Serious Sam
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How will Sam kill off a deadly race of aliens that plan to exterminate the human race in the future? Well, he'll have to travel to the past, of course. Help Sam make his way back to ancient Egypt to extinguish the threat before it starts in this intense shooter. Nearly everything in sight is a potential threat in this paranoid thriller, so don't be afraid to use your guns liberally. The game's incredible 3D first-person perspective will impress you, as will the smooth gameplay, intuitive controls, and deadly AI.
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Amazing game that felt totally different from the PC version.
Serious Sam for the XBOX felt like a totally different game. I already finished Serious Sam: The First Encounter and The Second Encounter many times on PC, but when playing this version, it felt fresh and new, although eighty percent of the game was the same in terms of levels, enemies and story.
What makes the XBOX version different is a number of things. First of all, you got a score system in which you make combos for higher scores. After enough points, you earn an extra life, another new feature in this game. When you die, you can re-spawn in place and move on. You can also find money and treasure to increase your score even further.
Levels have been split in multiple parts, mainly because of the memory limitations of the console I guess, nevertheless, it felt like playing more levels, although they were the same length in the end.
The XBOX version of Serious Sam also introduced more cut scenes that all looked a lot like Serious Sam 2’s cut scenes. The PC version had horrible stiff cut scenes in which Sam just moved to a certain item he collected, put it in his hand and the cut scene ended, but here, Sam talks and interacts with the object and environment, making it feel more realistic and fun.
You also got auto aiming (which can be expected from a console) and a quick select menu for your favorite four weapons, which are selectable with Y, B, X and A.
You can now collect more ammo, health and armor, even if all is maxed out. The extra health, armor and ammo will simply count as point when you pick them up. This was a nice difference instead of ghostly walking over them.
The XBOX version of Serious Sam was a lot better than its PC counterparts. It is not entirely fair to compare the two because the XBOX version came out much later, but the improvements and differences gave me a fresh new experience and I loved every second of it.
Definitely would recommend this retro gem to everyone.
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