Customer Reviews

Serious Sam

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

First person shooter fans, remember that feeling you got when you first played DOOM, or Duke Nukem 3D?! If you've played any of the PC versions of Serious Sam, then you know exactly what I'm talking about. This game is far from being Half-Life, or even Halo, but if a fun, shoot-em-up is what you crave, then look no further than Serious Sam: Gold! This XBOX version contains both SSFE(first encounter), and SSSE(second encounter), plus awesome multi-player modes, split screen and XBOX LAN! For those not familiar with Serious Sam, it has very clean graphics, with tons of blood and guts! Awesome selection (serious firepower as Sam would say) of weapons, including shotguns, pistols, machine guns, and of course the Serious Bomb!!! Tight, responsive controls keep the game flowing, and simple too. Pick up Serious Sam: Gold, if you want a seriously fun game!

There are two different batches of this game that were made. One batch runs perfectly on the xbox. The other has long load times, awful frame rate, dirty disc errors and frequently lags up. I looked around in the forum on the official site and it seems that all copies that have the serial number TT00401A-L1 01 13 and TT00401A-L0 03 01 on the back of the disc are bad. Unfortunately, you cannot tell if the game is good or bad without opening it up first, so just open it in the store and if it's bad kindly ask for another one. You won't believe the looks you will get when you are on your 5th or 6th one, but hey. You gotta do what you gotta do.

Other than this one small technical issue, this game is great fun. It reminds me of doom. Every room is an ambush, monsters spawning behind you, secrets all over the place, etc etc. I love it. The graphics are pretty nice too, but the part I like the best is the sound. You will hear the creatures coming up behind you if you have surround sound. Almost every creature has it's own distinct sound that it makes. My favorite has to be the guys that run at you yelling and then explode when they hit you. Awesome game! Must have for any fan of doom.

I played Serious Sam 1 and 2 on the PC, but those games were nothing compared to the XBox version. The graphics absolutely ROCK, and the FPS rates are insane. You can move through 36 levels and it boggles the mind how many game play options you have available. I expected this to be pretty good and it is way beyond my expectations. Serious Sam is a non-stop adrenaline rush and an absolute BARGAIN.

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!!!!!!!!!!!

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.

Now heres one that has lots of shooting and not too much else but hey, isnt that why we like shooters? The graphics while "cartoony" are what we have come to expect from xbox and the gameplay is fast. With some humor thrown in we have an all around fun game experience. It will have a familiar feel to the fans of the Doom games although it is less serious and has lots more color.

This game is the very essence of a first person shooter, IF IT MOVES....SHOOT IT! These is really no strategy or skill, just a mad rampage of fire power. Not everyone is going to love this, and if you're a counterstrike person, you might be displeased. But it is done completely in a comic book style, especially with marginally funny cut scenes and quips.

Graphically the game is beautiful, and layed out quite well. It stays true to its PC big brothers. The sound is flat out amazing, with the surround sound able to tip you off to the enemies, and the musical changes that also are a tip off to enemies that have you in sight.

I'll suggest this game to anyone who likes pure firepower, and shooting everything in sight. My suggestion still stands even though Gotham Games chose not to hire me as well.

About all I have to say about this game is the fact that it's probably the most fun I've had with a console FPS. If you're looking for a clear shoot-em-up (like doom), this is it. I never played the PC versions, but my roomate has, and he says the graphics are just as good as the PC version. Also, the
Co-op mode allowed us to play together (like in Halo), and it was a blast. The different difficulty settings is also a plus. You can either relax and and have fun blowing the enemies to smitherines, or get serious (no pun intended) on the harder difficulties for a challenge. Also, the comical cutscenes on the single player mode are worth seeing.

The only problem I really had was the repetitiveness that happened at times, but then about 30-50 enemies appear on screen, and for the next 15-20 minutes you're constantly shooting enemies. So it's really not a big deal. Also, this game is addicting and my hands cramped up after playing for 3-4 hours straight, but O'Well.

I have also heard that a bad batch of discs for this game was made, so be careful, and take it back and get another copy. Luckily, my version worked perfectly. Never once did it slow down or mess up in any way (even with a seemingly endless line of enemies on screen).

By now you should know I really like this game. I played the pc version couple of times at my friends house but never really had time to just sit down and play it seriously. When it came out for Xbox I decided to get it. I had a good feeling about this game but got my socks knocked off. This game is amazing. Some of the pros:

-colorful, super sharp and detailed graphics, enemies are well rendered, backgrounds are so magnificent I really would like to visit the places that were shown in the game (even if I know they don't exist)
-great frame rate
-excelent multiplayer with possible cooperative mode
-different difficulty settings can make it really impossible to play. You can see the actual difference between them.
-high replay value
-great music
-great selection of weapons
-easy controls
-Sam cracks real jokes. No lame lines just pure 101% macho speak.

Cons:
-it gets little repetitive at the times
-puzzles are really not that hard. If you can't open the door it simply means you didn't kill everyone.

This is not a strategy game. If you asked me I would have no idea what the game was about except for some time travel and quest for a holy grail. The point of the game is to keep you finger on the trigger until all the enemies are dead. I know it may sound dull and boring but believe me it's not. It's a combinations of curiosity of what's next, great music, graphics and high paced action that keeps you glued to yoru console. There is no boring down times looking for clues. You pick and item and get 50 enemies showing up at once. You are done with that another 50 comes running. This game is fun. How do I know it? My girlfriend who is rather against violence (and video games in general) enjoys sitting down with me and playing in cooperative multiplayer mode. I usually trade in and sell most of my games as soon as I'm done with them but this one is a keeper.

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.