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Serious Sam Advance
Game Boy Advance
Released On: Apr 12, 2004
51
7.4
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
51
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
51
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
A few rough edges but this is a thoroughly ridiculous and at times obscenely frantic blaster. [Advance]
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.
Climax Studios restricted themselves too much by maintaining this old style though; gorgeous environments fall short of their potential and elements to enhance gameplay were intentionally left out, and yet with more of a negative result than their exclusion from original games back in the day.
Weapons and ammunition are abundant, and you'll need them; the enemies come at a quick clip and the touchy aiming controls guarantee that you'll miss a lot of shots. [May 2004, p.122]
It's definitely a step backwards from what's already been done on the system. It may have been more beneficial had the designers worked with the GBA's strengths in a significantly different style of gameplay for Serious Sam's first Game Boy adventure.
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]
The frame-rate problems, aiming issues and short lifespan of the game, all conspire to ruin what could have been a reasonably fun blaster. Serious Sam Advance is yet another argument that modern first-person shooters have no place on the Game Boy Advance.
User Score
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Based on 5 User Ratings
7.4
60% Positive
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User Score
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Based on 5 User Ratings
7.4
60% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
20% Mixed
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1 Rating
20% Negative
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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, an...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- Game Boy Advance
Initial Release Date: Apr 12, 2004
Developer:
- Climax Studios
Publisher: Global Star Software
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