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Serious Sam: Next Encounter
PlayStation 2
Released On: Apr 22, 2004
65
7.5
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
65
22% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
70% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
65
22% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
70% Mixed
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
7% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
While the single player game is basic and ultimately boring, the game more than makes up for that with its online play.
Hidden levels, new features, and cheats all await the dedicated gamer. However, it will take a seriously patient player to not only finish the game, but to go back and earn the gold medals. [May 2004, p.94]
Sam has some of the craziest yet most ingenious enemies in a shooter - I dare you to come up with a better enemy than the headless screaming kamikaze bomber. [June 2004, p.96]
If you can forgive the game's dated-looking graphics, its rather basic gameplay model, and its comparative level of ease--which is, admittedly, a lot to forgive--you can have a good time with Serious Sam: Next Encounter.
No one should really expect it to be cutting edge entertainment, although it does succeed in providing a new spin on long abandoned gaming principles. Despite its overtly simplistic nature, it's still a blisteringly entertaining romp in small doses, providing you take it in the right spirit.
The game is a real mess, with shoddy graphics, a badly constructed and executed plot, repetitive and flawed gameplay, bland multiplayer elements and a serious lack of atmosphere.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.5
58% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
33% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
8% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 12 User Ratings
7.5
58% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
33% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
8% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
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Summary Serious Sam: Next Encounter finds Sam gearing up once again to defend the Earth from Mental and his limitless extra-terrestrial hordes. Sam is launched back in time to rid the alien scum from more than 40 levels spread throughout three beautifully rendered, massive new time periods Ancient Rome, Feudal China and legendary Atlantis. For t...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
- GameCube
Initial Release Date: Apr 22, 2004
Developer:
- Climax Studios
Publisher: Global Star Software
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