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Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Serious Sam: The First Encounter

Shooter, Indie

by Croteam

Score

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Published

7.9

1

2001

IGDB 7.9 · Players 7.0

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Information

Consoles

Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)

How Long to Beat

Rushed14h
Main story17h
Completionist19h

Developer

Croteam

Publisher

Gathering of Developers

Game Modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Release Date

Mar 21, 2001

Age Rating

ESRB M

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Information

Consoles

Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)

Developer

Croteam

Publisher

Gathering of Developers

Game Modes

Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Release Date

Mar 21, 2001

Age Rating

ESRB M

How Long to Beat

14h

Rushed

17h

Main story

19h

Completionist

Synopsis:

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!

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