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Metascore
87 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 52 Ratings

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  • Summary: Sam "Serious" Stone, Earth?s stud warrior, is sent back to Egypt, 3000 B.C., to fight hordes of alien monsters in this acclaimed "Doom"-sytle, back-to-basics, first-person shooter out of Croatia which is listed, amazingly, at the bargain basement price of 20 bucks!

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. Daily Radar
    100
    The best $20 computer game we've ever played.
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  2. Spank!
    70
    Serious Sam was born into a world where "Doom" has placated the need for logical thought and lives in a world governed by the visceral.
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  3. Thunderbolt
    40
    I had pretty high hopes for the title, and ultimately, I was let down more than a kid who got socks and underwear for Christmas. If you're in the market for an FPS game, go pick up "Painkiller." Same type of gameplay, much less headaches. [June 2004]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Falling_Hammer
    10
    This is a great game made by Croatian Game industry: Croteam, It is fast, funny, totally crazy, I love it. I bloody love it..... hell it is one of the best games of 21st (so far)… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. MafiaGuy
    5
    Childish graphics, arcade-like game.
    • 0 of 3 users said yes
  3. JamesS.
    1
    this is a poor game gameplay gets boring quick and not much fun i payed £3.99 for it and i still feel like i was robbed stay away seriously.
    • 0 of 5 users said yes

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