Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

2

Pros:

Livens up the original game with more modern visuals.
Insane action with thousands of enemies constantly assaulting you.
Outstanding enemy menagerie of unique freaks.

Cons:

Buggy to the point of being unplayable on some systems even after the first patch.
Not enough enhancements over the original game.

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Last revision on April 4, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Livens up the original game with more modern visuals
Insane action with thousands of enemies constantly assaulting you
Outstanding enemy menagerie of unique freaks
Fantastic coop option that lets up to 16 players battle together

Reviewers Didn't Like

Buggy to the point of being unplayable on some systems even after the first patch
Not enough enhancements over the original game
Uses the same audio effects samples as the original game and its sequel

Expert reviews and ratings

It’s great to have Sam back, but it hasn’t whet our appetite for Serious Sam 3. 6.3/10Print this pageUser reviews (0)Share this pageNoticed something wrong? Report error/mistake.Add to my profile pageGame...

By NowGamer on December 10, 2009

Maybe you missed Serious Sam back in 2001? It’s a fun, frantic fantasy FPS. A headlong charge in through one end of Thebes and blasting out the other. Into space. The remake loses none of the lunacy. HD is still all about gunning down swarming...

By Games Radar on December 05, 2009

Loads of bugs make this remake of the first Serious Sam a serious disappointment....

By GameSpot on December 03, 2009

Some of the best games in the first person shooter genre are epic; they have top-notch production values, amazing graphics and level design, in-depth puzzles, tactical combat, and so on. Half-Life, Halo, and the like; you know them, and probably...

By Gamers Daily News on November 28, 2009

The Netbook Gamer: Serious Sam Gold (1st & 2nd Encounter) (2001/2002, FPS) Posted on 27 April 2010 by Michael Anderson I was amazed in early 2002 when I came across a jewel-case FPS game at my local EBGames for $19.99 called ‘Serious Sam: The...

By Gear Diary on June 01, 2010

Serious Sam HD – The First Encounter ist ein gelungenes Remake, des alten Klassikers. Man darf sich nicht allzu viel erwarten, außer ein Gemetzel durch zahlreiche Typen, Skelette und Aliens. Dennoch bereitet es wie eh und jeh viel Spass im...

By Spieletest on December 23, 2009

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter gleicht dem Klassiker aus dem Jahre 2001 wie eineiige Zwillinge und ist noch genauso hirnlos und bekloppt wie eh und je. Falsch machen kann man mit dem Ego-Shooter auch nichts, da das Spielprinzip unkompliziert ist....

By Daddeldepot on December 21, 2009

von Christopher Link Sam, mach es gut: Nach einigen Stunden des Durchspielens beende ich das Programm und widme mich wieder anderen Aufgaben - stets mit dem Wissen im Hinterkopf, dass die Reise in die aufgehübschte Vergangenheit nun leider schon...

By Looki.de on November 25, 2009