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Serious Fun!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: March 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Remember how much fun DOOM was? Well, SERIOUS SAM is a definate throwback to DOOM and DOOM 2. There is non-stop action in this game! Great weapons and graphics. There are several instances in SERIOUS SAM, where you are just swarmed with monsters coming at you! I believe 368 monsters was the most on the screen at the same time! Pretty intense fun! Fun is the key word here. You'll have a lot of fun playing SERIOUS SAM! If you don't like FPS, you may like this one for sheer action!

There isn't much story, but who cares? The whole reason this game was made, was to make a DOOM-style game with a ton of enemies coming at you. it isn't to hard for newcomers either. There aren't a lot of eloborate puzzles to solve, just a lot of shooting of monsters!

CroTeam has made an impressive game here people. The graphics are indeed stunning, but I am no expert when it comes to grapics, but it looks just as good as the QUAKE 3 engine.

To top it all off, this game is seriously fun; ....

Serious Fun for Serious FPS Gamers

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: March 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

There will be those that say that Serious Sam is just another shooter like Quake or Unreal and they would be close. There are those that would say that SS is just another squad based combat game like Tribes and they also would be close. Then there are those that will look at the graphics, environments, worlds, weapons, bad guys, AI, speed, configurability, support, mods, scripts, and adrenelin gland crushing action and say..."This is pretty freakin intense!" and they would be right on target. If you have only enough money in your budget to get one newly released game, get the one you've been waiting for with the most anticipation. If you are lucky enough to have enough for two...also grab Serious Sam. You will find yourself trying to decide which game to play. Over and over again.

Seriously Sweet.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: March 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you think the only way to play a shooter is like Half-Life or Deus Ex, you might not like this game. If you prefer bot/arena combat, you might not like this game. But if you grew up on Doom and Duke Nukem, and you've been eagerly awaiting for something to come along that can meet those, here is your game. The engine, while not Quake3, is BEAUTIFUL, and the game is just plain FUN. It's only $20. Pick it up. It is the best $20 game you will ever purchase. (I say "will ever" because you WILL buy this game, it is THAT fun!)

Good game for 49.99 Great Game for 19.99

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This would have been a good game for 49.99, but since the list price is 19.99, then this is a must have for anyone that remotely likes FPS. And if you liked Doom, then you will absolutely love this game.

Just make sure you have a decent computer P3 500 with a good video card (Voodoo 3 or higher) and you'll be all set.

This game would have gotten 5 stars easily, but the multiplayer kinda sucks. I mean the multiplayer aspect is fun, but the network codes really sucks. I get kinda laggy on my cable modem and could barely even play it on my girlfriends 56.6 modem.

But don't let the lackluster multiplayer stop you, for 20 bucks, you'll have a blast in single player mode, and if your feeling alittle adventurous, then you can build your own levels with the included software.

A SERIOUS bargain

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Serious Sam is not the best FPS out there. It will never be Half-Life or No One Lives Forever. But it is the probably the best budget-priced game I have ever bought.

You play as Serious Sam, some crazy tank-top wearing dude who is sent back in time to save the world. He travels back to Egyptian times to defeat the would be conquerors of the universe. OK well the story isn't all that great....but the game is.

The graphics are suprisingly really good as well as the sound. As far as gameplay...it's basically everything and the kitchen sink thrown at you wave after wave after wave. Some of the enemies are very well done, especially the headless kamikazees who carry bombs and come running at you screaming (how they scream without heads is beyond me). The weapons, well theres 10 of em...nothing really revolutionary except for the "cannon" which is pretty darn interesting. It's basically a hand held cannon which shoots huge cannonballs clearing everything in its path, pretty destructive! Though most of the time you will probably opt for the rocket launcher...at least that was my weapon of choice.

The length of the game though is pretty short...you can finish it the same day you buy it (I didn't eat though and my eyes felt like they were bleeding from lack of sleep...so lets say 2 days). Fortunately there are many secrets hidden throughout the game and it's just darn fun enough to keep you playing again and again.

If you've got the money buy Half-Life or No One Lives Forever. But if you're a bit shy or have a little left over for something extra, pick up this bargain of a title, you wont regret it!

I'm SERIOUS

Excellent!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Serious Sam is an awesome game, and nearly an unbeatable bargain.

The gameplay focuses primarily on fighting lots of monsters at once, usually in large, open arena style areas. But don't worry about it getting repetitive, as there are a few bosses and many smaller indoor and outdoor areas to keep things varied and interesting.

