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Serious Sam

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the most enjoyable games I have ever played. It is a start to finish game, you can't stop playing once you start.

Shoot EVERYTHING!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Your key to an enjoyable Serious Sam experience goes as follows:

-Pick up a bunch of guns.
-Shoot wave after wave after wave of rediculous bad guys.
-Laugh at Sams funny, Bruce Campbell-ish one-liners.
-Repeat till it becomes too repetative.
-Take a week or two off to play something a little more cerebrial and high brow.
-Come back to Serious Sam and have another awesome round of insane shooting bliss.

Thats it. Enjoy.

In short, playing Serious Sam is like listening to a good Motorhead or AC/DC record, its not high art, its not deep, but it totally rocks and when you're in the right mood, nothing could make for a better time.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Me and my kids luv this game, we got the xbox 360 and PS3 and the HI DEF graphics are nice but for serious fun we pop in the serious Sam, even though its an older orig xbox game the graphics and game play along with the weapons and action is really good. We also luv the Serious Sam 2, I hope we get a Serious Sam 3 for the 360 and PS3

One of the best games ever created!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Serious Sam is an amazing game. The atmosphere is absolutely incredible. I wish there was a soundtrack because the music is so ethereal and beautiful (besides the cheesy metal). I actually don't care for the action that much, but the storyline is what kept me playing. In a game called "Serious Sam", you probably don't expect a good storyline, but I think this game has a fantastic science-fiction/adventure plot. One of my favourite things in the game is the levels and landscapes. On some levels, you are in an epic valley or desert and the sky is so big that you almost feel overwhelmed. The sky is also amazing at night. This game is definitely worth getting and it is long for a FPS (10 to 15 hours). The main character, Sam "Serious" Stone is hilarious and memorable, and he is always making funny comments. In my opinion, the sequel (Serious Sam 2) was horrible, but at least I can always go back and play this amazing game.

fun fun and challange

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game is my faborite is simple a lot of laughfing and fun playing. recomended for a fps.

Luke Murphy, Devoted Serious Sam & Doom fan: Great Game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Dude this is one heck of a great-game, what I like so much especially is that all it is, is Serious Sam: First & Second Encounter but with just updated graphics, which makes it one big, fat improvement over both games on the PC. I even think this is a much cooler game than Serious Sam: Next Encounter for PS2 & Gamecube, and I mean quite a lot better than Next-Encounter, I mean the graphics are quite alot better, which makes it quite alot more colorful{At least in my personal-opinion} So Buddy-Boy, Serious Sam to me I think is waaaaaaaaay millions of times more cool than Halo, I just think it's about we had some warm/colorful FPS games out there, usually most FPS games always go for the more drab & colorless look. Most especially, alot of today's current-decade 2000's games out there. So if you're a Serious Fan, and still have a regular xbox in combination, get this game Dude!!! I'm telling ya, you will be doing yourself a treat.

One of the most intense & fun games out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Sam "Serious" Stone takes up arms against an unseen maniacal genius named Mental's army of living monsters & freaks through a huge variety of levels.

Short, sweet, and to the point is the story of Serious Sam for the X-Box. But what is the game like? Through a first person perspective you run around collecting a huge chunk of weapons including (but certainly not limited to) rocket launchers, shotguns, and flamethrowers and fending off hordes after hordes of millions of enemies at a time..

..no really, I'm not kidding. Serious Sam is one of the most, pardon the pun, seriously intense games I have ever played. You will ALWAYS be on the run, and just like the video game Black, always have your guns firing away. Just when you think the action is over, a health box appears, and as you grab it - ROAR! More monsters to blow away. Although this may seem repetitive, the sheer amount of action and intensity will keep even the most "elitist gamers" entertained. Since this X-Box release allows a co-op mode, you and a buddy can team up against Mental or (if you want) blow each other away in humorus yet bloody ways.

Although action and destruction is Serious Sam's main points, the game doesn't have a "serious" tone at all. In fact, the game is pretty goofy both in Sam's dialouge, some sound effects, and cut scenes. I mean at one point you just finished putting a major dent in Mental's forces in some ice world to get your grubby hands on some orb.. you walk in and the orb is gone! All of a sudden you walk outside and there is a skeleton-horse sleigh waiting for you. All of a sudden you hear a hip-hop version of the song "Jingle all the Way" and then you see Serious Sam riding in the sleigh wearing a Santa Klaus outfit.

Graphically speaking, this X-box video game looks truley beautiful with vibrant jungles, dark caves, vast white sanded deserts with gigantic pyramids, etc. The monsters look menacing, goofy, and at times, absolutley huge. The guns look great, and the lighting effects look even better.

Ontop of that, the music helps to add to the atmosphere. Most of the time its straight heavy metal music, but at times it could be like Middle Eastern tunes or something like that. The guns sound BRUTAL, and deliver a very satisfying punch to your target.

Serious Sam is a pretty long game not only because your gunfights will last a half hour each time, but because there are a lot of stages to cover. Despite being a basic straight forward game, you're looking at a good 10-15 hour game if you decide to take a few breaks sooner or later.

To end this review, all I have to say is: if you're a fan of FPS or want a fast moving, action packed experience with some laughs sprinkled ontop then go out and buy Serious Sam.

unrelenting

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 07, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you thought games where you had to go 50 yards or so under heavy machine gun or sniper fire were tough, wait till you play Serious Sam. The game has you going through various Egyptian-themed levels. Some of it is going around corridors in temples and things like this, but the real fun comes in the large, open areas. You have to run across a small stretch of desert, but wave after wave after wave of enemies come at you, dozens of enemies at a time in each wave. And they don't waste time with intelligent A.I. tactics. They just swarm you, and they're vicious and bloodthirsty, just like you should be.

Of course, you're always fairly well equipped to go into these situations. Afterwards, you'll most likely be limping away only to run into another similar situation, which you get out of with barely any life left. Then you'll get some health and armor powerups, possibly a save point, and continue in the same way.

If you're one of those suckers who needs plot, stealth elements top of the line graphics, or shifty A.I., this isn't the game for you. There is no sneaking around, there is no determining strategy to get the upper-hand over a crafty enemy. But that's fine. It's much more satisfying to clear out a level and get a cutscene of Sam wading through bodies, his name painted in bulletholes on the wall, than it is to experience a lackluster plot twist, or a contrived stealth move, or to finally get an enemey who was running around blindfiring on you.

This game is for bloodthirst, random humor, and over the top amounts of violence, and that's what shooters should be all about.

Halo series, your left in the dust

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. People say its repetitive but you dont even think about it when your killing hordes and hordes of aliens. I had read a review that said the game was short, which is a total lie. there are around 40 levels that are all huge and complex. And beating the 16 level is almost impossible without cheats which makes it feel like the game is even longer. This game is better than Halo 2. The only reason people say halo 2 is good is because thats what everyone says and they want to be cool. The guns are great, the levels are amazing and there is really nothing more to say. The games awesome and thats all there is to it. But dont get the game right away because serious sam 2 is coming out soon. I think in 10/10/05 so wait and see. Take my advice, the game is the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!

Shoot Anything that Moves !

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun game with a lot of thought put into it. It's goofy and cornball sense of humor actually add to it instead of becoming annoying. The levels are expansive and buildings/backgrounds are beautiful. Also, the background music is very well done as are the sound effects ( which are reminiscent of the first Turok game for N64 ). Overall, the satisfaction of blowing away the colorful, demonic hordes in interesting enviroments will keep you happy. You will want to run through it again at all the difficulty settings. This game is a definite pick-up for the low price and for the careless fun of it.

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