entertaining. Even better; the price. ..this is the best FPS in my arsenal.

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