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Serious Sam: The First Encounter

2001 · Xbox · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Shooter · Indie

81IGDB player score
272 ratings

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An 81 average that undersells it — ask the 272 people who rated it. This is about the gunplay. Science fiction set the stage, the shooting does the talking. Play it solo first. The multiplayer will still be there when you're done.

About this game

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!