Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter PC
User Score
8.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 57
  3. Negative: 5 out of 57

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  1. JonesR
    Jun 10, 2011
    8
    Extreme classic run and gun fragging goodness! Experiencing high definition 16 player coop is a must. It's hard not to love Sam, especially when playing with others.
  2. Revolver446
    Feb 22, 2012
    10
    This game is very funny. Is one of the best FPS Game in the world, is better than COD, Battlefield and more
    It's competitive game, you must have a minimum of skill to play online or offline. My vote is "10", best FPS ever IMHO (also quake and ut).
  3. pepodmc
    Nov 27, 2011
    10
    this game is a blast!!!! It has a lot of action and I´m hoping for a serious sam 2 hd remake as well , Thanks Croteam :):):):):)
    A great remake of a great game!!!!!
  4. SeriousSam88
    Oct 18, 2011
    10
    Constant,awesome chaos!Best Fps 2010! Super graphics and physics.Croteam remembers how to do it! One of the best Fps shooter ever! Tradition hard core!Hordes of enemies,tons of humor! Every second somebody die! Every second something explodes! 12 super level,co-op up to 16 players! Death Match, Team Death Match,Capture the Flag and many others multilayer styles! Graphics 910 Sound 1010
    Game play 1010    … Expand
  5. cchmie
    Dec 30, 2011
    10
    It's hard not to like this game...... The fun never stops in sam with blood cusomization,skins,16 player co-op (the best thing),Over all Shooter Of The Year 2010!
    Brings back memories
  6. RainbowDashie13
    May 13, 2012
    10
    One of the best FPS games ever made.
    The Second Encounter continues where The First Encounter left off, but this time you have more levels, more weapons, more enemies and much much more.
    The levels are amazingly designed and even better then The First Encounter.
    The First Encounter was in Egypt, and this time you're in: South Africa, Persia and The Medieval ages.
    The game's single player i    s mind blowing and the game also has a multiplayer, the multiplayer is extremely fun! but the problem is that not many people play this today.
    You're lucky if you will find at least 5 servers with players.
    People play this game, but not as much as it was just released.
    I personally give this game a 10/10.
    Masterpiece.    … Expand
  7. Venku
    Sep 23, 2012
    10
    play the game with serious there by you will not get bore.... good gamer cant leave this game.. ..............................................
  8. Tubie
    Oct 11, 2010
    3
    Terrible version of this game. Back a few years this game was the answer to the death of the Duke Nukem Franchise in a sense, while being a very different game. Now this version is horrible and will ruin whatever good memories you have from the original version.
  9. Miskude
    Dec 31, 2012
    7
    The campaign is great and funny, it's even better with friends.
    And.. Must I say something about the deathmatch? Why do I play only TFE deathmatch? Ok, I'll explain.

    - Maps. The maps in SS HD: TSE are bad. Not all the maps, but the most... They are confusing and some of them are designed for third-person view. And that's not good. - Community. The community is FULL of Italians who lick     Zeb89's ass. They are rude against others and they clog the servers. - Overpowered power-ups. Serious Damage and Serious Speed are just awful and unfair. - Sniper. Well... This weapon can one-shot. And if you can use this, you'll **** up everything. In TSE I see people who fight to take this weapon, it's like a competition of who is taking first the sniper. It's OVERPOWERED as ****.

    So, that's it. In SS HD: TFE you have better maps and community and there is no overpowered **** Excluding the cannon. But nobody uses it, only newbies and they're harmless.    … Expand
  10. Speed4Runs
    Dec 13, 2012
    6
    Very good game! It is rich of action, it's a fast-paced game (or almost) and it is very competitive! Recommended if you're a fan of hard and fast action games.
  11. suneater
    Jan 3, 2013
    2
    After playing the terrible "First Encounter", I went into this expecting the worst. Second level started off with frustrating jumping puzzles which killed the game for me. If the first game was any indication of how this one is (and it is from what I've seen), then you should skip this too.

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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Absolute Games
    70
    There are some nice things to be done in the HD version of The Second Encounter: set new high scores in the endless Survival mode, take part in two-team matches or play cooperatively with four or five cutthroats like yourself. But as for the single-player campaign, it's better to set it aside… forever.
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  2. Boomtown
    70
    A riotous blast that smacks of old school game mechanics and nonsensical fun.
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  3. DarkZero
    80
    With an online multiplayer mode as well as replay features, not to mention several difficulty options that'll make players thankful for a quicksave button, Sam's second outing is for serious gamers everywhere.
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