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51 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Summary: The evil Mental is using time-travel technology to warp Ancient Egypt and Rome into his own wicked vision. Only one man has the guts to travel back in time to correct things one bullet at a time--Serious Sam. Now, all the madness from the Serious Sam series comes to the Game Boy Advance for the first time with a new story, new levels, and new enemies. As Sam, you'll have an arsenal of 10 different weapons to help you take out not only Mental's minions, but also your friends in four-player deathmatch action. … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. Games Radar
    78
    A few rough edges but this is a thoroughly ridiculous and at times obscenely frantic blaster. [Advance]
  2. 3DAvenue
    70
    Overall the graphics of the game are quite impressive and despite the fact that some enemies appear like a blob of pixels, many others are highly detailed and easily viewable.
  3. Pocket Games
    40
    Serious Sam isn't a terrible game, but it's one that's better left to more advanced hardware than the Game Boy Advance. [Summer 2004, p.40]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. DudeFoshizzle
    10
    ITZZZIE OFZZZIE HIZZZIE MYIZZIE NIZZIE!
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  2. JohnathanA.
    10
    I've played it and it's GOOD!
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  3. JeremyD.
    4
    When I went to buy this game, I had read the reviews. The majority of reviewers rated it poorly, but I decided to go with the minority. That was definitely a mistake. It was the first FPS I'd ever played (I now own "Ecks vs. Sever, a MUCH better game), and was almost the last. Yes, that's how bad it is. The control scheme is lousy, and easily outdone by other gba fps games. The game's 3d ray-casting engine just doesn't compare to fps games on this system such as Ice Nine, Ecks vs. Sever, and Duke Nukem Advance, and the frame rate is, at times, almost unbearable. Enemies are incredibley stupid, simply rushing at you for the most part, never once trying to take cover from your fire. Trying to aim will drive you crazy. The makers of this game tried to fix this by making it so that when you hold down the B button you will turn slower and thus giving you a more precise aim. However, the B button is also used to switch weapons, so often you will accidentally switch weapons while trying to accomplish this. It is much easier to simply strafe around enemies. The sound in this game is also poor, from weapon sounds to music. Poor sound quality is common in GBA games, and if the gameplay was good, the sound quality doesn't really bother me that much, but if gameplay is terrible, the poor sound becomes irritating. The M rating is slightly absurd, since the blood you will be seeing in this game is highly pixelized and unrealistic. Overall, this game is very poor. It may entertain you for a little while, but why buy Serious Sam Advance if you can do so much better? Gameplay: 4.3 Graphics: 6.2 Sound: 3.2 Lasting Appeal: 3.8… Expand
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