Serious Sam Gold |  | From: 2K Games
Category: Video Games
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $8.88
You Save: $6.11 (41%)
New (4) Used (9) from $7.79
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 5584
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows Me, Windows 98
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 98
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Model: 2075376
UPC: 778399004014
EAN: 0778399004014
ASIN: B000068XL5
Release Date: June 15, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: New in sealed Jewel Case + bonus game included, Email confirmation provided.
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| Features:
| • | Bundle with full versions of Serious Sam the First and Second Encounters | | • | Classic first person shooter with hordes of enemies and many levels to explore | | • | Use over 10 classic weapons like a shotgun and flamethrower | | • | Comes with limited edition Serious Sam sticker | | • | For 1 to 4 players, or online multiplayer with Internet connection or LAN |
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Product Description
A high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter game where Sam travels back in time. Enter the beautiful world of ancient Egypt and several diverse planets, confronting countless Mental's minions on his way to the Mental's base.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 one of the berrer shooters September 12, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just got a new XP machine & my old DOS shooters, like Doom, don't work well on it (if anyone knows how to get such game working, please try to contact me)
I even had trouble with Sam crashing until I ran it on it's safe mode. It even has simple cheat codes.
Focused game design July 5, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's no pretense of a complex story, no neo-intellectual riddles or puzzles to solve. The developers quite simply knew what they wanted and executed it perfectly: a silly, stylish, fast, beautiful 3-D shooter. Serious Sam and the Second Encounter both ran flawlessly on my mediocre machine at 1024 resolution. I don't want to overstate this but I was astounded at the sheer number of individual characters moving (rapidly) on screen at once with no slowdown or clipping sounds. Possibly, to really appreciate this you need to have played some poorly coded resource-gobbling dogs that eat frames and chop sound effects with just slight onscreen detail. Even if you haven't, it will be apparent what a clean-coded masterpiece Serious Sam is. Bravo, CroTeam!
I can't quite give it 5 stars, as each of the two games becomes a bit repetitive after the 2/3 point. But, the Gold package is an undeniable steal considering the sheer quantity of alien-splatting fun of SS and SS:SE.
Frantic Shooter Fun June 23, 2006
"Serious Sam" makes no pretenses about what it's supposed to be: it's a run and gun shooter that really only pays lip-service to its "story." But, that's OK, because it's executed so well that it's a blast to play if you just want something quick and brainless with which to occupy your time.
The graphics are beautiful and no other shooter I've seen does wide open spaces as well. Monsters attack en masse, and I don't mean four or five at a time--you can literally be swarmed by scores of beasties. Fortunately, the weapons are up to the task. There's standard shooter fare, like a knife, a pistol, and a shotgun, but the heavy hitters, like the chain gun can really chew through ammo. It's a good thing too, you need heavy firepower to survive the firefights in Serious Sam.
Since the game is rated "Mature", it's obviously not for children, but if you're just getting into first-person shooters, or you're a veteran looking for some old-school (say "Doom") action, Serious Sam should be right up your alley.
 I got it for 5 bucks at Gamestop. May 21, 2006
Best 5 dollars I've ever spent. I continue to LAN this game and play it inbetween more serious games (no pun intended), and it's already been a few years. Serious Sam is kind of a kick back to Doom. The graphics are colorful, the game is full of humor, and the levels are huge, sprawling environments (mostly outdoors), filled to the brim with hundreds of enemies. The idea - shoot things. You'll have quite a hefty arsenal: shotguns, rocket launchers, a canon...this game becomes quite intense when you have a hundred enemies swarming you. This is easily one of the best First Person Shooters to come out ever. It works because it's simple, and on a rare occassion, simplicity actually makes the game as good as it is.
If you already own Serious Sam... April 19, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You are paying $15 for a sticker. Great game if you have never played it. It has great graphics, funny anecdotes, and lots of things that go boom! What's not to love?
If you have ever played Doom, Quake or Heretic, you'll like this game. There isnt much of a story, its mostly just shooting gobs and gobs of aliens. :)
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