The graphics are very nice overall. The levels use the available technology very well, with the desert areas being a highlight with truely vast planes and believable sand dunes and hills, and the city areas and courtyards with towering structures and buildings.

The game is also a must have for anyone on a LAN, as the game not only has the obligatory deathmatch but it has the return of cooperative play. Going through the game with your buddies taking on literally hundreds of monsters at a time is a blast!

Overall this is an incredible game, and a must have for any Doom fan or anyone else who likes intense nonstop action. I wholeheartidly recommend this game. Buy it!

Beautiful engine and reasonably fun game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game, itself, is pretty much a Doom/Duke Nukem clone, in terms of play style and "attitude" (right down to the smart quips that Sam occasionally offers), which means that it has all the strengths and weaknesses inherant in that style of FPS. But it's a D/D that's been updated with the best graphics engine that I've ever seen on a game, period. Indeed, if you go to Croteam's page, you'll see that they're pitching the engine as hard as they're pitching the game, and I don't blame them.

Really, this is one beautiful game. The levels are physically huge (as in you can, literally, see for miles of *real* terrain), the colors are crisp, the lighting effects are beyond unbelievable, and the physics engine is so impressive that it has to be seen to be believed.

Of course, such graphical power comes as a price. I have a VooDoo3 and a P2 450. I can play the game on this system (after downloading the WickedGL driver), but I need to play it on the "Speed" settings, which basically turn down the graphics to their minimum settings. It still looks good, but I compared it against a friend's machine, which is a 1GH P3 with a maxed out GForce2 card. The difference is like the difference between a Hanna-Barbara cartoon and a Disney epic. Aspects of the game were practically photo-realistic. It looked even better with his 3D glasses.

If you're running anything slower and less capable than my system (see above), I really wouldn't recommend buying this game; you'll just frustrate yourself. If you have a system that's adequate, such as mine, I think it's worth it. If you have a graphics powerhouse, then buy this game, if for no other reason than to show off the capabilities of your system, because there's no other game on the market that will do as good of a job.

Have You Noticed Every Review has the word "Fun?"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

There's a reason for that--this game is extremely (or should I say "seriously") fun. The graphics are pretty good, some monsters look cheesy, and some look great. But when there's more than you can count rushing you from all sides and from the air, you won't care. You'll just keep pulling the trigger.

Serious Sam comes with some of that much missed Attitude that Duke Nukem brought to this genre a long time ago. There are humorous lines and nice touches through out.

Unlike Duke Nukem and Quake 2 (and I loved those too) , you don't have those puzzles where you're running around for a key, or a hint or something--any puzzle is made pretty simple as the point here is to shoot and kill. There's not much quiet time...its just more and more monsters coming at you.

I somewhat agree with others on the Network games, but its mixed. Sometimes I'll join and one will be unplayable. Other times I'll join and it works great. I have a cable modem by the way. I've noticed Co-op mode is pretty fun, and brings out even MORE monsters than you thought possible. Also, it doesn't hurt that if you die, you can keep going.

I bought this game at a local retailer (sorry Amazon) for 14.99 plus tax. For the money, you cannot beat this game at all, period. If you like action games, if you liked old arcade games, heck if you like any kind of game, you'll love this.

Absolutely AWESOME! A must have!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Seroius sam is simply awesome, it is an absolute dominator! I had been anciously awaiting its arrival in stores, and when the day it was released finally came, I was not dissapointed! S.S.(serious sam) is the rivival of doom style action, it is amazingly intense, around every corner their is a new challenge awaiting you! With many raw-power weapons that spell out destruction for you, you can blast your way through the sleek foes that await you in the world of danger in S.S.! And that isn't all, S.S. is very challenging as well, the amount of foes that you face is incredible, from some views it might even be insane! S.S's specialty is ambush attacks, surprises pop out at you everywhere, you definitly will find yourself facing the floor plenty of times throughout this Serious game! And how much can I say about the graphics! S.S. really puts todays technology to its max with incredibly detailed inviorments focused on the Egyptian theme, jaw dropping eye candy, but dont spend too much time staring, or you will end up as part of the scenery. I could go on and on. Just look at the basics, Serious Sam is simply an awesome game! If you are a serious First person raw-shooter fan, you would be insane to miss out on this amazinfg game. WOW!

Serious Sam is seriously funny (a-hem)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

At a time when most first-person shooters turn towards greater realism in the gameplay, Serious Sam does pretty much the exact opposite thing, giving the player fast-paced action as you take on the Duke-Nukem-like character of Serious Sam and launch yourself against hordes (and hordes and hordes) of monsters. The graphics are lush. The settings are unique. The gameplay is nothing but fun.

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