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Totally Fun and Lag Free with Broadband Online

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 15
Date: April 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Serious Sam does it again, this being the 3rd installment in the SS series. I just had to get it for my PSX2 and its a Total Blast, new weapons and driveable vehicles. With 8 player deathmatch online, no online fees all for 20 bucks this game rocks and is true to form as always with the wisecrackin Sam and tons of enemies to destory while finding secrets and cool stuff along the way. Too bad it was so hard to find in most stores last week, but Sony lists its ship date as 4/29/04 so is it any wonder that only a handful of advance copies were shipped on 4/22/04.

But anyways if you have a PSX2 or GameCube, check this game out, its well worth 20 dollars and then some.

Okay

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 18
Date: April 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When it appeared on the PC, Serious Sam quickly earned a reputation as "that game with tons of dudes onscreen," and that was a pretty accurate assessment. (...)In Second Encounter, you play as wisecracking Sam, a one-man army who's bounced through Ancient Rome, Feudal China, and Legendary Atlantis. The assault never lets up for a minute, and all the levels quickly strike a familiar pattern: you enter a large room, the door is sealed behind you, and monsters attack from every direction. After a certain number of kills, a door opens so you can proceed. Sam's weapons range from simple twin pistols to a handheld battlefield cannon as he takes on suicide bombers, bomb-spitting elephants, and other monsters bent on Sam's demise. Among Second's auxiliary attractions are vehicles, a Super Combo Killing Spree (activated when you kill 20 enemies in rapid succession), and minimal puzzles that mostly require you to take "item A" and insert it into "slot A." The frame rate holds up nicely with all the onscreen activity, and the slight cartoony look lessens the impact of mowing down dozens of monsters at a time. Although enemies and objects are low-res when viewed up close, you probably won't have time to notice. Of the two versions, the PS2 has an edge over the GameCube-especially with its online play and sharper visuals.

Serious Sam delivers all the requirements of an exciting FPS, and the 20-buck asking price is a sweet incentive. Second Encounter is a shooter with simple requirements: A minimum of brains and maximum of reflexes. You get what you pay for.

A mediocre game...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 13
Date: May 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

'Serious' Sam returns in his one man war against Mental and his minions. Serious Sam is a brainless 'shoot anything that moves' game. There are little to no puzzles and your guns do most of the thinking for you. There are some funny parts such as mowing down enemies with a Combine Harvester and watching them get all minced up, and there are some really nasty bits such as the repetitive gameplay.

The graphics aren't the best in the world and there isn't much difference to the enemy. All they do is scream and come at you intend on making your life a misery.

There are classic weapons such as dual Uzi's and the all powerful Rocket launher, and you can actually drive vehicles such as a jeep and for some bizzare reason... a combine harvester.

To rap things up, 'Serious' Sam is a repetitive game which offers brainless gameplay. It isn't the best shoother in the world and some people may not take to it straight away.

THE GOOD THINGS
Fast gameplay
Drive a combine harvester

Guns and gore...

THE BAD THINGS
Repetitive
Lacks brain power
So very hard to like

THE VERDICT: 3 out of 5!

Don't know what kreeps are talking about here.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: May 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is an instant classic. I'll bet no one on here never play it. Sam is amazing. I'll bet I'm the only one here who found the hidden sword. The guns are fun, but on top the huge building in the Metro level you find a sword (behind the crate nearest the edge). Hack and slash all night baby. This opens up the game to the next level. Forget everything else, you'll be addicted to this. Online mode is pretty good. I like the music on the dashboard. Thumbs up, way up. Don't lie.

3D space invaders on steroids

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 15
Date: April 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well it's no looker, but when you look at the huge levels, you can see where all the texture memory went, for a FPS on a console this game is huge.

I was pratically worn out playing it. It can get a bit repetative if you go for a 2 hour stint, especially if you replay on hard to get the medals and bonus features, and there's lots of bonuses to go for.

If you want some old skool doom style bloodbath without to much thinking, Sam may just be for you :)

I like this game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 14
Date: April 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I just read the one review and I dont give this game no justice. My best friend Sam has this game and I play it with him all day. My best friend Sam has reserved Halo 2 50 times so he needed a game to hold him down till he gets it so one day we loaded up in his moms station wagon and went to toy's r us. When we got there I nearly wet my pants when we got to the R zone I was overloaded with Joy so Sam bought the game and I havent stoped playing it since. So I got to go now so peace out dogs.

WAY COOL!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks! you need to buy it!The best mult. player in town!
And it is only 19.99!

A really Good game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Serious Sam is so good. The graphics are pretty good.Some of the sound is annoying, but over all it is a good game. And at 20 bucks, now thats a deal!

An O.K. game.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is alright,but alot of things are bad about it. First:graphics! The graphics look like they came right out of a comic book! [BAD]
Second:the nosies! Ohhhh, how they make me think twice about play it again.
And finally: music! The music sucks! That all I hav to say.
Everything else is really cool! LOTS OF GORE! ACTION! AND MULTIPLAYER MODES! But for hard-core shoots like me, this not your game. It's to fast and it feels really short. The bonus levels are acually kinda cool. Any way, this game is only good for rental.

GOOD WORK!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Now, I'm over 13 but I'm just using this under 13 review thing because it is to much trouble to sign in...ext. Anyway, the game is really well done. The action in the game is awesome! So many aliens to kill and shoot up! The framerate is problably the best part of the game. It never slows down! No matter how many enemies are on the screen, it never slows down. Graphics are so-so. Neat multiplayer.It can have over 8 people at once online. And it is incretibly GORY AND BLOODY!! Althought the violence is cartoonish, blood still goes everywhere. There is even CO-OP! Me and friend were playing this game all night and HARD! Him and I had a blast [note to self: finish it next time he comes over]The game's number of levels are around 32. [the extra 8 levels are the so called 'lost levels'] Don't listen to the box cover, there are only 32. It goes by really fast. The only thing that took away that extra star was....THE NUMBER OF WEAPONS!! 12?! I HAVE GAMES THAT HAVE MORE THEN THAT!!! Buy this game, or rent it. mr.jawsbite.

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